Small Business

Freelancers have a lot of information, tasks and responsibilities to manage day-to-day, hour-by-hour and minute-by-minute. Whether you work with one client at a time or manage multiple client engagements and projects simultaneously, keeping track of time, project deadlines, contacts and tasks, in addition to all of the other daily issues

Many have chosen to forget the impact of the Great Recession on architecture firms. According to the US Department of Commerce, architecture firms nationally lost over $14 billion in revenue or 21% of their 2008 billings during the downturn. The loss of revenue caused downsizing of over 60,000 payroll positions

  A “job” consisted of working every day from 8am to 5pm and getting a full range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision and if you were really lucky, a 401K and a matching contribution. But since the Great Recession, the word “job” has been redefined to include work done

  It’s frustrating to the point of inducing full-blown anger. Late paying clients can be the death of a small business—for that matter, any business! How are you supposed to pay your bills, much less grow your firm, when the money due you isn’t coming in the door? Here are

Often General Contractors use Time & Material contracts for one main reason: lack of enough information to prepare a bid. Typically, the Owner hasn’t a complete set of plans or specifications for the project. And whatever  plans that are available may only be enough to get a permit approved. What about the

Many small business owners never really master the art of invoicing. Many find themselves spending hours of time creating and sending invoices, then following up to collect payment. An invoice is a statement you send to a customer that details what work you performed, how much it cost and when