The hardest task in the computer business is estimating the time it takes to create a finished, working program. It always takes longer and sometimes seems to take forever. Programmers are often ...

As we grew our commercial general contracting company, we became known in the market for providing timely and accurate conceptual estimates for anyone thinking about renovating, improving, ...

A chance conversation nearly 20 years ago led former electrical contractor and professional estimator Bedford electrician George Hague to stop complaining and do something about what he saw as the ...

Auto feature recognition (AFR) technology gives Machine Shop Estimating (MSE) software from Micro Estimating Systems, New Berlin, Wis., more power to analyze parts to be cut by mills and lathes. It ...

The profit you want to earn is just that. It is the amount of money you want to make at the end of the year based on the risk you take and the return you want for being a business owner. I recommend ...

Accurate estimates are essential to a construction firm’s success. Overprice a bid and you’ll likely lose the project. Underprice it and you risk losing money and damaging relationships with partners ...

Twenty years ago electrical contractors had no alternative but to run their businesses the old-fashioned way using their heads, hands, hearts and calculators. While the personal computer stood in the ...

AEI economist Andrew Biggs and Heritage Foundation Policy Analyst Jason Richwine have co-authored a series of articles on private vs. public compensation, for example see their WSJ articles “The ...

Accurate estimates are essential to a construction firm’s success. Overprice a bid and you’ll likely lose the project. Underprice it and you risk losing money and damaging relationships with partners ...