Spreadsheets are great tools. Spreadsheet programs have been around for over 25 years and many contractors have built some pretty respectable spreadsheets over the years for their estimating.

STACK Construction Technologies, a provider of cloud-based construction software, has announced a strategic partnership with Velixo, a prominent provider of analytics, reporting and budgeting ...

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After an hour or two of training, most estimators are ready to go on their own. AN EASY-TO-USE Windowsbased estimating program for commercial, industrial and heavy-gauge HVAC ductwork is Quote-Express ...

As a staff writer for Forbes Advisor, SMB, Kristy helps small business owners find the tools they need to keep their businesses running. She uses the experience of managing her own writing and editing ...

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 ...

When you graph a series of (x,y) coordinates in Microsoft Excel 2010, you can use the program's built-in functions to display the equation for the line created by those data points. This allows you to ...

FASTPIPE RESIDENTIAL (FastEst Inc., www.fastest-inc.com, 800/ 828-7108) is a clever and quick drag-and-click estimating program for residential and light-commercial plumbing work that estimates room ...

Microsoft Excel is widely regarded as one of the most powerful spreadsheet apps out there. It can be a project management program, a budgeting tool for personal finance, and for several other off-beat ...