Byron has many years of experience in the IT field, programming, designing and as CEO of a few development companies. He also has been in construction since 1999 and has gained enough information to provide software and consulting in that industry. Byron is also the author of a book on making a construction business successful.
Came across this post on the web and thought it definitely worth a re-post here. Let us know in the comments if you agree or disagree! Today’s marketing tip isn’t so much a marketing tip as it is a suggestion, in story format. As you may know, part of what I do is make follow-up…
As of last Friday, remodelers may have a few more products to worry about — or to expect regulators, manufacturers and homeowners to worry about. From Saturday’s New York Times: Government scientists listed formaldehyde as a carcinogen, and said it is found in worrisome quantities in plywood, particle board, mortuaries and hair salons….
Will Federal Highway Construction Dollars Ever Come Back? One of the many political issues in Congress which presently suffers from a dearth of press coverage amid the toxic debates over Medicare cuts, tax increases, budget slashing and the deficit ceiling, is the question of long term reauthorization of the Federal Highway Trust Fund. However, work…
PrioSoft has just partnered with PlanSwift, to couple their digitized Takeoff system with Contractor’s Office. With PlanSwift you eliminate manual plan takeoffs and drastically reduce the chance of miscalculating materials or missing items. You can download electronic plans right from the plan room or import plans using industry standard formats. PlanSwift is backed by a…
PrioSoft now has the capability to interface with Takeoff Live which allows the contractor to do a takeoff from a digital image (JPG, gif, pdf, bmp, etc.) file. While the user is doing the takeoff, PrioSoft’s cost database is available to complete the task. Once all is done a few clicks will give the user…
PrioSoft concluded an agreement with CodeWeaver that will allow Contractor’s Office software to run under the MAC OS on any Intel MAC system. PrioSoft will also sell CodeWeaver’s interface module, Crossover, to make the operation as easy as possible for our customers.
PrioSoft announces its new cost databases for its Contractor’s Office software so all the estimating facilities of the system have the availability of current costs for the entire list of unit cost items that any construction contractor needs. PrioSoft is also releasing our unique user option so you can always have up-to-date prices. All these…
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABC), a national construction trade association with more than 24,000 construction-related member companies, announced that it selected PrioSoft to participate in ABC’s Business Partner program as a preferred provider for the association’s member firms. ABC identified PrioSoft as having a strong reputation for delivering quality contractor-specific software and support services.…
BuildersWebsource.com has taken on Contractor’s Office as a primary product because of their belief that it is the right software for their audience. Their customers are residential and commercial contractors who are looking for ways of making their business work better. Contractor’s Office gives the contractor the easiest and most effective estimating and all the…
RS Means – Reed Construction Databases researches the data for commercial estimating nationally and through Canada and produces books for contractors to use. They also license these databases and PrioSoft is now licensed to distribute the databases to be used with our software, Contractor’s Office.
Cadsoft Corporation, is a leading developer of three-dimensional home improvement software for design-builders, contractors, remodelers, and interior designers. Cadsoft Envisioneer 4.0 now includes the ability to integrate its project estimate to the Contractor’s Office software solution. This now delivers a complete toolset offering design, presentation, production drafting, takeoff and complete estimating and project management Brad…
PrioSoft announces its new RemodelMAX cost databases for its Contractor’s Office software so all the estimating facilities of the system have the availability of current costs for the entire list of unit cost items that any construction contractor needs. PrioSoft is also releasing our database subscription option so you can always have up-to-date prices. All…
PrioSoft announces the release of our on-line use capability. Any number of users can, from any internet connection, us the Contractor’s Office system. You can take your laptop to the job site or on an estimate where you can connect to the internet and do your work. No synchronizing necessary. All your up-to-date data is…
Contractor’s Office now has the capability to link a full Inventory with Materials, Equipment and Sub-Contractors for any job. This gives the user the ability to track usage and stock status of the items in inventory automatically. The items can be linked to the Cost Book for estimating or the individual estimate and the information…
Bid4Build is one of the most advanced, easy to use, construction estimating software systems available on the market today for the price. Designed for all sizes of general and subcontractors, Bid4Build generates bids, cost estimates and reports, quickly and, Bid4Build is well suited for all types of residential construction, insurance estimating, home remodeling projects and…
As the software of choice in the insurance repair, remodeling and renovation industry, Xactimate has been used for years by contractors doing both insurance repair and remodeling work. Now, remodeling contractors have a customized version of this popular estimation program built just for them. Xactimate for Remodelers is a computerized estimation program built specifically for…
Digital Property has a visual solution for construction estimating and takeoff. CAD ESTIMATOR reads industry standard AutoCAD files and even imports paper blueprints with a digital camera. Builders use CAD ESTIMATOR to trace blueprint images that appear on their computer screen, they can quickly takeoff quantities, figure a budget and generate detailed reports for each…
PrioSoft announces the release of the Easy Business private label of our Contractor’s Office product for CSC Software. Construction Software Center (CSC) specializes in Estimating Software for General Contractors and Sub Trades and has been a preferred choice for over 28 years. EasyEst, the flagship product, is the answer for contractors and sub trades who…
Contractor’s Office for Construction Management is releasing new Cost Books for it’s estimating module. This will allow the estimating of larger jobs at a detail level with most of the possible items already in the database. Remodeling, Restoration, GC’s, Plumbing, Carpentry, Painting, Landscape and Tenant Repair cost books are now included with the system. The user…
PrioSoft has just released Contractor’s Office – Version 6.0, totally redesigned to make the user feel more comfortable and more capable. Gone are the pictures that people have to get used to. All commands are in English so anyone can understand them. This version makes full use of the screen so the user can read everything more…
PrioSoft releases Contact Management, Sales Automation, CRM Package for Contractor’s Office. All the features associated with these names for a type of software are included in the system being released. The Contact Management system has always been part of the more encompassing Business Management, Construction Management and Auto Sales systems sold by PrioSoft and now…
PrioSoft’s releases Sales Automation and Labor Reporting upgrades to Contractor’s Office. Any output the system produces can be produced automatically at any predetermined frequency using any predetermined criteria. This facility helps change the business orientation from task to process and bring more money in the door. In this release PrioSoft is supplying groups of tasks,…
JobView Accounting is a mainstay in the construction market for companies from small to 100 million dollars in size. PrioSoft’s package, Contractor’s Office, includes an accounting module but it is designed for the small to 2 million dollar company. To handle the needs of larger contractors and to allow all of our customers to grow…
QuickBooks™, is the default accounting for the small to mid sized contractor. PrioSoft’s package Contractor’s Office includes an accounting module. We have also chosen to interface with QuickBooks™. This gives all the small to medium sized contractors the capability of choosing the accounting system while still getting the complete Business, Contact Management, Estimating, Work Order…
Quality Plans and Software is a well known distributor of software for the construction market. They handle HomeTech ADVANTAGE as well as other software products. Quality Plans and Software has taken on Contractor’s Office.