Often a service professional thinks it is only important to capture time for Hourly projects. You need “hours” to compute the bill, so obviously you need to track them. Right? No, it’s the wrong question, the wrong assumption. Regardless of the billing arrangement, the key question is: How do you know if your fees are appropriate to produce your desired profit for clients and projects? To answer this question, you need to capture ALL time and expenses, and let BillQuick do the rest.  Read More

It’s coming down to the wire. In a few weeks the New and Improved features for BillQuick 2007 will be heading into the development phase. Now is the time to tell us what you need in BillQuick 2007 to save you time, to make processing easier, and more. Whether it’s a small screen change, a new report, a business alert, or an idea for a new module, please share it. Send your suggestions to BQ-Ideas@bqe.com.

BillQuick “Groups” are defined lists of master information – clients, projects, employees, activity codes, and expense codes – that share a common attribute. Check out the five ways to tap the power of BillQuick Groups. Read More

Did you know that the older an unpaid invoice is, the less recoverable it is? Research shows that for 100 late accounts:

• At 90 days, 26% are uncollectible

• At 120 days, 35% are uncollectible

• At 6 months, 70% are uncollectible

• At 1 year, all the invoices are virtually worthless.

Most businesses wait too long to turn accounts over to a collection agency, usually 6 months or more.  Read More

In June, BQE Software received an award from The CPA Technology Advisor as one of the Top Ten Innovators. In August, the same publication recognized Will Breiholz, General Manager of BQE Software, as one of its 40 Under 40. And also in August, BQE Software was named a Finalist in the 2006 INNOVATION Awards by Electrical Contracting Products magazine.   Read More

At the SEAOC Convention in beautiful Long Beach, California, September 13 to 16. And from November 7 to 10, BQE Software will be at The Sleeter Group's annual QuickBooks Consultant's Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Read More