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Embedded Payroll in CORE:

Group Demo

Thursday, December 11, 2025
12pm ET | 9am PT 

Payroll Without the Busywork 

Running payroll shouldn’t feel like running a project of its own. With CORE Payroll, powered by Gusto, you can process payroll, pay your team, and handle all tax filings without ever leaving the system you already use to manage projects and billing. 

Whether you’re looking to save time, improve accuracy, or reduce compliance headaches, CORE Payroll helps A/E firms focus on what matters most: designing, building, and serving clients. 

We’ll also leave ample time for Q&A, so you can get your specific payroll questions answered live. 

Guest Speakers:  

  • Matt Cooper, BQE's Chief Executive Officer
  • Chris Vernon, VP of Product Management
  • Faisal Syed, Director of Product Management

During this session, you'll learn how integrated payroll can benefit your firm: 

1

Timesheet hours and pay rates flow automatically into payroll (ie: no manual re-entry). 

2

Payroll totals post instantly to CORE’s general ledger, giving you up-to-date financials.

3

Real-time sync with Gusto reduces errors, shortens payroll cycles, and saves hours every pay period. 

4

Job costing data updates instantly, so you see the true cost of every project as it happens. 

BQE CORE presents

Running a Profitable, Productive Firm

A Leadership Conversation with Trotter & Associates

Available On-Demand

What separates firms that grow profitably from those that simply grow busier?

In this live executive interview, Matt Cooper, CEO of BQE Software, sits down with Scott Trotter, P.E., President of Trotter & Associates, to unpack how a mid-sized civil engineering firm strengthened both profitability and talent productivity at the same time.

Trotter & Associates has been recognized for its financial performance and operational discipline — not because of market luck or aggressive pricing, but because of intentional leadership decisions around project oversight, staffing, accountability, and data visibility.

In this candid conversation, Scott will share:

  • How leadership gained clearer visibility into project performance
  • What changed to improve productivity without burning out staff
  • How financial discipline supports sustainable growth
  • The operational habits that compound into stronger margins

This is not a theory session. It’s a practical look at how one engineering firm built systems that support both profit and people.

If you lead a 20–300 person architecture or engineering firm and are thinking seriously about scaling with clarity, not chaos, this conversation will give you insight into what disciplined growth actually looks like inside a real firm.

Speakers:

  • Matt Cooper, CEO of BQE
  • Scott Trotter, P.E., President of Trotter & Associates

During this session, you'll learn how to:

  • 1
    Analyze how leadership decisions related to project oversight, staffing structure, and financial tracking influence firm profitability and operational stability.
  • 2
    Evaluate the operational systems and performance metrics that support both revenue growth and talent productivity in mid-sized A/E firms.
  • 3
    Identify strategies for improving project visibility and accountability to reduce risk, strengthen margins, and support consistent service delivery.
  • 4
    Apply principles of disciplined management and data-driven oversight to enhance firm sustainability and maintain the resources necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.

Guest Speakers:

  • Matt Cooper, BQE's Chief Executive Officer
  • Chris Vernon, VP of Product Management
  • Faisal Syed, Director of Product Management
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Designed by A&E pros for A&E firms

We built the software that helped us run our own firms better. Since then, we’ve spent the last 30 years optimizing it. As the industry evolves, so does BQE CORE. It’s the only proposal-to-paid solution that empowers everyone at a firm to streamline processes, close workflow gaps, and unlock real-time visibility into project performance and profitability.

Finally, you can get back to doing the impactful work you love.

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