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  • Platform
      Benefits
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      Win projects
      Target the right clients and win more profitable projects
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      Plan projects
      Balance workload, forecast new projects, and set teams up
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      Manage projects
      Deliver your firm's best work on budget and on time, always
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      Manage finances
      Strengthen finances with streamlined processes and live data
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      Use data
      Access real-time data to unlock insights and make decisions
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      Gain efficiencies
      Maximize efficiency firm-wide to focus on what matters most
      Features
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      Accounting
      Keep a pulse on your firm's financial health in real time
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      Billing & Invoicing
      Send accurate invoices in less time and get paid faster
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      CRM
      Power collaborative business development with built-in CRM
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      Integrations
      Seamlessly integrate the platforms you use with BQE CORE
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      Payroll
      Process payroll, pay your team, and file taxes within CORE
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      Project Management
      Take control with real-time visibility into project progress
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      Reporting & Analytics
      Access real-time reports that lead to smarter decisions
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      Resource Planning
      Build smarter staffing plans that optimize delivery and profit
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      Time & Expense Tracking
      Easily keep time and expense entries up to date
  • Solutions
      Role
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      Administrative Staff
      Keep the firm running at full speed
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      Finance Teams
      Manage cash flow, maintain financial clarity
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      Principals & Owners
      Keep your finger on the pulse of the firm
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      Design and Project Staff
      Know what to work on, when
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      Project Managers
      Take control of your projects
      Industry
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      Architecture
      Practice your passion, perfect your practice
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      Engineering
      Do what you love, automate what you don’t
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      Consulting
      Reclaim your time, and your focus
  • Why BQE
      Why BQE
      We understand your firm’s needs. Our founders created our best-in-class platform to more successfully manage their own project-based architecture and engineering firms — and depended on it to drive better outcomes every day.
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“CORE allows me to track where time is being spent, so I can stay involved in projects at a higher level. I’m not just a principal in name - I still get to design and engage with clients, instead of spending 10% of my week tracking numbers.”
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Founding Principal, Lloyd Architects

Feel more like a firefighter than a firm owner?

Running an A&E firm today means navigating constant pressures like economic uncertainty, shifting workforce dynamics, and demanding clients. Without clear insights or streamlined systems, it’s easy for owners and principals to get stuck in reactive mode, focused on fighting fires instead of igniting growth.
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Making decisions based on incomplete or questionable data
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Operational chaos from disconnected systems and manual workarounds
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Lack of ability to delegate work and empower your teams to do their best
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Working reactively instead of proactively
BQE CORE BENEFITS

Here's how you can use BQE CORE to design your business

Unlike other firm management software, BQE CORE provides a connected experience from proposal to paid.
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Win projects

Target the right clients, manage strong relationships, optimize your proposals, and win profitable projects.
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Plan projects

Balance your team’s workload, forecast for new projects, and set them up for success.
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Manage projects

Deliver your firm’s best work on budget and on time, every time.
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Manage finances

Strengthen your firm’s finances with streamlined processes and integrated project data.
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Use data

Access real-time data to unlock insights and make better decisions.
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Gain Efficiencies

Maximize efficiency firm-wide for more freedom to focus on what matters.
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GETTING STARTED

Sustainable success starts here

Firm owners and principals, learn how quickly BQE CORE can make the impact that empowers you to make yours. No stress, no steep learning curve. We make it easy to transition to better firm management.
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See the software

Get a live demo and explore how BQE CORE empowers every function in your firm to run more efficiently and profitably.
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Get set up for success

Personalized onboarding and guided implementation will help you quickly get on the path to a practice that just works.
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Hit the ground running

Get the industry's only 24/7/365 live phone and email support, plus access to the BQE CORE community where you can learn from and interact with other users.
Begin the Transformation

Transformation stories

Learn how other firms have created order from the chaos and captured more opportunity by implementing BQE CORE.
Case Study

Lloyd Architects

An AIA award-winning firm with a community mindset, Lloyd Architects utilizes CORE to grow their business without sacrificing the personal touch.

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RESOURCES FOR ARCHITECTS

Data matters:
How does your firm compare?

In our inaugural benchmarking report, we created a set of metrics relevant to all firms by gathering customer data from more than 1400 A&E firms. With BQE CORE, firms can quickly and easily capture powerful data like this and convert it to actionable insights.
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$170,478

Average expense per employee

$41,914

Average profit per employee

83%

Average utilization rate (percent of total hours that are billable)

49.4 days

Average collection period
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EMPOWER EVERYONE IN YOUR FIRM

Empower everyone. Impact everything.

It’s not just for owners. Learn how BQE CORE makes everyone in the firm feel like they finally have software working for them, instead of against them.
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Design and Project Staff

Know what to work on, when.
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Project Managers

Take control of your projects.
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Finance Teams

Manage cash flow, maintain financial clarity.
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Administrative Staff

Keep the firm running at full speed.
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FAQs

Have questions about how BQE CORE helps firm leaders take back their time? Get answers to common questions about how to leverage the platform’s powerful, purpose-built features to streamline operations and drive impact.
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