Quickbooks^® for Construction

QUICKBOOKS® FOR CONSTRUCTION = FASTER + SMARTER BUSINESS SOLUTIONS!  Currently struggling with QuickBooks? Need accurate, useful, timely job cost reports? Seeking construction-specific QuickBooks training? We're here to help! Our online training is:   Construction industry specific Learn at your own pace in the comfort of your office (or even at home)! Created and taught by a Certified QuickBooks Advanced ProAdvisor with over 15 years of construction accounting experience. As an added incentive for members of the BRAG Ann Arbor, you can receive a 10% discount on any seminar you wish to purchase. Simply type the following discount code when prompted during the checkout process: MC-2222   Visit this page to find out more information.

National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
Professional Certifications & Designations

Some of the advantages of obtaining professional designations are to:

• Increase your professional credibility
• Enhance your competitive edge in the consumer/remodeler relationship
• Increase the quality of your customer leads
• Broaden networking opportunities
• Support your business by providing information and relevant educational opportunities
• Gain recognition as an industry leader and member of an exclusive local, state, and national program

The first step towards professional designation is to take the Builder Assessment Review
(for CGB candidates) or Professional Remodeler Experience Profile (for CGR candidates).


More about NAHB Professional Certifications and Designations

CAPS -    Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist
CGB   -    Certified Graduate Builder
CGP   -    Certified Green Professional 
CGR   -     Certified Graduate Remodeler
GMB  -    Graduate Master Builder

Builder 20 and Remodeler 20 Clubs

What Are the 20 Clubs?
The 20 Clubs are a unique networking and educational opportunity designed
to help members maximize the benefit of NAHB membership. The clubs are
comprised of similar type builders or Remodelers from non-competing markets
who meet several times a year to share their wisdom and learn from each other
ways to improve their operations and increase their bottom lines. The members
share and compare financial information, look for trouble spots and offer each
other advice on how to increase their profit ratios and improve their performance.

• Get advice on how to control costs and increase your margins
• See the results achieved by different management structures and styles
• Experience immediate understanding in discussions with builders or Remodelers who have similar operations
• Select meeting topics that are important to you
• Share new ideas that are helping builders make more money
• Get benchmarks by comparing financial information with similar builders
• Discuss how to improve customer service and marketing strategies
• Call members of your club any time for advice or ideas
• Get away from the daily grind to work on long-term management goals with your personal "board of directors"
• Identify new trends just as they are starting
• Learn about new business opportunities and how to profit from them
• Have ongoing access to the expertise and experience of other builders or Remodelers

For more information on joining these unique educational clubs, contact Christine Hill or visit www.nahb.org.

Builder Books

Looking for a contract, book, manual or publication?  Go to BuilderBooks.com
or come into the BRAG Ann Arbor to visit the BRAG Ann Arbor Library where
members can borrow materials for 3 weeks or purchase books directly.