Maurice Francois
Writer and editor, Smart Business Automator
Maurice Francois writes and edits construction operations guides for Smart Business Automator. His guides cover contractor licensing, mechanics liens, prevailing wage and certified payroll, job costing, billing, and the software contractors use to run their jobs.
Listen on the Scaling Legends podcast- 348Construction glossary
- 42Compare
- 274Guides
- 51Contractor licensing by state
- 51Mechanics lien laws by state
- 51Prevailing wage by state
- 51Prompt payment and retainage by state
- 50Templates
- 82Software by trade
Recent articles
- Buildertrend pricing explained
- Construction mobile apps for the field
- Foundation Software alternatives for small contractors
- How much construction software costs
- How to connect QuickBooks to construction project data
- JobTread pricing explained
- LCPtracker alternatives for small contractors
- Procore pricing explained
- QuickBooks for contractors alternatives for small contractors
- Sage 300 CRE alternatives for small contractors
- Delivery method
- Design-bid-build
- Guaranteed maximum price
- How to calculate break-even for a contracting business
- How to recover a construction schedule
- Masonry software: what masonry contractors need
- O&M manuals
- Raken pricing explained
- AccuLynx alternatives for small contractors
- Home builder software: what to look for
- How to find the right Davis-Bacon wage determination
- How to run construction company meetings
- How to write a construction daily log
- Mock-up
Related listening · Scaling Legends
Construction Accounting Software 2026: QuickBooks vs Foundation vs Sage and Why the Wrong Choice Is Costing You Thousands
Episode summary
Subcontractor accounting software searches just spiked 15,950%. Yet 72% of construction buyers say job costing is a must-have -- and QuickBooks cannot do it natively. This episode compares the top construction accounting platforms by revenue size, explains when to switch from generic to construction-specific, and shows you which features actually matter for contractors.
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