Jim Schuett Designs Blog

Jim Schuett
Master Builder Report Writing & Forms Expert, ASKS:
Spending Too Many Hours
Filling Out Forms?

Insurance Forms
Workers Compensation Forms
Certified Payroll Forms
Contracts & Subcontracts
Union Reports

Don’t spend your valuable time filling out the same forms every week, month, quarter or year.

See Report / Form Samples Below.
 
Let me help,
by creating your forms in Sage Master Builder software,
so at [...]

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Sage Master Builder Report Writing Tip # 14
When writing or changing a Report Form in Master Builder,
use these fields ( “CP^xxxxxx” ) for company and form info:
CP^cmpnme Company Name
CP^cmpad1 Company Address 1
CP^cmpad2 [...]

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Sage Master Builder Custom Reports & Free Monthly Newsletter
From Jim Schuett
Sage Master Builder Report Writer & ProAdvisor
REPORTS & REPORT WRITING:
For 250 Custom Master Builder Reports Available Now (see PDFs), Go To:
http://www.jimschuettdesigns.com/reportlist.html
To Request a Custom Report, Go To:
http://www.jimschuettdesigns.com/sage-master-builder-contact-us.html
FREE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER:
“How To” and “What’s New” and Your Comments will be our focus.
This one’s for YOU!
You [...]

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Sage Master Builder Version 14
CUSTOM REPORTS UPDATE – Thursday, June 25, 2009
By Jim Schuett, Sage Master Builder Report Writer
The new version (v14) of Sage Master Builder is scheduled for August / September this year. Sage Master Builder (SMB) has been re-architected with new, state-of-the-art technology that not only lays a solid foundation for the [...]

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Got Questions? Need Answers?
SUBSCRIBE TO THE…
Sage Master Builder
“Answer Man” Newsletter
Here’s the program:
1. Got Questions? Need Answers?
Submit questions anytime, any Master Builder topic,
receive answers by return email with detailed instructions and
screen shots to help resolve questions.
2. “Answer Man” Newsletter
Receive Monthly Newsletter, including:
• Top Questions and Answers from prior month
• Tips and Tricks that can help you use Master [...]

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Lose Hour? Gain Hour? Oh Well, It’s Tonight!
Tonight’s the time for most of us to “Spring Forward” as the saying goes…  Tonight we lose an hour, by setting our clocks ahead 1 hour (officially at 2am tonight, actually Sunday morning) for Daylight Saving Time.
I’ve never quite understood this… Do we actually SAVE DAYLIGHT?  No, but [...]

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Some websites are better than others. 
Here’s one I’ve found that is really helpful:
 
Mission Development
Sage Master Builder Software Consulting & Financial Resources
http://www.missiondevelopment.com
 
See their list of informative ARTICLES on left side of their Home Page.
 
The 4-Article Series called “The Balance Sheet” helps to explain what is, and how to use, this valuable accounting tool in our [...]

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What have you learned in the last 30 days?
 
It’s even better to ask yourself:
 “Did I learn anything today?”
 
Put each thing you learned today on a post-it note with the day’s date, and put it where you can see it.  Read your notes everyday for 30 days.  This will keep what you’ve learned fresh in your [...]

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When I wrote: Where’s Your Master Builder “Potential Meter”?, I indicated an upcoming article would be: Today’s Economy and Your Bottom Line
 
I received a copy of the “2009 Survival Guide for Contractors” from Dennis Feidner at CFO On The Go with the okay to use for this article, Thanks Dennis!  (see below to get a complete [...]

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Well, Thank You for your great comments about the article Where’s Your Master Builder “Potential Meter”? and the articles comments about use of the “escape key” has generated many “how to” questions.  Here’s “How To … Switch Companies Quickly”:
When in Master Builder, click FILE, then OPEN COMPANY, then choose the company you want.  When the “User [...]

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