151: The Value of Job Costing in Managing Your Gross Profit Margin with Diane Gilson

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hi, Profit Designers! As we at Tap the Potential gear up for a number of special, upcoming projects, we’re taking this time to bring you some of our most popular episodes from the vault! We hope you enjoy it, and we’ll be back with new episodes for you very soon! </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Diane Gilson joins Dr. Sabrina and Mike Bruno on today’s episode to discuss the value of using job costing to manage your gross profit margin, which translates into more money that you keep.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Although this conversation centers around job costing in the construction industry, there are valuable nuggets of information for those listening who may be in other industries, such as how to be a more effective business owner. Listen in for an inside look at how to design a business that supports the lifestyle you desire. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you are a regular listener of the Profit By Design podcast, you’ll know that it’s not about how much money you make, it’s about how much money you keep!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Diane Gilson created Info Plus(+) Accounting® In 1994 to help business owners establish job-cost accounting systems so they can access critical day-to-day operations data using QuickBooks as their primary management accounting tool. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Diane’s passion is designing, customizing, and upgrading accounting systems and financial controls for small to mid-sized construction and manufacturing companies. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her online workshops offer job-cost and management accounting training using QuickBooks and Intuit Enterprise Solutions—as well as in-house products—to teach, trouble-shoot, and coach clients and other accounting professionals throughout the United States. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a published author, speaker, and professional QuickBooks trainer with over 30 years of accou