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When the team at Central California\u2019s Bridgeway Civil Constructors, Inc.<\/a>, began assembling in order to launch a brand-new company, one of the first orders of business was to find an ERP software application to manage their accounting. At first, the answer seemed obvious \u2014 after all, everyone knows the biggest name in small business accounting software<\/a>. But controller Lynn Bailey had been down that road before.<\/p>\n\"eBook<\/a>\n

<\/span>\u201cWe Can\u2019t Use That Software\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t use that software,\u201d Lynn had flatly told the company president who was recruiting him personally. Lynn had used that big-name software for 25 years in an accounting practice with small businesses. He knew what they were getting into with this new company, he knew how successful Bridgeway had the potential to be, and he knew the limitations of even the best off-the-shelf accounting applications. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to use it for something as big as this. I gave him a report of cost breakdowns and solutions, and I said, \u2018I accept your offer on this condition only.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

For a company just starting out with a few employees and major ambitions, Lynn had concluded that cloud \u2014 also called a \u201csoftware-as-a-service\u201d (SaaS) model \u2014 was the way to go. SaaS keeps initial costs down and lets contractors pay a low monthly subscription. \u201cWe came up with four systems to investigate and did an hour-long demo with each.\u201d Then they did another round with their top two. \u201cWe decided FOUNDATION SaaS\u00ae<\/a> would be the best software for our company. The sales team really impressed me. They knew the product really well and answered questions very fairly and honestly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI really enjoyed working with Steve, the sales director,\u201d Lynn recalls. \u201cHe was really knowledgeable with critical questions I asked, about Work-in-Progress for example. I asked the same questions to the other companies we were looking at, and they\u2019d just say, \u2018I don\u2019t know, let me get back to you.\u2019 Steve made me feel comfortable going with Foundation Software, knowing they have a team like that.\u201d Bridgeway signed on with Foundation, and Lynn was on board with Bridgeway.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen, when I first met with our CPA,\u201d remembers Lynn, \u201che said we chose the right software. That made us feel even better about the choice.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/span>Up and Running and Everywhere<\/span><\/h3>\n

Even with a big-capability system and a small company, training was a breeze. \u201cThe training was very excellent. It was all online,\u201d he says. \u201cDenver, our trainer, did a good job, and we had about 15 hours\u2019 worth of training left over we haven\u2019t even needed to use.\u201d Lynn grants that he had used a much more complicated system from his previous position, and that helped him pick FOUNDATION SaaS up quickly, but that experience also lets him draw the comparison with a top competitor: \u201cI think FOUNDATION is easier and just as strong. You can\u2019t ask for a stronger system for what you\u2019re paying.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did SaaS,\u201d he explains, \u201cbecause we\u2019re a small company. We don\u2019t have an IT department,\u201d which means that IT management would fall across the shoulders of their limited staff. \u201cThat Foundation does all of the updates and backups for us is really nice. It\u2019s a great option.\u201d Lynn factors in too that being part of a small business also means a lot of working from home, a lot of travel, and he can log in anywhere and have the full system in front of him. \u201cI\u2019m going on vacation in a week, and I can take my laptop, and if they have a question I can quickly look at something and help them out,\u201d he says. \u201cI can just quickly log in and see how the jobs are doing. It\u2019s a hardworking software.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/span>Room to Grow and Tools to Get There<\/span><\/h3>\n

And of course Bridgeway is a hardworking team. Whatever lies ahead for them, they know their ERP software isn\u2019t going to hold them back. FOUNDATION is giving them the tools to effectively manage their jobs today and for many years to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the report designer, we\u2019re able to create any specific reports for now and for the future.\u201d Lynn compares FOUNDATION SaaS with a more expensive system he had used before, where customizing reports could cost thousands of dollars. \u201cIt would cost an arm and a leg. With FOUNDATION SaaS you have the report designer<\/a>, executive dashboards<\/a>, drill-downs<\/a> . . . What we got for the price of it, you can\u2019t beat the system.\u201d<\/p>\n\"Watch<\/a>\n

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And he\u2019s not making any sacrifices, he insists. \u201cIt\u2019s able to pick up our very sophisticated job costing system. I already know that it can handle a few million dollar company, and it\u2019s going to be able to allow me to grow to 30, 40, 50 million dollars, no problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a win-win situation for any small to medium-size\u00a0contractor,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s a software system that we can grow with. It\u2019s definitely a system we can stay with.\u201d<\/p>\n

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