Stand Out From The Pack, Step One

When you’re thinking about marketing, the most important question you can ask for your countertop business is: “why should your customers buy from you rather than anyone else?” If your answer is your prices or business reputation then you need to ask yourself...

What is job costing, anyway?

I got a call from a countertop fabricator yesterday saying “I need software to tell me exact job costs, so we can figure out if we’re making money.” If that’s you – STOP! You don’t need software. It’s not the typical question...

Moraware Newsletter – May 2015

Harry’s last lecture (sort of), filtering charges on quotes, assigning files to packets, StoneTalk with Marty Gould – and more! Exciting conclusion of Harry’s recent kitchen remodel! The good news: the best part of Harry’s stressful remodel...

Free granite inventory spreadsheet and toolkit

Inventory is a big deal for countertop fabricators. Based on what I’ve seen and heard from our customers, between 1/3 and 1/2 of your direct costs are tied to your granite slab inventory. So, it’s not surprising that we get asked to help with that part of...

The boring work of keeping software running

Flash-back to 2008. Most of the Moraware team was hanging out in Florida at the beach in the summer of 2008. Actually, we were having a company meeting in the ocean, with the occasional boogie board and skim-board thrown in, too. The topic at hand: deciding whether to...