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Taking Your Business to the Next Level in 2025

Bruce Chezem — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:25:24 +0000

Taking Your Business to the Next Level in 2025 Bruce Chezem Fri, 01/31/2025 - 09:25

Episode Number

084

Cabinet Vision Regional Sales Representative Spencer Baker joins Bruce on this episode 84 of a Cabinet Vision Minute. Spencer and Bruce talk about strategies, tips and just plain interesting stuff about how you can "up your game" in 2025.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

01:24 Chattin' it up about taking advantage of Cabinet Vision and CV resources and integrations

03:45 Identify your "Pain Points"

10:52 Explore Your Options - What can I do to expand my Cabinet Vision horizons?

23:05 What is the "payback" for an investment in new or additional resources?

36:40 How can I "turn this ship" and "make it happen" and "stick with it"?

43:00 Get in touch with Spencer and/or Bruce

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WEBINAR Enhance Your Bidding Process with Cabinet Vision xBidding

Bruce Chezem — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:27:40 +0000

WEBINAR Enhance Your Bidding Process with Cabinet Vision xBidding Bruce Chezem Thu, 01/16/2025 - 10:27

An in-depth 1.5-hour webinar where we'll transform your approach to bidding with the powerful Cabinet Vision xBidding Multiplier. Webinar Highlights:

→ Welcome and Introduction: Meet our speaker and discover the importance of xBidding.

Materials, Vendors, and Doors: Master material cost management, vendor assignments, and door costs.

→ Rate Tables: Set up accurate rate tables and integrate labor and door costs seamlessly.

→ Add-Ons: Learn how to incorporate extra features and costs into your bids.

→ Internal Mode: Conduct detailed cost analysis and manage variables effectively.

→ Advanced Bid Reports: Generate comprehensive bid reports.

→ Using xBidding in a Project: Step-by-step bid creation and tips for accuracy. —————————————————————————

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Estimate Sheets of Material

Bruce Chezem — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 23:08:56 +0000

Estimate Sheets of Material Bruce Chezem Mon, 08/19/2024 - 16:08

Episode Number

069

Episode 069 of A Cabinet Vision Minute is about setting the Estimate Sheets of Material flag in the Bid Center.

If you use the Cost-Plus Bid Center or even if you don't use the Cost-Plus Bid Center and you're not using "Catalog Prices" for estimating your cabinet jobs, then watch this video. This could ~~save you~~ make you thousands of dollars on your next job.

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Estimating refacing jobs with Cabinet Vision

Bruce Chezem — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:43:07 +0000

Estimating refacing jobs with Cabinet Vision Bruce Chezem Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:43

Episode Number

037

A Cabinet Vision Minute - Episode 37

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Bruce demonstrates the versatility of the Cost-Plus Bid Center by estimating a refacing job...doors and drawers only with hardware and installation.

Easy-peasy....way too easy.....with Cabinet Vision and the Cost-Plus Bid Center.

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Cost-Plus Bid Center and the Estimator's Toolbox - Part II

Bruce Chezem — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 15:42:49 +0000

Cost-Plus Bid Center and the Estimator's Toolbox - Part II Bruce Chezem Thu, 07/20/2023 - 08:42

Episode Number

022

In this second of a two-part series on practical bidding and estimating techniques using Cabinet Vision, the Cost-Plus Bid Center and the Estimator's Toolbox, Bruce demonstrates a very fast and accurate method of estimating a high-end kitchen for an apartment in San Francisco without laying out walls...a COMPLETE No-Draw Bid with Cabinet Vision 2023.

You'll witness some amazing estimating agility and efficiency as Bruce creates a complete no-draw estimate in minutes using Cabinet Vision 2023, the Cost-Plus Bid Center add-on package, and the Estimator's Toolbox catalog package from Craftsman Engineering.

With Release 2 of the Cost-Plus Bid Center we added the Estimator's Toolbox catalog package to the Cost-Plus Bid Center package. With the Estimator's Toolbox catalog, estimating a project is made as simple as picking ready configured cabinets and options from a catalog.

For more information about the Estimator's Toolbox and the Cost-Plus Bid Center add-on packages for Cabinet Vision, visit our website and online store at https://Shop.CraftsmanEngineering.com.

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Cost-Plus Bid Center and the Estimator's Toolbox - Part 1

Bruce Chezem — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 01:10:59 +0000

Cost-Plus Bid Center and the Estimator's Toolbox - Part 1 Bruce Chezem Wed, 07/05/2023 - 18:10

Episode Number

021

In this first of a two-part series on practical bidding and estimating techniques using Cabinet Vision and the Cost-Plus Bid Center, Bruce demonstrates a very fast and accurate method of estimating a high-end kitchen for an apartment in San Francisco.

Bruce introduces the Estimator's Toolbox, a new feature we recently added, with Release 2, to the Cost-Plus Bid Center. With the Estimator's Toolbox, estimating a project is made as simple as picking ready configured cabinets, options, add-ons and even services from a catalog.

For more information about the Estimator's Toolbox and the Cost-Plus Bid Center add-on packages for Cabinet Vision, visit https://Shop.CraftsmanEngineering.com

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Craftsman Woodworks Engineering

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The Cost-Plus Bid Center - An Overview

Bruce Chezem — Fri, 12 May 2023 20:39:04 +0000

The Cost-Plus Bid Center - An Overview Bruce Chezem Fri, 05/12/2023 - 13:39

Episode Number

005

The Cost-Plus Bid Center is a set of prepared rate tables, reports and catalogs made specifically for Cabinet Vision. This video is an excellent overview of the Cost-Plus Bid Center.

To find out more about the Cost-Plus Bid Center, visit https://Shop.CraftsmanEngineering.com

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Craftsman Woodworks Engineering

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Cabinet Vision Tutorials (Expert - 5) - Bid Center Pricing

Bruce Chezem — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 21:00:53 +0000

Cabinet Vision Tutorials (Expert - 5) - Bid Center Pricing Bruce Chezem Wed, 12/11/2019 - 13:00

The second in a series focusing on Cabinet Vision and Bid Center, this tutorial will share where values, costing and labour details can be added, and how that information can then be retrieved in the Bid Center to make autonomous calculations for Job Costings.

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Planit Cutting Edge Solutions

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Bid Center Overview

Bruce Chezem — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 19:43:09 +0000

Bid Center Overview Bruce Chezem Sun, 11/03/2019 - 11:43

Understanding bid methods, rate tables, parts catalog (labor setup and each), Drawer and Rollout Wizard (labor, and cost), assembly fixed cost and labor, material pricing, door pricing, Bid reports and Bid graphs.

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CABINET VISION

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What's New in Cabinet Vision Version 11 - Bid Center

Bruce Chezem — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 03:55:01 +0000

What's New in Cabinet Vision Version 11 - Bid Center Bruce Chezem Tue, 06/04/2019 - 20:55

This video shows you the new features in the Bid Center in Cabinet Vision Version 11.

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CABINET VISION