Palmetto Commerce International

Our Services

Large federal government contractors are required to subcontract out work. Federal contracts under $250,000 are automatically set aside for small businesses. State contracts provide opportunities for disadvantaged businesses enterprises. There is a problem though. These small businesses must comply with the same burdensome regulations that the big companies must follow. That's where we come in.  Affordable by design, we can get you over hurdles like this that most small business owners face and, in the process, put you on the fast track to greater growth and prosperity.

(Note: As part of a conflict of interest agreement, our services are not currently available in South Carolina)

Foundation Bookkeeping Package  

PCI’s Foundation Bookkeeping Package is intended to help you get a handle on your finances (as good or bad as they may seem). Our flat rate includes up to twelve labor hours per month.  Our staff uses a secure, robust ERP software system that is included in the pricing.  Anyone who has run a business can appreciate the need for a system that keeps track of what people owe them, what they owe others and where that leaves them at the end of the day.  Beyond this, it serves as a springboard for a host of other services that are intended to help you grow your business (see below).  The successful implementation, in all cases, is dependent on your close collaboration with us in this effort.



Quotation and Invoicing Preparation

 Presenting your quotations in a professional format reflects the maturity of your company, your professional standards.  You may already be using your previous quotation work to prepare new quotations.  Working collaboratively with you, we can do it better and faster.  The more quotations that you can respond to, the better the chances of getting more work.  With the push of a button, we can confirm a customer’s commitment by issuing a sales order.  

Project Scheduling

 Scheduling helps to assess how long a project should take, determines the resources needed, and plans the order in which tasks are completed.   Being able to plan out projects is closely tied to estimating the cost of the project and helps to manage a project once it begins.  

Timesheets and Job Cost Accounting

 Labor represents a large portion of your expenses.  Shouldn’t you be paying closer attention to it?  This package will help to allocate labor costs against projects so that you can tell how much profit (or loss) you’re making on each.  It, of course, can also help you with required reporting.

Payroll management

Since timesheets give you better control over employee time and how it’s being spent, shouldn’t you think seriously about meeting government reporting requirements (FICA, SUTA, Withholdings, etc.)?  You may already be paying for this service elsewhere…want to guess who’s less expensive?



Purchasing

Winning bids means staying competitive.  With our assistance, we can help you obtain competitive quotations on materials and subcontractor services, control vendor billing and manage inventory.

HR Management

With growth comes more employees…and more management problems.  An efficient HR program will help to address the paperwork and facilitate reporting requirements (OSHA, performance evaluations, etc.).  This service will piggy-back on timesheets and help account for employee leave, employee evaluations, training programs, etc.

Provisional Burdened Rates

This would be an analysis of, primarily, indirect cost rates based on your accounting data.  This analysis will help to streamline project cost estimates and is critical for responding to RFPs.  Because of the time involved in deriving these rates, this package is quoted separately and is not a recurring cost.  At least six months of accounting data needs to be recorded before taking on this effort.

Marketing

With your other systems in place, you can now start to market your services on a larger scale, grow your company and still maintain control over what’s going on.  This service would include services such as website development, social media and market research.

Estimating

We can help you do the estimating needed to prepare your bids.  This work reflects the working partnership that we develop with you, learning what areas you work in and analyzing project specifications and plans to help prepare your takeoffs.  To sweeten the pie, we can even request quotations from your suppliers to confirm the latest pricing.  This approach takes a lot of the guessing out of your offers and, with more responses to solicitations, increases your probability of success.

 

 

   Govt.  Marketplace

For established firms subscribing to the Foundation Bookkeeping Package, PCI offers support services for those wanting to sell their services in the government marketplace (federal, state, county and city).  This includes registrations, certifications, capabilities statements, market research and, most important, training. 


PS: Our software systems cover a broad array of functional areas, many of which are not included above.  If you have a particular need, just ask.  Assistance with responding to proposals, drafting correspondence and other more technical issues is also available.