Find the profit leaks hiding in your numbers.
WE BELIEVE
Your numbers should do far more than
record the past…
They should help you build a better future.
OUR MISSION
To help you (and your team) achieve accurate, timely financial numbers that you can use every day to achieve the profits you deserve.
30+ years helping companies turn better numbers into better decisions and better results.
Better Numbers
Accurate data
to drive better results.
Better Decisions
Clear insights
to hit your goals.
Better Profits
Stronger profits
so you stay in control.
Your Industry Focus
Built for construction &
manufacturing companies.
Choose your next best step
Whether you want guidance, a deeper assessment, or a specific solution, start in the way that fits you best.
Start with the Free Better Numbers Survey
Complete our no-cost survey designed to clarify priorities and uncover opportunities you may be missing.
Begin with a Profit Potential Assessment
Go deeper with a focused review of your numbers, systems, and processes to identify profit leaks and opportunities.
Or explore solutions based on your current needs
Browse solutions by issue – such as
job costing, labor burden, or reporting
– and find what fits your needs right now.
Diane Gilson
Founder & CEO
Info Plus Consulting Inc.
Experience You Can Trust. Guidance You Can Use.
Diane Gilson built Info Plus Consulting around one belief: Business owners deserve numbers they can trust and use.
With deep experience in construction accounting, job costing, QuickBooks systems, and profitability analysis, Diane and the Info Plus Team will help you move from confusion to clarity. We focus on finding and eliminating profit leaks, improving reports, and helping you make decisions that support a more profitable, rewarding business.
Where profitability starts slipping away
When numbers are late, unclear, or incomplete, profit opportunities go unnoticed.
Software changes faster every day
When these no longer fit, everything gets harder, slows down, and suffers.
Labor costs for jobs aren't right
Labor overruns shrink profits and squeeze your bottom line.
Job profitability is unclear
Unclear job costs lead to surprises and missed margins.
Reports come too late to act
Outdated reports leave you reacting instead of leading.
You don’t trust your numbers
Reports don’t match what you see in the field, so decisions feel risky.
How we help you improve profits
Provide software & plugin insights
We help you evaluate these tools to support job costing, reporting, workflow, & decision-making.
Use proven tools & resources
Practical tools, templates, and checklists make it easier to strengthen profitability and improve performance.
Build better job costing & reporting
Stronger job costing, labor burden tracking, and reporting turn better data into better decisions.
Diagnose profit opportunities
We find where profits are hidden in your systems and help you fix what’s holding you back.
Featured Starting Points
Start where you feel the need -- or explore all options to gain clarity and take action.
Use proven tools & resources
Accounting Software & Plug-in Tools Review
Guidance in selecting systems that support your workflows.
CAMP
Construction Accounting
& Management Program:
Training to achieve key procedures & reports.
eCPA Labor Burden Calculator
Discover each employee's true (burdened) cost and profitable billing rates.
Build better job costing & reporting
Construction Industry Success Summit
20 Coaches Share: Build a Stronger Construction Biz + Improve Your Profits.
Profit Booster
An interactive spreadsheet that uses YOUR estimates to illustrate how much profit you may be losing.
Percentage of Completion Analyzer
Computes life-to-date POC job income & shows adjusting entries.
Month-End Closing System
Step-by-step system for timely month-end closings and accurate reports.
A Practical Path Forward
You clarify the issue, we help you choose the right support, get insights, and help your profit decisions.
1. Clarify
Pinpoint what’s costing you profits.
2. Choose
Select the right option that fits you.
3. Strengthen
Improve your systems.
4. Improve
Make confident decisions.
5. Increase
Drive stronger bottom-line results.
Our Primary Mission and Focus is Your Success...
We're here to provide real-world IMPACT to our clients and customers.
We help eliminate the guesswork, stress, and frustration from your accounting challenges.
Our industry-specific and innovative training, services, and coaching programs deliver time-saving and profit-boosting results.
The Proof is in the Profit
Jennifer Diamond, ProTech Coatings, Inc.
“As the company owner of a large construction company, I’ve never experienced this level of service and prompt attention to a highly specific request, unique to the individual needs of my company’s accounting. What an amazing work ethic and expert knowledge you have!”
ProTech Coatings, Inc.
Simon Ackerman, President – Architectural Builders of Hampstead
“When you’re competing on price…it’s like a nail in your coffin every time! I need to know my numbers so I can sell my price. I need to be able to gather the data from other jobs so that if I DON’T do well on a job, I’ll know where I did it wrong − and I can correct those mistakes moving forward …”
Architectural Builders of Hampstead
Amy Bradbury, President, Mosaic Business Solutions, LLC
“As an Advanced/Enterprise Certified ProAdvisor, I know the ins and outs of QuickBooks, but whenever I run across a problem I can’t solve or need to brainstorm, Diane is my first call. Her accounting & QuickBooks knowledge, combined with her construction & manufacturing industry experience is a great combination. Her creative thinking takes QuickBooks to the limits of its possibilities. Together we have crafted some incredible results for my clients, and her support is priceless!”
Mosaic Business Solutions (Bookkeeping & Payroll Services)
Graham Lasure, W.D. Moore Logging Co. Ltd., Winter Harbor, BC (Canada)
“I believe there are not too many experts in QB that understand job costing to the level larger contractors need, and Diane is definitely one of them. [I was] surprised how easy most of QB is when explained by a knowledgeable person… We will now have good job cost reporting and equipment cost reporting.”
W.D. Moore Logging Co. Ltd.
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Steve Kuenkel, Justin Doyle Homes
“Diane is very knowledgeable and helpful in helping us restructure our accounting system to be what it should be. Great experience… Diane definitely knows all facets of accounting, QuickBooks, the construction business, and much more. Definitely a great resource to have.”
Justin Doyle Homes
Jack Richardson, Guardian Tree Experts
“Listened to and focused on my main concerns well. Helped me meet certain deadlines. Upbeat, cheerful, helpful attitude. Creative solutions tailored to my needs. Able to explain things in different ways to help me understand the processes. Willing to work at night, on weekends, and continue past the cut-off time when possible to finish work. Most importantly, I now have my books in better order and can track data with more confidence.”
