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Among leadership of large AEC firms, technology is far too often seen as a necessary evil and a cost center. What if it became a revenue generator? What if you had a portfolio of smart investments in your own proprietary technology that allowed your company to grow, thrive, and withstand any environment?

With a mere 38% of contractors satisfied with their current pre-construction tools, the industry grapples with critical issues in collaboration, data utilization, and process transitions, resulting in costly inefficiencies and missed opportunities. Addressing challenges in sales and pre-construction to prevent them from spilling over into construction operations is a top priority for ambitious firms looking to scale.

The billable hour doesn't exactly allow service companies to scale. If you want to scale your service-based business, you could do one of these three things. This is a video transcript of a full-length video on our YouTube channel.

Scaling a service-based company requires intentionality at every level. If you’re a director or C-suite leader at a large organization, you’re likely being pressed to find solutions when your people, processes, and/or technology are failing. Here are 5 considerations from years of working with firms that overcame growing pains to scale successfully.

Crema has proudly partnered with ArtsKC to help their team navigate the roadmap to launching The Drop. Together the teams are working to translate known program requirements into a seamless ecosystem that meets both the arts and culture community and participating organization expectations.

In this article, we talk about a tool we use to help product leaders think more deeply about the problems they face every day. We call it the Better Bets Canvas, based on insights found in Annie Duke's book Thinking and Bets (which you should absolutely go read).

Crema – a design & technology consultancy based in KC – is Big Blue Swim School's chosen technology partner to conduct a comprehensive audit of their digital experiences with the aim of enhancing their ability to cater to their target demographics and drive increased conversion rates during a period of substantial growth.

Crema has been recognized once more by Fortune Magazine as a recipient of the prestigious Best Small Workplaces award for 2023. The team was made eligible for the award by being included on the Inc. Best Workplaces list. Thousands of companies are considered, yet only 100 are honored on the final listing. The last time Crema was included was in 2021.

After many months of conversation, research, and closely tracking macro business trends, Crema is focusing on moving further up the value stream to positively influence the direction of tech initiatives for broadened impact.

Crema has been chosen by the KC Chamber of Commerce as one of 2023's Top 10 Small Businesses. The KC Chamber Small Business Celebration is recognized as one of the largest small business celebrations in the nation. Companies that have shown growth or sustainability of their business with strong employee relations, a commitment to DEI initiatives, and a record of giving back to the community are considered for the Small Business of the Year award.

Client work doesn’t always give our product designers the opportunity to explore the latest styles and innovative technologies in the wider digital world. So we decided to give ourselves a creative challenge: What could we come up with given a single day to design an imaginary app for a future-thinking use case?

Kansas City-based design & technology consultancy Crema lands a spot on the Inc. Magazine Best Workplaces list once again. This highly competitive award honors the best of the best workplaces offering truly remarkable cultures and employee benefits.