Expert Columns: Page 118

Don't Be Afraid of Hiring the Wrong Person

Construction Business Coaching

Fear of hiring the wrong person can cause construction companies to postpone hiring, which can result in a downward spiral that leads to low profit and no growth

By not hiring additional administrative, project management, estimating or supervisory help, construction business owners spend too much time on menial tasks that could be handled by other employees.

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Unbillable Hours Cost Contractors Money

The Contractor's Business Coach

Unbillable man-hours reveal how well your job costing, estimating and production management systems are working

Unbillable hours show up in your direct costs, throw off your production numbers, almost always end up being significantly higher than assumed, and can cause a lot of chaos that is buried deep in the finances of your business.

How Contractors Can Wow a Customer

Construction Business Coaching

Use these six tips to wow customers and set your company apart from the competition

Manage the job, be more pro-active, help the customer and managing the contract are all strategies contractors can use to help wow the customer.

6 Top Construction Business Owner FAQs

The Contractor's Business Coach

No matter your construction segment, many contractors have the same questions about how to make their businesses better

Contractors from a wide variety of backgrounds share the same problems and frustrations and can often benefit from answers to these six frequently asked questions.

Understanding Sealer Basics

Pavement Coatings Technology Council (PCTC)

What's the difference between refined coal tar sealer and asphalt-based sealer?

Sealcoat Application 6inch

Challenging the System: Need Help With A Business Question?

American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)

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Let Them Go and Watch Them Grow

Construction Business Coaching

Trust your employees to be responsibile and make decisions and you will see them grow and make a difference in your company

Leadership is not about being in charge and doing the work; it is about getting results through people and developing trust in your employees.

Beware of Wallet Depreciation

GB Financial Services, LLC

Tax changes could be pulling more dollars out of your pocket in future.

How Outstanding Change Orders Impact Your Numbers

The Contractor's Business Coach

Change orders can mess with project budgets and financial reviews so track your change orders and allow for adjustment of the numbers to help manage them

You must adjust your budgeted work volume and budgeted hours in accordance to the authorized change orders.

Why Contractors Should Be Profit Not Volume-Driven

Construction Business Coaching

Contractors should become profit-driven instead of volume-driven to help improve the bottom-line

Profit-Driven construction company owners and managers focus on profitable projects, customers, and services. These give you a high return on your assets, time and energy.

Set the Right Training Priorities

Detmer Consulting Inc.

Product knowledge is vitally important in your employees, but so are many other attributes that are often forgotten in equipment rental training programs.

Safeguard Your Business in 2014

GB Financial Services, LLC

Construction firms will face headwinds in the New Year. Take control now to protect cash flow.

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