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Starting And Operating A Small Construction Business On Limited Funds

Contractor Bookkeeping

So you have a great business idea and are convinced you can make it work, but you don't have much capital to get your business off the ground. Juggling existing financial commitments such as a mortgage or bank loan could put a squeeze on your business plans.

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9 Tips for Starting an Architecture Firm

Levelset

With anything, the idea is often scarier than just doing it. Most architects start their own firms because they want to spend more time being creative and expressing their design ideas. Pay close attention to cash flow. Learn more: An architect’s guide to cash flow. Move past fear. What happens if it fails?

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The Seven Ages of a Business

Constructonomics

This is the very start of a business, when it’s no more than an idea that’s trying to gain marketplace acceptance. Management becomes more formal and accounting needs to be stronger; money comes more from profits, banks and franchising options than from family. Money tends to come from profits, banks and government grants.

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Top 3 Tips for Improving Cash Flow as a Construction Contractor

ProcurementExpress.com

Construction companies face more cash flow challenges than just about any other industry. This allows you to maximize cash flow without having to pay for additional software (well, unless you’re mailing out paper invoices and waiting for checks to come in). Speed Up Receivables. Use Financing to Provide a Cushion.

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Top 3 Tips for Improving Cash Flow as a Construction Contractor

ProcurementExpress.com

Construction companies face more cash flow challenges than just about any other industry. This allows you to maximize cash flow without having to pay for additional software (well, unless you’re mailing out paper invoices and waiting for checks to come in). Speed Up Receivables. Use Financing to Provide a Cushion.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Mr. Rattner discussed the stress tests given by the Treasury Department to large banks that were receiving TARP funds. What would you do next week if you lost that job you had been banking on? Let me know if any of you have done this before or have any ideas for putting together a stress test model for the construction industry.

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Contractors We Help To Succeed

Contractor Bookkeeping

Now you are using it as an expensive check register that doesn't even match the bank statements. in profit keeps coming in that it could add hundreds or even thousands of dollars to your cash flow and profits and may be the difference between earning a profit and losing money. Do any of these things apply to your situation?