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How to Increase Cash Flow for Your Construction Business When You Can’t Get the Financing You Need From the Bank

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As a commercial specialty contractor, it can be frustrating to have the crew, time, and skills you need to take on construction projects but not enough cash to purchase materials. Add in being denied a bank loan, and the frustrations mount. And when they are approved, they often don’t get the amount of funding they need.

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How to Deal with Extended Lead Times and High Material Costs

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According to the 2022 Construction Cash Flow & Payment Report , construction businesses reported slow payments contributed to wasted resources (45%), reduced profit (41%), and failure to meet payroll (18%). . They just needed some cash flow support, and Materials Financing was the perfect partnership. .

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Types of Capital for Construction Businesses

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That’s because other forms of capital — like labor or equipment — can’t generate value if you don’t have enough cash to take on new jobs, acquire materials, or cover overhead. “Working capital evaluates the financial resources a company requires to operate the company,” notes Joshua Leyenhorst.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Resource Center. Bank lines of credit are lifelines for many contractors, yet convincing a bank to provide or renegotiate a line of credit is not easy. Building your case beforehand can certainly help and makes you look better in the eyes of the bank. Crunch the numbers – Banks like proactive business owners.

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The Seven Ages of a Business

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It’s also moved into that fancy commercial property in Mayfair , but money is still in short supply and it’s vital to conserve resources. Management becomes more formal and accounting needs to be stronger; money comes more from profits, banks and franchising options than from family. The growth stage. The established stage.

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Contractors Are Not Bankers!

Contractor Bookkeeping

You Are Not A Bank - Never lend money to a customer in the form of providing a lot of labor, material, subcontractors and rental equipment hoping to get paid later on down the road. McDonalds Restaurants Earns - Massive profits and part of the reason is cash flow. Your Money Goes To Your Bank In An Electronic Armored Car.

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You Have HUD-1 Statements And Your Bank Wants Financial Statements

Contractor Bookkeeping

You are a spec home builder in need of a construction draw and your bank or lender wants to see your latest financial reports and this time they want all of the current houses you are working on to be reflected in QuickBooks correctly as Work-In-Process (W.I.P.) Construction Marketing Resources. Does this sound familiar?

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