Chianelli Estimating

JANUARY 30, 2020

Many times those costs are not recovered, however; they could make the difference in keeping the Builder or Owner solvent or ending up with a failed project or worse yet bankruptcy. Recently Contractors and Owners have found that Outsource Estimating is becoming a practical way to cut overhead.

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Chianelli Estimating

AUGUST 6, 2020

Unfortunately the contractor with work in progress is most vulnerable. Contractors working with a fixed cost contract is the norm and are married to the terms by which it has been agreed upon from the project outset; before Copvid-19 restrictions. Too many contractors vying for the same job . cost overruns. Less opportunities.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

OCTOBER 18, 2013

There Is A Disturbing Pattern Among Contractors And You Need To Be Aware Of It! No construction company goes bankrupt that had useful accurate Financial Statements and Job Costing Reports that they understood and paid attention to because they would have seen bankruptcy coming well enough ahead of time to avoid it.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 12, 2013

Lately a number of contractors have contacted us about the messed up financial reports and job costing reports coming out of their QuickBooks contractor files. The cumulative effect of these bookkeeping errors in one month can do enough damage to the financial and job cost reports to eventually bankrupt a contractor.

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Levelset

JULY 22, 2022

Moving from working as a roofing contractor to starting your own business may feel a bit dizzying, but it doesn’t have to be. We have a contractor licensing guide for every state you can refer to — as many states do require specific licensing for roofing businesses. What kinds of jobs are they bidding on?

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 11, 2013

There is some confusion about the differences between job costing accounting and regular accounting which leads some contractors to believe they can get what they need from any bookkeeper and the cheaper the better. Yet most contractors believe the complete opposite about construction; cheaper is not better. It is used to M.A.P.

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Levelset

JULY 18, 2022

We have a contractor licensing guide for every state you can refer to — as many states do require specific licensing for plumbing businesses. What kinds of jobs are they bidding on? If you start growing without proper financial management, you will quickly find your company out of cash and in bankruptcy court.

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