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Why Banks Won't Lend Money To Your Construction Business

Contractor Bookkeeping

Small construction business owners must be adequately prepared to meet with a lender to present their business in the best possible light and ready for the money they need. Getting approved for a business loan or line of credit is more complicated than qualifying for a personal loan.

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Five Tips To Help Contractors Stop Losing Money On Change Orders

Contractor Bookkeeping

In this case the "Hammer" is a change order. This is harsh but true from my experience as a contractor and now as a construction accountant. The 80-20 Rule For Financial Success In Construction. Change orders are the "Hammer" and if you have a signed change order you have the hammer.

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Green Buildings are Subsidizing Conventional Buildings Stymying Climate Progress

Green Building Law Update

Not to mention there is anecdotal evidence from the first LEED Zero projects that the required integrated process has reduced change orders by a magnitude of up to 90% resulting in dramatic reduced total construction costs. Real estate has been and remains the largest sector in the U.S. It is time to dare and endure.”.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Accounting & Finance. Construction Law. Construction Safety. Construction Business Owner Magazine. Construction Business Owner E-Newsletter. -->. « A Change (Order) for the Better? Judging Tipis » Some Advice on Change Orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. EQUIPMENT |.

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Top 5 Challenges for Construction Project Managers

Fieldwire

In this guest blog post for Fieldwire, Patrick Hogan explains five common challenges project managers face on construction projects. Each construction project poses unique challenges — this is why construction project managers have distinct roles and responsibilities to fulfill from project to project.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Emerson Smith, Assistant Project Manager at Donohoe Construction Company

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In construction, constantly optimizing for efficiency and time savings enables teams to get things done faster. Emerson Smith, Assistant Project Manager at Donohoe Construction Company , understands this fully and he’s a big fan of using technology to take care of tedious tasks. Take a look at what he has to say.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Accounting & Finance. Construction Law. Construction Safety. Construction Business Owner Magazine. Construction Business Owner E-Newsletter. -->. Some Advice on Change Orders » A Change (Order) for the Better? The yacht is named “Change Order.”