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JANUARY 18, 2012

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. Mid-January is a time of reflection for many contractors. There are plenty of construction-specific accounting packages that work the way construction does and can efficiently prepare W2s and 1099s and year-end financial reports. David Brown Blog.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

Two contractors working for a construction firm bid for projects in the same city —we’ll call them Mark and Bob. Both contractors have operated with their firms for over 15 years, employ qualified workers, and boast high-level capability to take on major commercial jobs. Consider this! Here’s where things change.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. Many contractors go into business because they’re great at what they do. I know a successful excavating contractor that took over his father’s grave digging business when he was younger. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. I know a lot of contractors are getting into bidding season, and this got me thinking about communication. If you’re a general contractor, you may send out an invitation to bid via email, fax, online notifications, etc. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. SOFTWARE |.

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JUNE 29, 2012

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites » Better Project Management through Better Communication. Contractors need to proactively evaluate and address how project teams – including subs and vendors – are communicating. STRATEGY |.

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JULY 12, 2012

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. « Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Sometimes in the evening when I’m working on a few things, such as this blog, I’ll also try to carry on a conversation with my wonderful and patient wife Sallie. David Brown Blog. STRATEGY |.

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MAY 29, 2012

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. Contractors in today’s marketplace are caught in the middle of a paper and paperless culture. Many contractors haven’t taken advantage of digital document solutions, and the ones that have are still dealing with high volumes of data. David Brown Blog.

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AUGUST 19, 2011

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. Why Construction-Specific Accounting Software Costs More than Generic Accounting Software » Look for the September How To Issue. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. EQUIPMENT |. General Management. Software & Technology.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. » Contractors Seeking Credit Should Prepare to be Prepared. Mountjoy, Chilton, Medley LLP is a CPA firm with a team of accountants dedicated to construction accounting. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. EQUIPMENT |.

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APRIL 2, 2011

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. For those of you contractors doing government work: relish the competition involved with bidding. My company’s flagship product continues to evolve, and we constantly have one goal in mind: to be the industry leader in new sales for construction accounting software.

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. What happens when construction expert George Hedley gathers 15 different contractors from all over the country, puts them in a room for 2 days and leads an open discussion? David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. John Chaney Blog.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. I know a lot of construction business owners (especially contractors who have grown their small businesses into medium-sized companies) who were once “digging graves with a shovel.” But should you rely on spreadsheets for accounting and jobs analysis?

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JULY 26, 2012

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. Anyone who regularly reads this blog or keeps up with technology can tell you that software, especially software for construction companies, is changing. Contractors and software vendors alike keep looking for better ways to connect the two. STRATEGY |.

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APRIL 5, 2012

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. We’re all familiar with the actuary tables that are used to set the rates for car insurance and that take into account many factors contributing to risk such as age, location, type of vehicle, driving record, and more. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. SOFTWARE |.

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JANUARY 12, 2012

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. I was in a conference room full of general contractors a couple of years ago, and the presenter asked, “How many of you prequalify your subcontractors?” When I was a general contractor, I sent out invitations to bid, but the communication didn’t end there.

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APRIL 19, 2012

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. Connection between our company and our customers, between industry peers, between contractors and their project teams. This entry was posted on Thursday, April 19th, 2012 at 11:54 am and is filed under John Chaney Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog.

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JUNE 20, 2011

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. One of my favorite books is Good to Great by Jim Collins, which crystallized our mission to make contractors’ jobs easier, characterized by the quote, “When better is possible, good is not enough.” David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. « Why Construction-Specific Accounting Software Costs More than Generic Accounting Software. » Considering New Accounting Software? STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. EQUIPMENT |. General Management.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. « Contractors Seeking Credit Should Prepare to be Prepared. This entry was posted on Thursday, February 16th, 2012 at 2:06 pm and is filed under Mark Reich Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. John Chaney Blog.

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MARCH 1, 2012

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. There’s been a lot of talk about BIM and more recently IPD as project collaboration solutions, but adoption by contractors has been slow. With these improved technologies, we’ll see healthier projects and cash flow, not to mention happier contractors.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. I’ve mentioned in previous blogs that cloud computing isn’t really cloud computing if the software is just being accessed from a remote computer. I’ve even read of contractors creating their own applications to fit their business. STRATEGY |.

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JANUARY 6, 2011

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. There is just something special about being around contractors. The thing I like most about the World of Concrete is that I will get to interact with a large numbers of contractors during the four day show. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog.

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. I was talking with John Chaney this week, and he mentioned that he was going to blog about how change orders affect construction management. As a former general contractor, I have a lot to say about the operations side of change orders. David Brown Blog.

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JANUARY 26, 2012

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. Venture tools are built to give contractors visibility and control over three key areas of construction operations: Documentation. I remember the amount of time I used to spend as a general contractor following up on project notifications and issues.

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OCTOBER 12, 2011

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. You deserve a great support system, so make sure you do your research when looking into new construction accounting software, or any software for that matter! This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 at 12:26 pm and is filed under Fred Ode Blog.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. Contractors Seeking Credit Should Prepare to be Prepared » Hazard Communication? I’m pleased to announce that this week’s blog is written by David DeVita, President of Carolina Safety Consultants. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog.

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MAY 24, 2012

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. And for good reason, since the way accounting and business management use software is much different from the way construction operations and project management use it. This entry was posted on Thursday, May 24th, 2012 at 12:38 pm and is filed under John Chaney Blog.

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MAY 17, 2012

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. But what would that look like and how would contractors be able to comply with some of the very costly expenses? This entry was posted on Thursday, May 17th, 2012 at 1:20 pm and is filed under John Chaney Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog.

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JANUARY 19, 2011

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. Relationship between the designer and the contractor » The Difference Between Selling Used Cars and Selling Software. They just plod along telling unsuspecting contractors that their software can do everything imaginable. David Brown Blog.

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APRIL 1, 2011

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. One problem that even the most savvy contractors deal with is profit fade, when a job continues to incur additional costs that are not factored into the estimate. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. John Chaney Blog.

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MARCH 8, 2012

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. As a business owner and accountant, I have an affinity for numbers and data. Contractors are always looking for as much project information as possible in order to track progress, get paid, and identify problems. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2012

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. As a general contractor a few years ago, I was working on a tenant improvement project. A lot of contractors track these issues in an Excel spreadsheet, which is great, but takes time and energy to keep current. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. A general contractor once told me that his accounting staff used to input time cards into their accounting software and then input the same data again in their job costing spreadsheets. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |.

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APRIL 26, 2012

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. Greg is a Principal at Mountjoy, Chilton, Medley LLP , a CPA firm with a team of accountants dedicated to construction accounting. This entry was posted on Thursday, April 26th, 2012 at 3:43 pm and is filed under John Chaney Blog. David Brown Blog.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2012

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. Just like we expect our smart phones to alert us of daily events and provide us with apps that are easily accessible, contractors are expecting more from their machines and software. Dexter + Chaney launched version 14 of their accounting software at the show.

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APRIL 4, 2011

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. Contractor, do for me? We have to wear more hats than contractor alone, and be willing to bring in experts where our own expertise is lacking. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. EQUIPMENT |. General Management. Construction Law.

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MARCH 29, 2012

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Home » Blogs. From architects and general contractors to mechanical engineers and sub-contractors, every member of the construction project team benefits from BIM documents. This entry was posted on Thursday, March 29th, 2012 at 3:52 pm and is filed under Mark Reich Blog.

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