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Why Banks Won't Lend Money To Your Construction Business

Contractor Bookkeeping

Think of all the times: You loaned money to a friend or relative Provided labor and materials for somebody's home or business without a deposit check Did change order work that you never got paid for doing and never will Gave a subcontractor/employee an advance on their paycheck, and you never got paid back Multiply that by 100,000, and you will understand (..)

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How to Avoid Running Out of Cash on a Construction Project

Levelset

Bigger projects require more materials and more labor, which means higher cash requirements. Contractors can take on more work than their cash flow will let them perform, leaving them scrambling for cash to pay their bills or their employees. Why contractors run out of cash. But what about cash flow?

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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. They manage multiple projects, purchase a large quantity of materials, and work with a variety of subcontractors and vendors. Process Change Orders Quickly. Most construction orders begin with a contract. Automate P2P.

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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. They manage multiple projects , purchase a large quantity of materials, and work with a variety of subcontractors and vendors. Process Change Orders Quickly. Most construction orders begin with a contract. Automate P2P.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Some Advice on Change Orders » A Change (Order) for the Better? When clients ask me about change orders, I’m reminded of a well-circulated photo. The yacht is named “Change Order.” Discussion about change order difficulties tends to be one of two types.

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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.) We have a FREE change order form you can download here.

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Contractor's Secretary Does Everything Including Bookkeeping!

Contractor Bookkeeping

Tracking change orders in QuickBooks for Contractors for each job. Double checking to make sure the contractor gets paid for all change orders. Enter purchases of material, supplies, equipment rental, tools and other items. Enter banking transactions including EFT, ACH, NSF, checks, debits and automatic payments.