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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

SOFTWARE |. Software & Technology. « Support: One of the Most Important “Features” of Software. 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. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

SOFTWARE |. Software & Technology. 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. Banks are attracted to profitable business.

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What Is Xero Accounting Software And Why Are We Offering It?

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What Is Xero Accounting Software? Xero Is An Established Leader In Accounting Software having been around since July 2006 and has quickly grown to over 200,000 users. And they have made obsolete some of the less useful online software which was built as a lite version of their desktop counterparts like QuickBooks Online.

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Starting Profitable Construction Company Unique Secrets Revealed

Contractor Bookkeeping

There are a number of people who pass out advice on how to start a profitable construction company; however, very few have actually done it and fewer still had a clear understanding of where they were making or losing money and fewer yet have ever gotten past the point of owning a J.O.B. The really good news they are on the banks payroll.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

SOFTWARE |. Software & Technology. Apps and Web-based Software: A Tale of Two Trends » Cloud Computing: Is My Data Safe? At Dexter + Chaney’s 2011 Users’ Conference, we announced that we were moving to a completely web-based platform for our construction software. Is There No Free Lunch or Construction Software?

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

SOFTWARE |. Software & Technology. It got me to thinking not only about how poorly managed large companies within an industry of that size and importance must be in order to collapse like it did, but also what makes something “Too big to fail”? What would you do next week if you lost that job you had been banking on?

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How to Avoid Running Out of Cash on a Construction Project

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In this article, we’ll explore some strategies to help you keep money in the bank. Most construction businesses focus on their profit margins — making sure that revenue exceeds costs for each job. It’s important to lock in materials costs early or request a change order to cover price increases. But what about cash flow?