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What Happened at the 2017 CFMA Conference?

Construction Business Owner

Membership in CFMA is represented by all types of general contractors, specialty trades and construction managers, with a large number of professionals in the accounting, insurance, surety, software, legal and banking industries.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

SOFTWARE |. INSURANCE |. 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. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |.

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SOFTWARE |. INSURANCE |. 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. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |.

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SOFTWARE |. INSURANCE |. Software & Technology. Mr. Rattner discussed the stress tests given by the Treasury Department to large banks that were receiving TARP funds. What would you do next week if you lost that job you had been banking on? Is There No Free Lunch or Construction Software? web-based software.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

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SOFTWARE |. INSURANCE |. Software & Technology. » Apps and Web-based Software: A Tale of Two Trends. It’s shorthand for “application,” but do they really belong in the category of products we call software applications? I like to think of apps as “software-light.” Browser-Based Software.

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Is Your Construction Team Prepared for Cyber Risks?

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While there are several cyber risks to monitor, ransomware and business email compromise attacks are two of the most common challenges we see contractors faced within our roles at Sentry Insurance. Ensure your anti-virus software is updated. . Ransomware. The account would then divert funds to the criminal instead. .

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SOFTWARE |. INSURANCE |. Software & Technology. One of the main things BIM software is currently used for is clash detection. Does an electrical raceway run through a duct bank? Is There No Free Lunch or Construction Software? Top 5 Trends in Construction Software. accounting software.