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Construction Change Order Phobia Increases Stress Reduces Profits

Contractor Bookkeeping

The Contractor - Did eventually file bankruptcy and lost everything including his home and more than I care to discuss here. Hopefully He Will Read - Some of what I have and contact us as we have lost contact with him. The contractor hired him because he was a referral from someone at one of "The Contractor's Round Table" meetings.

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Can We Make Home Building a Little Less ‘Interesting?’

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Just 18 months ago, none of us anticipated our current state of affairs. Process Perils and Profit for Home Builders. Those of us around for the “dot-com revolution” just over 20 years ago will vividly recall the plethora of latest, greatest technology that promised to change the home building universe forever. How could we?

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Seven Things to Do When an Owner Doesn’t Pay

Constructonomics

But this time around, we were expecting to get paid at the end of a job when, basically, the rug was ripped out from under us. I also know that the school district won’t dissolve all of a sudden or declare bankruptcy. Hiring a lawyer can totally blow your entire profit margin, to which you are entitled.

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Coronavirus and airline travel in Europe: No empty plane seats under EU plan

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. “Mandating the use of empty seats to increase physical distancing in aircraft is therefore not recommended,” the European Commission’s document says. Airlines have raised concerns that measures to slow the spread of the pandemic could blight profitability long after any travel restrictions end.

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Stop Bookkeeper Embezzlement In Your Construction Company

Contractor Bookkeeping

Being Ripped-Off And Driven Into Bankruptcy! Most of our contractor clients will listen carefully and thoughtfully when we offer advice and words of wisdom because they know, like and trust us and are aware that everyone on here at Fast Easy Accounting have many years of "Real World Construction Experience", not simply academic egg-heads.

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Airlines and coronavirus: The suprising airline magnate considering a bid for Virgin Australia

Construction Test

IndiGo’s home market is fiercely competitive, with half a dozen major carriers duking it out even after Jet Airways was forced into bankruptcy last year. Their indifference to profits enabled Virgin to compete against Qantas for longer than many would have thought possible, but it hasn’t been enough to win the battle.

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SNAPSHOTS: 60 Seconds…with Stephen Moret, Secretary, Louisiana Economic Development

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

city in history to file for bankruptcy. The 4,600 workers now employed at the plant will produce nearly 300,000 vehicles this year, generating an estimated $2 billion in annual profits. The finances of a city once the center of the automotive universe are in the hands of an unelected manager appointed by Michigan’s governor.