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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Healthy Competition » Free Webinar on Reducing Profit Fade. 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. In turn, profit fade can dramtically affect cash flow and hinder the possibility of booking new jobs.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

I think it is important that business owners never stop learning, so I read a lot of books to further my education on how to make my business the best it can be. Take Foundation Software, for example. We have a very strong payroll module in our construction accounting software FOUNDATION for Windows. change orders.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

One of my favorite books is Good to Great by Jim Collins. For instance, Foundation Software’s vision is this: “To provide the best in accounting software and service for the labor intensive contractor.” change orders. foundation. foundation software. foundation. foundation software.

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Starting Profitable Construction Company Unique Secrets Revealed

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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. Education is the foundation for shifting paradigm.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Last week, I talked about Jim Collins’ book Good to Great , and the common characteristics of great companies. change orders. foundation. foundation software. foundation. foundation software. Tags: accounting , construction , foundation , software , technology. « E-mail overload.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

One of my very favorite books is Alan Cooper’s The Inmates Are Running The Asylum , which takes an in-depth look into software application design. When designing FOUNDATION® for Windows® 3.0 in the mid-1990’s, Foundation Software was faced with a major decision—should we completely redesign and rewrite our DOS product?

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

I just finished reading Steven Rattner’s book, Overhaul – An insider’s account of the emergency rescue of the automakers. I learned something from reading this book. change orders. foundation. foundation software. foundation. foundation software. Home » Blogs.