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Seven Traits of Profitable Specialty Contractors

Fieldwire

Anyone who has managed a construction company, department, or project knows profitability can be challenging. Intense competition, fluctuating market conditions and other factors often result in tight profit margins. Even with numerous challenges, specialty contracting can be profitable. In-Demand Expertise.

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3 construction industry trends in 2023

Lets Build

The same issues plaguing the industry last year—labour shortages, supply chain disruptions, high material costs, lower profit margins, etc.—followed 2023 also brings more unpredictability for company execs and project managers, making managing schedules, budgets, and timelines challenging. followed us into 2023.

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How technology can help you maintain your profit margins at residential projects

Lets Build

Setbacks like supply chain disruptions and rising energy prices are putting pressure on residential construction profit margins. And for many construction companies that operated on slim profit margins before those setbacks, even the smallest cost overruns can result in loss-making projects.

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General Contractor Salaries in 2022

Lets Build

They plan and coordinate, budget, and supervise a variety of projects from beginning to end. Further read: How a large residential contractor reduced building time 5x by moving their schedule to the cloud. That means their salary is highly dependent on running a profitable business. Business management.

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Estimating- The New Normal

Chianelli Estimating

Most likely none of the cost factors now required will have been budgeted for on previously awarded contracts and the list is formable; controlled access to sites, material delivery disruptions, temperature checks, two week quarantine, reduced labor force – both in the field and in the office, material shortages. cost overruns.

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An important book: Michael Stone’s Markup and Profit: A Contractor’s Guide (Revisited)

Construction Marketing Ideas

Michael Stone’s classic Markup and Profit book , originally written in 1998, has become an essential guide to contractors hoping to succeed — even survive — in the contracting business. You can calculate clearly your profit and markup requirements with the formulas and then figure out what you need to do to balance things.

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A Cash Flow Guide for Architects

Levelset

Let’s take a look at the basics of cash flow and how architects can budget their expenses and forecast their income to stay in good financial standing. Successful businesses and organizations budget their expenses based on historic data and revenue projections. Budget categories. Cash flow basics. Forecasting your revenue.