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A Cash Flow Guide for Architects

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However, like any other business, you need to maintain positive cash flow or you may find yourself unable to pay your workers and other expenses. 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. Cash flow basics.

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9 Tips for Starting an Architecture Firm

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These tips are well-tested and designed to get your architecture company off to a successful start. Most architects start their own firms because they want to spend more time being creative and expressing their design ideas. Make sure that you have a realistic expectation of how much design work you’ll be able to do.

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Transforming Construction Payments: Autodesk's Strategic Move with Payapps Acquisition 

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Despite this, both general contractors and subcontractors struggle with the complexities of the payment process and face significant cash flow obstacles. Time and time again, I hear about contractors’ frustrations and struggles with late payments and cash flow and how it negatively impacts their businesses.

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How to Get Paid on New Jersey Public Projects

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A large amount of that funding is going to go directly to individual states, and with the state adopting new laws in 2021 that reconfigure the bidding process — along with adding the “design-build” option to the public construction process — there are plenty of opportunities for contractors across New Jersey.

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KPIs for Architects: 3 Performance Indicators to Watch

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For architects and other design firms, the break-even point is ideally expressed as an hourly rate to help guide you when you’re setting your billing rates. Related: An architecture firm’s guide to cash flow. For example, let’s look at a two-person firm that includes a designer and an office manager. Break-even point.

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Accounting for Retention Receivable & Payable: A Contractor’s Guide

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Construction projects rely on contractors completing the work they started and meeting the design intent. Mehdian recommends companies use software specifically designed to track retention. Because retention is often held for a long period of time, it can create cash flow problems for contractors.

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Keep Construction Office & Operations Teams Happy with These ERP & Financial Integrations  

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GCs, subs, owners, and designers all connected by technology) has gained broader acceptance in construction projects. QuickBooks Online (QBO): Reduce the time spent managing business finances by using QBO for tasks like creating estimates and invoices, tracking sales and cash flow, and managing customers and suppliers.

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