Contractor Bookkeeping

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Is it time for your construction business to invest in some new equipment? The real question is what equipment is on your business shopping list. It is all a question of your budget, income, cash flow, profit & loss, and taxes. Black Friday, followed by Cyber Monday, is coming.

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ProcurementExpress.com

JULY 15, 2019

Construction companies face more cash flow challenges than just about any other industry. This allows you to maximize cash flow without having to pay for additional software (well, unless you’re mailing out paper invoices and waiting for checks to come in). Speed Up Receivables. Use Financing to Provide a Cushion.

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ProcurementExpress.com

JULY 15, 2019

Construction companies face more cash flow challenges than just about any other industry. This allows you to maximize cash flow without having to pay for additional software (well, unless you’re mailing out paper invoices and waiting for checks to come in). Speed Up Receivables. Use Financing to Provide a Cushion.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 31, 2020

Profit per share was $10.74 While sales declined modestly in 2019, we delivered an operating margin and free cash flow consistent with our long-term… Caterpillar sales and revenue were down 2 percent in 2019, compared to the previous year, to $54.7 for the year, up from $10.26

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Levelset

JUNE 21, 2022

So read on to learn about strategies for cash flow, sales, finance, marketing, operations, staff, and leadership. Manage your cash flow as well as you handle air flow. An HVAC company that’s not managing cash flow is probably doing about as well as an AC unit that isn’t cooling.

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Cash Flow Accounting Profitability Residential 98

Levelset

APRIL 5, 2022

Bigger projects require more materials and more labor, which means higher cash requirements. Contractors can take on more work than their cash flow will let them perform, leaving them scrambling for cash to pay their bills or their employees. But what about cash flow? Forecast cash flow.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 13, 2012

Every Day You Are - Presented With opportunities to invest your money and the key strategy is putting your money to work where it will earn you the most bottom line profit and increase your cash flow. Have you considered discounted cash flows? The bookkeeper is wasting 30 minutes a day due to poor equipment.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

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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Levelset

JULY 18, 2022

As you get deeper into the process, you’ll get to tackle challenges with cash flow, marketing, hiring, and more. Keep the cash flowing through your financial pipes. Here’s a little-known fact about growing a plumbing business: It can be incredibly cash-hungry. Review your cash flow regularly.

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Cash Flow Accounting Profitability Legal 52

Levelset

JULY 19, 2022

As you get deeper into the process, you’ll get to tackle challenges with cash flow, marketing, hiring, and more. Keep the cash flowing as smoothly as your paint. Here’s a little-known fact about growing a painting business: It can be incredibly cash-hungry. Review your cash flow regularly.

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Cash Flow Accounting Profitability Residential 52

Levelset

JULY 15, 2022

As you get deeper into the process, you’ll get to tackle challenges with cash flow, marketing, hiring, and more. Keep the cash flowing like current on a hot line. Here’s a little-known fact about growing an electrical business: It can be incredibly cash-hungry. You need to be a master of your cash flow.

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Levelset

JUNE 21, 2022

So read on to learn about strategies for cash flow, sales, finance, marketing, operations, staff, and leadership. Manage your cash flow as well as you handle air flow. An HVAC company that’s not managing cash flow is probably doing about as well as an AC unit that isn’t cooling.

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Cash Flow Contractors Accounting Profitability 52

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 1, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Data Security in the Cloud » Collaborating on Cash flow. The topic of cash flow never seems to get old – after all, sustained negative cash flow often results in slashing budgets, personnel, and in the worst cases shutting down of a company.

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Levelset

JULY 22, 2022

As you get deeper into the process, you’ll get to tackle challenges with cash flow, marketing, hiring, and more. Keep the cash flowing like water down a valley. Here’s a little-known fact about growing a roofing business: It can be incredibly cash-hungry. You need to be a master of your cash flow.

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Cash Flow Overhead Accounting Profitability 52

Viewpoint Construction Technology

JUNE 12, 2013

For example, if you completely own a piece of equipment, you probably estimate the amount of fuel that it uses on a job, but may not consider including the depreciation, insurance, maintenance, and other costs associated with running it. Missing the Mark on Profitability. The truth probably lies somewhere in between.

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Bidding Profitability Construction Cash Flow 286

Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Below, let’s discuss the importance of construction KPIs and critical metrics your company should be measuring to affect profits and productivity. Similarly, although basic construction project metrics concern costs and time, profit isn’t the only performance issue to measure. Percentage of equipment downtime. Key Takeaways.

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 24, 2018

First-quarter 2018 profit was $2.74 Adjusted profit per share in the first quarter was $2.82, compared with $1.28. Machinery, Energy & Transportation (ME&T) operating cash flow was $948 million and the company repurchased $500 million of Caterpillar common stock. Caterpillar Q1 2018 sales and revenues were $12.9

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Cash Flow Profitability Transportation 57

Levelset

JUNE 10, 2022

However, the truth is that residential and commercial construction can be very different from start to finish—from the sales process and materials and equipment used, to the project timeline and scope. The cost differences have to do with all of the other factors we’ll discuss below, including materials, equipment, project scope, and more.

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Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It’s the careful balancing of stocking enough inventory to meet your construction company’s needs without unnecessarily tying up cash — is an essential component of keeping your business running profitably and productively. Your construction business has invested heavily in high-value equipment, machinery and tools.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 26, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. While there are numerous reasons to change software applications, there are two that regularly come up in our discussions with prospective clients: cash flow control and project cost control. Back to Cash Flow. MARKETING |.

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Levelset

APRIL 1, 2022

If the contractor is afraid of a premium hike that will cut into profits month after month, they might just pay for the item out of pocket. Restricted cash flow. And, if cash flow is tight that month, they might take out a line of credit and pay interest moving forward. Learn more about cash flow in construction.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 1, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. 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. MARKETING |.

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Cash Flow Construction Software Software 120

Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 2, 2019

The cloud is making construction management much simpler, productive and profitable. Modern software ensures real-time and accurate data to better estimate projects, stick to budgets and timelines and maximize performance and profitability. Benefits of Updates.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Construction sites these days have no shortage of data: design and BIM data from the planning stages of a project, jobsite data collected by wearables, mobile devices and sensors on equipment/materials, accounting and job progress data from the office, project management data and much more. Diving Deeper into Construction Data.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

You have what appears to be a high profit job and now you are thinking you have it made and I hope you are right! The most common situation is when a residential remodel contractor who has built a reputation and a substantial company generating profits of 15% or more decides to start building custom homes.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

AUGUST 30, 2013

We Serve Several Highly P rofitable Construction Companies and some not as profitable ones. The differences in operations between the two groups are very small and yet the profit picture is massively different. Equipment Mobilization And Demobilization. Invite Your Construction Bookkeeper To A Jobsite For Half A Day.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

OCTOBER 4, 2013

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. If You Know Exactly What To Do.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

AUGUST 4, 2014

Ever Wonder Why Some Competitors Seem To Have More Cash Flow And Profit Than You? Earning enormous amounts of cash and profits in any business is simple, not easy, but simple if you know what to do. Joe The Plumber''s Story: I met a plumbing contractor in the mid 1970''s who was very profitable.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Job Cost & Cash Flow. So it makes sense that any software you consider should offer comprehensive job cost and cash flow solutions. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance.

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Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Most of these contractors are considering an investment in equipment or software, and they want to know if it can actually help their construction business. Good on new and used equipment, including software. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. August 2008.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Plan to use the funds for basic operational items — not capital purchases, such as construction equipment. When you approach your chosen lender(s), be open about your financial situation, including any typically slow work and cash-flow periods.

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Levelset

AUGUST 16, 2022

Some contractors watch as their gross profit margins decrease when they take on larger jobs. Contractors need to be able to show the surety that they can perform the work on the project , including the ability to track job costs on a daily or weekly basis and having the right equipment and personnel to handle the various tasks.

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Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 18, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Other common reports bonding agents will look at include income statements, balance sheets, statements of cash flow, and job specific invoice aging reports. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance.

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Cash Flow Software Software Accounting 169

Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Billd allows you to take complete control of your cash flow and run your business on your terms. Improve utilization and performance of each asset in your fleet with insights from Tenna–from your heavy equipment, trucks and vehicles, and mid-sized assets, down to your parts and attachments, tools and consumables. Not anymore.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Have you checked your QuickBooks Profit and Loss report lately? Purchase New Business Equipment. First, is that in 2012 businesses can elect to expense (deduct immediately) the entire cost of most new equipment up to a maximum of $139,000 for property placed in service by December 31, 2012. Examples of Office Equipment.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 19, 2021

The construction industry has gone through an extensive transformation, and technology has completely changed the concept of how to drive more quality, productivity, and profit into projects. Mechanical projects need complete control of resources from material to equipment control. Mon, 04/19/2021 - 06:00.

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 18, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Querying different type of jobs in job costing to look at profitability by type. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. Construction Law. People Management. Green Building. Construction Safety.

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