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How To Negotiate A Higher Credit Limit With Your Building Material Supplier

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Contractors trying to grow their business and take on larger projects often struggle to manage their cash flow to purchase the materials they need. Many contractors use trade credit to delay paying for materials and keep more cash in their pockets. Showing them proof of expected income will go a long way to calming their fears.

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The most important construction KPIs to improve profits and productivity

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Cash flow Cash isn’t king – cash flow is. Managing and tracking your cash flow across the board allows you to find financial problems early in the project and address them before they become major issues.

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The most important construction KPIs to improve profits and productivity

Lets Build

Cash flow Cash isn’t king – cash flow is. Managing and tracking your cash flow across the board allows you to find financial problems early in the project and address them before they become major issues.

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Service Agreements Can Improve Contractors Cash Flow And Profits

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In the meantime, service agreement customers are a source of cash flow and are predetermined to call you instead of your competition when repairs are necessary. They may call your contracting company for future work or they may decide to shop the competition and use the information they find to negotiate for a lower price.

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Top 3 Tips for Improving Cash Flow as a Construction Contractor

ProcurementExpress.com

Construction companies face more cash flow challenges than just about any other industry. Think about it this way: bringing your purchasing process into the cloud means you can check incoming orders against pending ones, cutting back on duplicates that hurt your bottom line. Speed Up Receivables.

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Top 3 Tips for Improving Cash Flow as a Construction Contractor

ProcurementExpress.com

Construction companies face more cash flow challenges than just about any other industry. Think about it this way: bringing your purchasing process into the cloud means you can check incoming orders against pending ones, cutting back on duplicates that hurt your bottom line. Speed Up Receivables.

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

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The rate of retention is stipulated in the construction contract and can often be negotiated. The invoice is recorded in the chart of accounts with a credit to the income account for $100,000, a debit of $90,000 to accounts receivable, and a debit of $10,000 to retention receivable. Managing slow payment cycles.