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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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How to Avoid Running Out of Cash on a Construction Project

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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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Managing Accounts Receivable in QB: QuickBooks for Contractors

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Slow payments are a chronic problem in the building industry, and payment delays can quickly escalate into cash flow problems. The great thing about using construction accounting software is that, as long as you have your Chart of Accounts set up correctly, QuickBooks manages the accounting transactions for you.

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9 Tips for Starting an Architecture Firm

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Pay close attention to cash flow. Architects live or die by their ability to manage cash flow — it’s the primary reason why businesses in the construction industry fail. Architectural firms need to monitor the cash coming in and going out of the business to ensure they have enough on hand to cover critical expenses.

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

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According to Mehdian, a lot of contractors don’t record retention receivable or payable, especially those using Quickbooks accounting software. Mehdian recommends companies use software specifically designed to track retention. Mehdian recommends companies use software specifically designed to track retention.

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The 12 Best Construction Podcasts of 2020

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Former winners CONEXPO-CON/AGG Radio, The ConTechCrew, and The Lien Zone were back and all had strong showings in the voting round. Check out our full review of The Lien Zone by clicking or tapping here. #7: It was a very exciting competition this year, with a few records broken along the way.

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Place Your Vote for the Best Construction Podcast of 2020

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Former winners CONEXPO-CON/AGG Radio, The ConTechCrew, and The Lien Zone are back, as well as a many other podcasts that are new to the competition. vote for the lien zone. The Lien Zone Podcast. This year we have several familiar faces, as well many new podcasts. Vote for conexpo/con-agg radio. vote for in the blue.

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