Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 30, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. You know, lots of contractors using an off-the-shelf accounting program ask me the same question: Why is construction-specific accounting software so much more expensive? change orders. MARKETING |.

Construction 168

Construction Software Software Accounting 168

Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 18, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Many State and Federal projects require a contractor to be bonded. In a way, a surety bond is like insurance; it is a three-part agreement between the contractor, the organization requiring the bond (e.g.

Cash Flow 168

Cash Flow Software Software Accounting 168

Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. It crystallizes our mission to make contractors’ jobs easier and we put that mission into our own words: “When better is possible, good is not enough.” change orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. Green Building.

Construction 174

Construction Software Software Accounting 174

Construction Business Owner

JUNE 29, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. The contractor doing the work was working for the city at the time. The city was the “general contractor” and owner of this project. change orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management.

Construction 120

Construction Safety Software Software 120

Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Many contractors go into business because they’re great at what they do. I know a successful excavating contractor that took over his father’s grave digging business when he was younger. change orders.

Construction 159

Construction Software Software Accounting 159

Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. E-mail overload » Construction Equipment Management: Finding the Sweet Spot. After working with contractors for 30+ years, it still concerns me how many do not have a real handle on their equipment costs.

Construction 136

Construction Software Software Equipment 136

Construction Business Owner

JULY 12, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Let’s look at a few important improvements that most contractors can make. Project managers are used to logging information – job progress, change orders, labor, weather, and so on. change orders.

Construction 136

Construction Documentation Software Software 136

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 10, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. What happens when construction expert George Hedley gathers 15 different contractors from all over the country, puts them in a room for 2 days and leads an open discussion? change orders. MARKETING |.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. » Contractors Seeking Credit Should Prepare to be Prepared. Bank lines of credit are lifelines for many contractors, yet convincing a bank to provide or renegotiate a line of credit is not easy. change orders.

Banking 120

Banking Construction Cash Flow Finance 120

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 18, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Mid-January is a time of reflection for many contractors. change orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. Construction Law. People Management.

Construction 168

Construction Software Software Accounting 168

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 12, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. A Change (Order) for the Better? change orders. Tags: accounting , construction , contractors , features , foundation , job costing , software , support. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. Green Building.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 6, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. There is just something special about being around contractors. The thing I like most about the World of Concrete is that I will get to interact with a large numbers of contractors during the four day show.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 19, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. One of my favorite parts of this job is getting to talk with professionals in the industry who work with contractors for a living. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Just like we expect our smart phones to alert us of daily events and provide us with apps that are easily accessible, contractors are expecting more from their machines and software. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

MAY 24, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. So construction companies and technology vendors alike keep hammering away at ways to better connect these disparate parts of a contractor’s organization. change orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Iowa 120

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 19, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Connection between our company and our customers, between industry peers, between contractors and their project teams. change orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management. Software & Technology.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Conference 120

Construction Business Owner

MAY 17, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. But what would that look like and how would contractors be able to comply with some of the very costly expenses? change orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management. Software & Technology. August 2008.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Injury 120

Construction Business Owner

JUNE 29, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Contractors need to proactively evaluate and address how project teams – including subs and vendors – are communicating. change orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management. Green Building.

Construction 136

Construction Documentation Software Software 136

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. « Contractors Seeking Credit Should Prepare to be Prepared. change orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. Construction Law. People Management.

Construction 136

Construction Software Software Accounting 136

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 5, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Contractors work in the middle of a chain of risk passed onto them. change orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. Construction Law. Green Building.

Risk 120

Risk Insurance Construction Software 120

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 1, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. There’s been a lot of talk about BIM and more recently IPD as project collaboration solutions, but adoption by contractors has been slow. Because change is difficult. change orders. MARKETING |.

Cash Flow 120

Cash Flow Construction Software Software 120

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 2, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. For those of you contractors doing government work: relish the competition involved with bidding. change orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance.

Construction 159

Construction Software Software Accounting 159

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 4, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Contractor, do for me? We have to wear more hats than contractor alone, and be willing to bring in experts where our own expertise is lacking. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management. Software & Technology.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 26, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Venture tools are built to give contractors visibility and control over three key areas of construction operations: Documentation. change orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management. Construction Law.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Documentation 120

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 19, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Relationship between the designer and the contractor » The Difference Between Selling Used Cars and Selling Software. change orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management. Software & Technology.

Construction 136

Construction Software Software Accounting 136

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Contractors Seeking Credit Should Prepare to be Prepared » Hazard Communication? change orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. Green Building.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Safety 120

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 8, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. For example, using telematics such as GPS tracking on your equipment is helpful, but isn’t going to solve an equation you haven’t first defined. change orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. I’ve even read of contractors creating their own applications to fit their business. change orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. August 2008.

Software 120

Software Software Construction Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

JUNE 20, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. One of my favorite books is Good to Great by Jim Collins, which crystallized our mission to make contractors’ jobs easier, characterized by the quote, “When better is possible, good is not enough.” change orders.

Construction 149

Construction Software Software Accounting 149

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. As a general contractor a few years ago, I was working on a tenant improvement project. A lot of contractors track these issues in an Excel spreadsheet, which is great, but takes time and energy to keep current.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Documentation 120

Construction Business Owner

JULY 26, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Contractors are realizing that the typically separate operations and business management sides of their companies work better when they work together. change orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. Construction Law.

Software 136

Software Software Construction Documentation 136

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. I know a lot of construction business owners (especially contractors who have grown their small businesses into medium-sized companies) who were once “digging graves with a shovel.” change orders. MARKETING |.

Construction 149

Construction Software Software Accounting 149

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 12, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. I was in a conference room full of general contractors a couple of years ago, and the presenter asked, “How many of you prequalify your subcontractors?” change orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. Green Building.

Bidding 149

Bidding Construction Documentation Software 149

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 29, 2012

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Does the distance between the suspended ceiling and the beam allow enough clearance for the mechanical equipment? change orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management. Software & Technology.

Construction 120

Construction BIM Software Software 120

Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. That begs a question I’ve been hearing a lot: why haven’t protocols and processes such as BIM and IPD gained more ground with contractors? change orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. Kids are back at school, football has started up, and contractors all over the country are starting to consider new accounting software. change orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

EQUIPMENT |. Compliance/Regulations. Equipment Management. Equipment and Services Directory. « Relationship between the designer and the contractor. change orders. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. Construction Law. People Management.

Construction 136

Construction Software Software Foundation 136