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Five Tips To Help Contractors Stop Losing Money On Change Orders

Contractor Bookkeeping

Four Important Words That Turn High Profit Jobs Into Non-Profit Jobs! It''s A Small Change. I Have An Idea. In this case the "Hammer" is a change order. You do what you promise and they will pay you, no questions asked and they are the foundation for high profit repeat customers.

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Oh, By the Way — six years of estimating ideas and insights

Construction Marketing Ideas

Tempest Company ‘s Oh, By the Way blog , started six years ago by Don Short, has provided invaluable tips and ideas for anyone concerned with the most important challenge in bidding fixed price jobs — getting the original estimate right. The foundation of a good estimate is the quantity takeoff.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

« A Change (Order) for the Better? Judging Tipis » Some Advice on Change Orders. I was talking with John Chaney this week, and he mentioned that he was going to blog about how change orders affect construction management. change orders. foundation. foundation software.

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Starting Profitable Construction Company Unique Secrets Revealed

Contractor Bookkeeping

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. Education is the foundation for shifting paradigm.

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Process Dependent Vs. People Dependent Increases Contractor's Profits

Contractor Bookkeeping

There Are Three Steps To The Contractor Paradigm Shift: #1 Unfreeze - Open the portals of your mind and be open to new ideas and test them to determine if they are in agreement with your core values. #2 2 Change State - Arrive at a new understanding about something. Education is the foundation for shifting paradigm.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

And when I started Foundation Software in 1985, on top of what I was learning on the fly, I made it a point to actively seek out knowledge, learning as much as I could about management, sales & marketing, leadership, technology, and the industry itself! Even one new idea can be worth its weight in gold…but that’s just my opinion.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

It’s hard to think of examples where this is a good idea in any business. change orders. foundation. foundation software. foundation. foundation software. In general, the more connected your employees are, the better, right? The Office, The Field, and Technology. Add new tag. cloud computing.