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Types of Capital for Construction Businesses

Levelset

Several different types of capital — working capital , debt capital , and equity capital — are common in the construction industry. That’s because other forms of capital — like labor or equipment — can’t generate value if you don’t have enough cash to take on new jobs, acquire materials, or cover overhead.

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Construction Bad Debt What To Do About It

Contractor Bookkeeping

All construction contractors have experienced the financial pain of bad debt which is defined as a customer who refuses to pay no matter what you do. Oddly enough most of them paid the debt years later and all of them were very appreciative that we treated them with courtesy and respect. Knowing The Answers Helps.

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Thought Leader Series: Adding a Wet Bar? Don’t Forget…

Contractor Connection

Travis Pizel is a personal finance blogger who writes at Enemy of Debt where he shares his family’s financial experiences, struggles and successes. As a father and husband, he provides a unique perspective on balancing debt, finances, and family. This eliminates the need to run to the kitchen to get ice. Electrical Work.

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10 Contract Terms for Higher Profitability

PSMJ Resources

Receiving money up front, depositing it, and not crediting it to the client until the last invoice has been submitted allows you to avoid a bad debt, and earns maximum interest on the deposit. With government clients, this term can reduce overhead, making your contract price more attractive. Shorten the billing/payment cycle.

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Forward or lagging: The variable marketing challenge

Construction Marketing Ideas

That’s a daunting task, when overhead, salaries, and fixed costs (and debt) are baked into the picture. Conventional print publishers, for example, face the prospect of shrinking their business costs by 90 per cent to retain the same overall advertising volume/value. innovations'

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Real-Time Work-in-Progress Figures — Construction’s Secret Weapon

ProcurementExpress.com

In the construction industry, WIPs cover the raw materials, plus labor and overhead, used as part of a project. Meaning, they’ve likely paid for most of the materials, labor, and overhead a while back. Or, worse, your company could go into debt should things slow down later in the year. Well, not exactly.

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A Cash Flow Guide for Architects

Levelset

Where direct labor is the percentage of salaries that are spent on billable work (rather than overhead time). Financing activities include stock offerings and long-term debt. The breakeven rate is calculated as total operating expenses divided by direct labor expenses. Example of revenue projection.