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Restoration: How to Manage Cash Flow While Waiting for an Insurance Check

Levelset

Even though the insurance company isn’t your customer, the property owner may be depending on that insurance check to pay for your work. To cover these expenses, restoration contractors need to manage their cash flow to ensure they have enough money in the bank — especially when the insurance company is dragging their feet.

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15 Tips For Starting Your Own Roof and Guttering Business

Construction Marketing

Insurance, liability, and workers’ compensation . Other costs: Insurance, taxes, advertising, vehicle maintenance, dumpster fees, and petrol. A separate bank account will make management easier, and it will help protect your personal assets. It also makes filing taxes more manageable. . 13) Business insurance.

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4 Ways Materials Financing Can Help You Recession-Proof Your Business

Levelset

Managing cash flow in the construction industry is difficult in any economy, but during a recession, specialty contractors face even more financial challenges than usual. One of the most significant challenges during that time was the lack of financing for commercial construction companies.

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What Are the Things Every Construction and Tradie Business Needs To Succeed?

Construction Marketing

This means having the right mix of engineers, architects, surveyors and project managers that know how to handle your unique project. Effective Management Practices Running this business means managing all sorts of employees, projects, equipment and more. This ensures everyone is acting in accordance with company expectations.

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How a Construction-to-Permanent Loan Impacts Contractors & Lenders

Levelset

When a property owner wants to finance the construction of a new building, they typically have to obtain two loans: one loan for the mortgage on the completed home, and another for the land purchase and construction expenditures. These risks should be a non-issue when contractors have a comprehensive risk management plan in place.

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Construction Risk Management: How to Reduce Top Construction Risks

Autodesk Construction Cloud

How to Manage Risk in Your Construction Project. According to The Construction Industry Institute , there are about 107 construction risks you should consider when managing a project. Regardless, a solid risk management strategy is critical to the security of your company and project. What is Construction Risk Management?

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Lower costs with integrated construction software

Viewpoint Construction Technology

If time is tracked daily and made available to managers, you know in advance when overtime might occur, and can put in place systems to avoid it. With the right software, project managers have access to all project information at any time. Even insurance expenses can be reduced with the right integrated software platform.

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