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Types of Capital for Construction Businesses

Levelset

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. “Often, the case is pretty strong to use debt financing for long-term assets, which frees up cash for operating expenses.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: 11 Ways to Cut Overhead

PSMJ Resources

11 Ways to Cut Overhead. Here are eleven creative ideas to reduce your overhead expenses. Assign collateral duties to everybody in the office, virtually eliminating overhead positions. Business Presentations. Corporate Finance Associates blog. 11 Ways to Cut Overhead. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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Unique Construction Company Financing Secrets Revealed

Contractor Bookkeeping

Getting back to financing strategies for your contracting Company it will help if you understand the banking version of The Construction Specifications Institute. One of the keys to getting a banker, lender or bonding company to consider your construction company for financing is the way your financial statements are presented.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: How to Gain Your Client's Trust

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In the present economy, clients only do business with firms they trust. And, with overhead dollars so tightly controlled, you must leverage every dollar you spend developing new business. Business Presentations. Corporate Finance Associates blog. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, October 17, 2011. New York Times.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Accounting & Finance. This seems to present a “darned-if-you-do-darned-if-you-don’t” situation. Change orders can be harder to manage – and present more of a profitability challenge – than pre-planned project work. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. EQUIPMENT |. Construction Law.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: When Times are Tough, Don't Cut Your.

PSMJ Resources

the company overhead. Business Presentations. Corporate Finance Associates blog. 11 Ways to Cut Overhead. Cutting the business development budget seems like a no-brainer. After all, the BD folks spend a lot of money courting clients. They play golf, sponsor expensive lunches and dinners, stay in hotels and run up.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: How to Strategically Plan Your Marketing

PSMJ Resources

To develop a thorough and workable plan, you need to include all operational elements of your organization: finance, project delivery, human resources, ownership/leadership transition— and marketing. Clients who fail to meet all the Quality Client criteria are appropriated zero marketing and proposal investment in your overhead budget.