Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. If a business is unprofitable in 2011, and has no taxable income to use the deduction, that business can elect to use 100% Bonus Depreciation and carry-forward to a year when the business is profitable. foundation.

Construction 181

Construction Software Software Accounting 181

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 18, 2012

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Querying different type of jobs in job costing to look at profitability by type. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. foundation.

Construction 169

Construction Software Software Accounting 169

Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 9, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Some project managers tend to think of safety in the workplace as one of those things that we do “when we get a chance.” Fewer accidents also mean lower insurance premiums, which mean lower labor costs.

Construction 137

Construction Insurance Software Software 137

Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. For instance, Foundation Software’s vision is this: “To provide the best in accounting software and service for the labor intensive contractor.” Committing Intentional Project Communications. document management.

Construction 175

Construction Software Software Accounting 175

Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 18, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. 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 169

Cash Flow Software Software Accounting 169

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 2, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. « Free Webinar on Reducing Profit Fade. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. document management. foundation.

Construction 160

Construction Software Software Accounting 160

Construction Business Owner

MAY 24, 2012

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. And for good reason, since the way accounting and business management use software is much different from the way construction operations and project management use it. document management.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Iowa 120

Construction Business Owner

JUNE 29, 2012

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites » Better Project Management through Better Communication. Hopefully, you’ve had the chance to consider how deliberate your project communications are.

Construction 136

Construction Documentation Software Software 136

Construction Business Owner

MAY 29, 2012

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. document management. foundation. foundation software. Management.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Cash Flow 120

Construction Business Owner

JUNE 29, 2012

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. « Better Project Management through Better Communication. Committing Intentional Project Communications » Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. document management.

Construction 120

Construction Safety Software Software 120

Construction Business Owner

MAY 7, 2012

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. « Staying Focused in the Fight Against Profit Fade. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. document management. foundation.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 19, 2012

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Staying Focused in the Fight Against Profit Fade » Connecting in Construction. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. foundation.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Conference 120

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 14, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. He replied, “Well, that depends on the project manager.”. While it’s understandable that every project manager has a different way of managing, the reality is that change orders don’t have room for personal style.

Change Orders 120

Change Orders Construction Software Software 120

Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 30, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. document management. foundation. foundation software. Management.

Construction 169

Construction Software Software Accounting 169

Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. document management. foundation. foundation software. Management.

Construction 160

Construction Software Software Accounting 160

Construction Business Owner

MAY 31, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Who is Running the Asylum at Foundation Software? At Foundation Software, we try to avoid inmate takeovers by first assigning a lead analyst to oversee design for each project. document management.

Construction 150

Construction Software Software Accounting 150

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Today, new software applications – in job cost accounting, project management, estimating, etc. This post was mentioned on Twitter by Erica Brindley, Foundation Software. document management.

Construction 150

Construction Software Software Accounting 150

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 25, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Education leads to improvement, efficiency, and profitability! Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. document management.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

MAY 17, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. When designing FOUNDATION® for Windows® 3.0 in the mid-1990’s, Foundation Software was faced with a major decision—should we completely redesign and rewrite our DOS product? document management. foundation.

Construction 150

Construction Software Software Accounting 150

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 1, 2012

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. document management. foundation. foundation software. Management.

Mobility 120

Mobility Cash Flow Construction Software 120

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 11, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Free Webinar on Reducing Profit Fade » Game Changers. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. document management.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. document management. foundation. foundation software. Management.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Cash Flow 120

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 19, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. In doing that, I realized that Foundation Software’s sales force became different from the stereotype characterized in the joke I told at the beginning. Committing Intentional Project Communications. foundation.

Construction 137

Construction Software Software Accounting 137

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 20, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Not too long ago, or so it seems, we were more than ecstatic at the idea of being able to call our project managers in the field on mobile phones. Committing Intentional Project Communications. STRATEGY |.

Construction 137

Construction Software Software Project Management 137

Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 6, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. document management. foundation. foundation software. Management.

Construction 195

Construction Software Software Accounting 195

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 5, 2012

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Carefully monitoring these numbers will help you preserve profit and build more accurate bids on future projects. Committing Intentional Project Communications. document management. foundation.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

JUNE 20, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Take Foundation Software, for example. We have a very strong payroll module in our construction accounting software FOUNDATION for Windows. Committing Intentional Project Communications. foundation.

Construction 150

Construction Software Software Accounting 150

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. It seems like just yesterday that Foundation Software was newly incorporated. Foundation gained its own identity, and we have the right people in place for the right jobs. document management. foundation.

Construction 137

Construction Software Software Foundation 137

Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Gregg is a consultant with FMI and specializes in the areas of productivity and project management. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 20, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. The CFMA was formed around the common business problems of construction and of financial management. But without exception, the story that each team told through their symbols focused on people, not projects or profits.

CFMA 120

CFMA Construction Software Software 120

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 10, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Most of all, I learned that workforce management and structuring your company appropriately is one of the biggest challenges contractors face. Committing Intentional Project Communications. document management.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 12, 2012

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. document management. foundation. foundation software. Management.

Construction 137

Construction Software Software Accounting 137

Contractor Bookkeeping

OCTOBER 4, 2013

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.

Profitability 48

Profitability Construction Accounting Cash Flow 48

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 10, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. document management. foundation. foundation software. Management.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 14, 2011

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Change orders can be harder to manage – and present more of a profitability challenge – than pre-planned project work. STRATEGY |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. EQUIPMENT |. Software & Technology.

Change Orders 120

Change Orders Construction Software Software 120

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. It is a part of the foundation, however, not the cornerstone. This story is just one example of the many discussions I have with owners and upper management regarding safety. document management.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Safety 120

Construction Business Owner

MAY 10, 2012

MANAGEMENT |. INSURANCE |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. document management. foundation. foundation software. Management.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Georgia 120