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How to Stay Competitive & Profitable

Construction Business Owner

How to Stay Competitive & Profitable ccapoccia Mon, 03/18/2024 - 09:20 Through working closely with fence contractors, general contractors and dealers over the years, I’ve seen one issue come up repeatedly for construction business owners: getting the balance between pricing and profitability right.

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Profit Starts With Knowing Your Numbers

Construction Business Owner

Profit Starts With Knowing Your Numbers ccapoccia Mon, 03/11/2024 - 10:15 The key to building a successful construction business: knowing and managing your numbers. You can’t bid projects right unless you know your job costs, production rates, actual overhead and profit goal.

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How to Stop Profit Margin Fade

Construction Business Owner

How to Stop Profit Margin Fade ccapoccia Thu, 11/09/2023 - 10:03 The No. 1 challenge many contractors face is profit shrinkage or profit margin fade. The result is a lower profit margin than expected, or profit margin fade or shrinkage.

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Correlating Your Business Model to Profitability

Construction Business Owner

Correlating Your Business Model to Profitability ccapoccia Tue, 07/25/2023 - 04:48 Whether you identify your business model or not, your company does have one. One perspective gained was the disparity in profitability across companies with similar projects, specialties and size.

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The Specialty Contractor's Guide to Job Cost Accounting

Following a simple set of principles, this easy-to-follow guide can help you manage job costs, ease the pains of accounting, and run a more profitable businesses. Supply chain challenges and rising material costs are forcing specialty contractors to pay more for what they need to complete each job.

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How Meaningful Time Maximizes Profits

Construction Business Owner

How Meaningful Time Maximizes Profits. Alex Headley. Mon, 10/25/2021 - 07:30. Most successful construction companies are owned and managed by a dedicated and hardworking entrepreneur who excels at pricing, estimating and building strong customer relationships.

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Leveraging Technology for More Efficient, Profitable Projects

Construction Business Owner

Join this webinar to learn best practices for companies looking to ditch pen, paper and excel sheets for more streamlined communication and profitable projects. We’ll cover: Optimizing workflows with technology. Spotting inefficiencies across projects. Choosing the right tech to maximize productivity.