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Penny Pinching is Good for Your Construction Business
You’ve moved up from “Have hammer, or wrench, or paintbrush – will travel,” to running a construction contracting business. Now, you have...

Yvonne Root
Jan 31, 20185 min read


Employee or Independent Contractor? Recommendations for Compliance
The following is a guest post courtesy of Lynda McKay owner of HRextension. The construction industry has been and continues to be under...

Yvonne Root
Jan 24, 20184 min read


Not “If” – Rather “When” Something Goes Wrong on Your Construction Site
If you’re a construction contractor who hasn’t experienced anything go wrong on one of your projects, you’re either brand new to the biz...

Yvonne Root
Jan 3, 20183 min read


The Top 5 Critical Problems Schulte and Schulte Solves for Owners of Construction Contracting Compan
When you first became a construction contractor or construction service business owner it was pretty simple – get a job, do the job, get...

Yvonne Root
Nov 21, 20172 min read


Do You Really Understand the Financial Position of Your Construction Contracting Business?
If you’re like many people who own construction contracting and service businesses, you likely have little to no financial training....

Yvonne Root
Nov 9, 20172 min read


Football + Accounting + Construction Contractor
So . . . your kid is on his high school football team. And your team is in The Game! They’re playing well! And so is the other team. It...

Yvonne Root
Nov 1, 20172 min read


From Accounting to Bidding – Nailing It!
When you’re in the construction contracting business a lot rests on your ability to present an accurate bid. Before you bid your next job...

Yvonne Root
Oct 25, 20173 min read


A Dozen Reasons Construction Contractors Use Job Costing
You’ve already figured out that when you own a construction contracting or service business, your world is colorful. Some of the myriad...

Yvonne Root
Oct 11, 20172 min read


Strategies for Finding and Keeping Good Construction Employees
A successful construction contracting or service business means having great people on your team. Finding and keeping those great people...

Yvonne Root
Sep 27, 20175 min read


7 Things Impossibly Savvy Contractors Wear
Ever wondered which common traits shape successful owners of construction companies and construction service businesses? Here are seven...

Yvonne Root
Sep 19, 20173 min read


Getting Your Construction Company Ready for Company
You know the story. Company’s coming – we need to get this place straightened up! Truth is, when guests are on their way, getting the...

Yvonne Root
Aug 15, 20172 min read


Part 2 – 10 Qualities Needed for Scaling Your Construction Contracting or Service Business
If you missed part 1 with the first 5 qualities needed for scaling your construction contracting or service business you can find it...

Yvonne Root
Jul 25, 20173 min read


10 Qualities Needed for Scaling Your Construction Contracting or Service Business
10 Qualities Needed for Scaling Your Construction Contracting or Service Business part 1 Being an entrepreneur in the construction field...

Yvonne Root
Jul 18, 20176 min read


Build a foundation for financing options – Think expansion
This is part three in a five-part series concerning Steps to Scaling Your Construction Contracting Business. You can see the introduction...

Yvonne Root
Jun 20, 20172 min read


Financials: Cash Basis versus Accrual Basis for QuickBooks Online
If you want to get a handle on the numbers in your Construction Contracting business then it is imperative you understand your financial...

Yvonne Root
May 16, 20174 min read


Will QuickBooks Online work for my Construction Business?
I was originally asked to write this article for QBOChat where it was published back on March 8th. I wanted to share it here for our...

Tonya Schulte
Apr 11, 20174 min read


Construction Contractor, Got a Problem with Your Financial Reports?
Do your financial reports measure up? Because your financial reports should tell you much more than what you’ve already done. Because...

Yvonne Root
Mar 8, 20172 min read
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