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How To Steadily and Predictably Help Your Employees Meet Expectations
You’re running a construction business and doing your best to get “all the things” done correctly. You must consider cost, quality, time,...

Yvonne Root
Oct 4, 20234 min read


Part Two – The Up-to-Date Guide to Organizing Your Construction Business
You can find it here if you haven’t read part one of this guide. There’s Not Enough Time It is hard to get organized. There are few...

Yvonne Root
Sep 20, 20234 min read


Without Connectors, There Are No Buildings
Finding Screws and More I recently found myself walking down the aisle at one of the local supply stores trying to locate a means of...

Yvonne Root
Aug 16, 20234 min read


36 Reasons to Get into Construction
The Story Behind This Post We’re going to have a little fun here today. It all started when I noticed a plethora of articles, blog posts,...

Yvonne Root
Aug 9, 20235 min read


Purposeful, Productive, and Profitable Meetings
Even kids get it. You must meet if you’re going to be successful in your plans and endeavors. Owning or managing a construction...

Yvonne Root
Feb 22, 20232 min read


An Unusual Look at KPIs
Because you are a construction contractor, there are two fundamental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) you hear about all the time. They...

Yvonne Root
Nov 16, 20223 min read


Let’s Talk nettTracker!
Keeping Track Construction accounting pros, would you like to spend just a few minutes (instead of hours) making adjustments at the end...

Yvonne Root
Nov 10, 20222 min read


Don’t Jump Off the Empire State Building!
I didn’t know much about the Empire State Building when I was a child – other than that you shouldn’t jump off it. I knew that because...

Yvonne Root
Nov 2, 20223 min read


Priority Make it a Priority
It happened again. I found myself standing across the counter from a sweet young sales clerk who, in all innocence, asked me, “Do you...

Yvonne Root
Aug 10, 20224 min read


Why This Construction-Centric Accounting Blog Exists
This is the story of why, at least once a week, a new post is added to the already existing library of information contained in the...

Yvonne Root
Aug 3, 20223 min read


Wise Words About Delegating
The Power of Delegation After reading the last three posts on this blog, Delegation in the Construction Office, Avoiding...

Yvonne Root
Jul 27, 20223 min read


Alternative Construction Office Delegation
This page is the final installment of a three-part series concerning delegating well in a construction contractor’s office. The first...

Yvonne Root
Jul 20, 20225 min read


Delegation in the Construction Office
The fundamental, down-to-earth, bottom-line reason for developing your delegation skill is to become effective at getting your staff and...

Yvonne Root
Jul 6, 20225 min read


Your Construction Company has a Vibe
So, What is a Vibe? One dictionary describes it this way: a person's emotional state or the atmosphere of a place as communicated to and...

Yvonne Root
Apr 20, 20222 min read


Profit is Not a Dirty Word
Some tend to think of “profit” as a dirty word. We disagree! Dictionary Examples Dictionaries provide a basic understanding of the...

Yvonne Root
Mar 30, 20222 min read


How to Stay on “The List”
How to Stay on “The List” of Your Preferred GCs The most important part of making sure you stay on the list of your preferred general...

Yvonne Root
Mar 23, 20222 min read


Getting Ready to be Bonded
Now’s the Time Even if your construction company doesn’t yet need to be bonded, it pays to look at what bonding companies require....

Yvonne Root
Mar 16, 20223 min read


The Financials GCs are Looking For
The Financial Documents GCs Want to See While it may seem that General Contractors who ask for your financial information are using a...

Yvonne Root
Mar 2, 20222 min read


Cash Flow Strategies
Cash flow management is key to running a successful construction contracting business. You need to earn more money than you spend each...

Yvonne Root
Feb 10, 20221 min read


Expense Management Tools
What the heck is an expense management tool? And what difference does it make to a construction contractor – or the contractor’s...

Yvonne Root
Feb 2, 20223 min read
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