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Be a Visionary Construction Subcontractor
Be a Visionary Construction Subcontractor Think like a Visionary Construction Contractor You might think that because we’re construction...

Yvonne Root
Feb 20, 20195 min read


Building Good Habits for Your Construction Business
Building Good Habits for Your Construction Business Good Habits Take time to build. Require sustained effort. Should start small. Give...

Yvonne Root
Jan 23, 20193 min read


Outsourcing Accounting – How to know when it is time
Outsourcing Accounting – How to know when it is time Outsourcing accounting too soon If you: Are an average (non-construction related)...

Yvonne Root
Jan 16, 20192 min read


Growing Your Construction Business in 2019
Growing Your Construction Business in 2019 Growing your construction business is much like planning to run with the big dogs. As a matter...

Yvonne Root
Jan 9, 20194 min read


Strategy Planning in Your Construction Business
Strategy Planning in Your Construction Business Strategy for Goals Planning In the first two parts of this series we dealt with Task...

Yvonne Root
Jan 2, 20193 min read


Goal Planning in Your Construction Business
Goal Planning in Your Construction Business Goals and how to prioritize them “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but...

Yvonne Root
Dec 26, 20185 min read


Priority Planning in Your Construction Business
Priority Planning in Your Construction Business Priority – it’s a task “I have two kinds of problems: the urgent and the important. The...

Yvonne Root
Dec 19, 20183 min read


Subcontractors in Construction – A view from both sides
Subcontractors in Construction – A view from both sides Subcontractors are not alone Listen Subcontractors, more than once I’ve heard...

Yvonne Root
Dec 5, 20183 min read
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Thanksgiving and Virtual Accounting and More [updated 11/24/21]
[updated 11/24/21] Looking back on holiday traditions is among the “traditions” of many. Right? So, as we were looking forward to the...

Yvonne Root
Nov 21, 20183 min read


Employee or Right-Hand Man
Employee or Right-Hand Man Employee with more to offer Last time we looked at the problems involved with finding Loyal Employees. This...

Yvonne Root
Nov 14, 20183 min read


Are Loyal Employees a Thing of the Past?
Loyal to what? In the construction industry, in 2018, the idea of loyal employees has taken a beating. Loyalty has gotten into the...

Yvonne Root
Nov 7, 20183 min read


Mistakes are Costly, Coverups are Costlier
Mistakes are learning tools Learn. Study. Improve. Grasp. Catch On. There are numerous ways for us to learn. Making mistakes is one of...

Yvonne Root
Oct 31, 20183 min read


Service and Your Construction Business
Service is paramount Service is what distinguishes your construction company from the others. You know it is true. Those working for you...

Yvonne Root
Oct 10, 20184 min read


Instagram and the Construction Contractor
Instagram? Why? Before we get into the whats, hows, and wherefores of using Instagram to market your construction contracting business,...

Yvonne Root
Oct 2, 20183 min read


Grow an Established Construction Business – Part 3
Business is great Business is great – until it isn’t. The construction contracting business is well known for its boom or bust nature....

Yvonne Root
Sep 19, 20184 min read


Grow an Established Construction Business – Part 2
Construction business growth Construction, at its very heart, is exhilarating. Being part of an industry that manufactures the clients’...

Yvonne Root
Sep 12, 20184 min read


Grow an Established Construction Business – Part 1
You’ve gone beyond finding your first client. You’ve gotten past all the start-up issues. You are ready to take the next steps to grow...

Yvonne Root
Sep 5, 20183 min read


Technology Isn’t the Focus, Business Is
Your technology choices Finding technology that is relevant to running your subcontracting business is easy. Right? *Beep* Wrong! Finding...

Yvonne Root
Aug 15, 20182 min read


How to Know if Your Office System is a Mess
Office systems – they’re no joke Office systems could be funny, right? Let’s step back a moment and look at where this post came from. As...

Yvonne Root
Aug 7, 20183 min read


How to Hire a Knight in Shining Armor
Hire the right knights Hire someone soon or see your kingdom hurt. So, you’re the King (owner) of your construction subcontracting...

Yvonne Root
Aug 1, 20184 min read
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