Yvonne Root
Trust and Risk Mitigation in Construction
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Yvonne Root
- Mar 11, 2020
- 2 min
Budgeting and Estimating
Proper budgets and estimates If your commercial construction contracting business is to survive, then you must be equipped to provide...
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Yvonne Root
- Feb 19, 2020
- 5 min
Leadership — Develop an eye for the big picture
How neglecting some things in your business pays off Here’s the deal; big picture thinking is a core leadership competency. Yes, as a...
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Yvonne Root
- Jan 15, 2020
- 4 min
Organizing Time in the Construction World
Organizing Time is about organizing time When you find yourself running from one business fire to another all day long, there’s a good...
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Yvonne Root
- Aug 7, 2019
- 2 min
Being Patient in an Impatient Construction World
Being Patient for the long-haul Learning to be patient takes . . . well, it takes a modicum of patience. And, I’m among those who’ve had...
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Yvonne Root
- May 29, 2019
- 2 min
Financial Acumen for Construction Contractors
How Financial Acumen puts you ahead When you gain financial acumen, you understand how to use financial reports along with all the...
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Yvonne Root
- May 15, 2019
- 6 min
Building Codes in History
Building Codes in Stone So, you think it is hard to deal with city hall? Then, you gotta check this out. The beginning of documented...
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Yvonne Root
- Apr 17, 2019
- 4 min
Subcontractors – What’s Your Story?
Subcontractors – What’s Your Story? Subcontractors create The culture you create within the confines of your construction subcontracting...
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Yvonne Root
- Apr 10, 2019
- 4 min
Delegating in the Construction Arena
Delegating in the Construction Arena Delegating: a leadership tool Every day you send people into the field or to their desks to...
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Yvonne Root
- Jan 16, 2019
- 2 min
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)...
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Yvonne Root
- Dec 5, 2018
- 3 min
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...
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Yvonne Root
- Sep 19, 2018
- 4 min
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....
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Yvonne Root
- Sep 12, 2018
- 4 min
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’...
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Yvonne Root
- Sep 5, 2018
- 3 min
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...
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Yvonne Root
- Aug 29, 2018
- 2 min
Our Clients Are Savvy Contractors – Take a Peek
Who our clients are Our clients are construction subcontractors. Yet there is more to the picture. They’re ambitious, smart, determined,...
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Yvonne Root
- Aug 15, 2018
- 2 min
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...
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Yvonne Root
- Jul 25, 2018
- 4 min
Phones on the Roof
Phones anywhere on a construction site What do you think? Should there be phones on your construction site? There are a number of...
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Yvonne Root
- Jul 11, 2018
- 2 min
The Best Supporting Tech Nominee Is . . .
Hubdoc! Whether or not you faithfully watch the annual Hollywood extravaganza known as the Academy Awards, you know there is a...
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Yvonne Root
- Jul 3, 2018
- 5 min
Avoid Construction Business Overwhelm
I grew up hearing this phrase, “Let go and let God.” The jist of the phrase is to allow God to handle the things you can’t. It is a...
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Yvonne Root
- Mar 28, 2018
- 2 min
5 Strategies to Retain Your Best Employees – Part 3
This is the third in a 5-part series about specific strategies you can use in order to retain your best construction employees. You can...
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