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Yvonne Root

Apr 15, 2020
3 min

Order Generosity Stability

Being a construction contractor has never been an easy job. Being a construction contractor in mid-April of the year 2020 – well, that’s another level of difficulty. You’ve probably thought of a variety of outcomes concerning the end of the madness surrounding the current pandemic. You may even have a “best case” in mind as well as a “worst case.” The truth is this is not the time for false optimism, nor will fatalistic despair be of any use. As with many things in life, clea

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Yvonne Root

Feb 5, 2020
3 min

Leadership – Keep learning

Leadership means continual learning You’re a construction contractor. By default, that means you’re a leader. Through reason, that means you want to be the best leader you can be. Because of experience, you know there are things you can do to improve your leadership ability. In the first part of this four-part series of articles concerning leadership in the construction world, the subject is improving your leadership skills through continuous learning. Therefore, making time

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Organizing Time in the Construction World

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 chance you didn’t take TIME to organize your time. From calendars to to-do lists and everything between, there are plenty of time organizing tools. Calendars Clocks Watches Apps SaaS Timers Checklists To-do lists In this article by John Rampton on Forbes, you’ll find twenty time management tips. All of the tips are valid and can make organizin

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Yvonne Root

Sep 18, 2019
2 min

Change Your Construction Business

“Change” is not a naughty word While “change” is not a naughty word, it can be as difficult to deal with as the result of a two-year-old wiping the contents of his diaper on the wall and curtains. It stinks. It wasn’t in the plan. And, it can make you wonder why you got involved in the first place. You and your grown son will have either forgotten the incident or find a reason to laugh about it all those years later. Poop happens. And, so does change. Following are three cate

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Uber Report for Construction Contractors

Yvonne Root

Jun 26, 2019
5 min

Uber Report for Construction Contractors

Uber – what it means From Dictionary dot com, we learn that “uber” can be used as either an adverb or an adjective. When used as an adverb it means, “having the specified property to an extreme or excessive degree,” and as an adjective, “designating a person or thing that exceeds the norms or limits of its kind or class.” There is no mention at all of how the word is now being used as (I think) a verb. Here’s an example of how it is used in a sentence, “We thought about walki

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Advisory Board for Construction Contractors

Yvonne Root

Apr 3, 2019
2 min

Advisory Board for Construction Contractors

Advisory Board for Construction Contractors Advisory Board explained Before we go further, there is a distinction to be made. Don’t confuse an advisory board with a Board of Directors. A board of directors is made up of people who manage the CEO and formally approve all key decisions of the company. An advisory board, on the other hand, is an informal group of mentors, guides, or service providers who each have useful knowledge or expertise to bring to the table. So informal,

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Yvonne Root

Feb 27, 2019
5 min

Social and Accounting Socially Speaking

Social and Accounting Socially Speaking Social and accounting — really Can you believe social and accounting does go together? If you think of the “accounting person” as the one who sits in the dark, back room pushing numbers around with frantic fingers and furrowed brow you probably missed the announcement. Attention: Today’s leading scientists announce bean-counters have been found with beating hearts and funny bones. Scientists pointed out they knew the bean-counter they f

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Yvonne Root

Nov 14, 2018
3 min

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 time we’re going one step further and suggesting that finding a Right-Hand Man or Right-Hand Woman is paramount to developing a construction business with hutzpah. And right up front, I will let you know, this isn’t a position for which you can advertise. “Right-Hand Man Needed” won’t fly. Employee Right-Hand Man samples Bill Gates – Steve Ba

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Instagram and the Construction Contractor

Yvonne Root

Oct 2, 2018
3 min

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, let’s talk about the why. It isn’t likely in today’s economy that you’re too worried about finding new clients. I recently heard it described this way; “The way you get new clients today is to answer the phone.” Yep, the construction industry is swinging along nicely, thank you! Why spend time and energy getting the word out when you’re so do

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Yvonne Root

May 2, 2018
3 min

Change Orders

In a perfect world war, divorce, and change orders wouldn’t exist. Sorry, we live in an imperfect world. As for war and divorce – I got nutten. Yet, I can provide some information concerning how to deal with the inevitable change orders that are going to arise during many construction projects. Change order basics Construction change orders are used for altering a construction contract. They are contract documents both parties agree to, signifying they understand there is a c

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Yvonne Root

Apr 25, 2018
2 min

Oops, I Made a Mistake

Client or Customer, what is the difference? You’re a construction contractor or service provider and you do business with other folks. What do you call them? Recently, it was brought to my attention that I have frequently, in the past, referred to those folks for whom you provide services as customers when I should have been using the word clients. My first thought was, “What’s the diff?” When I dug deeper I learned there is a difference, and it is worth paying attention. Fir

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Yvonne Root

Jan 17, 2018
3 min

You Know You Want Excellent Employees

Chances are, you as a construction contractor, look for people who show up on time, whose appearance cleans up well, who protect their work environment, and who manage themselves in a professional manner. You want people who can see your company vision, who understand where the bread and butter come from (your customers,) and who take pride in their work. Do you know what excellent employees want? Knowing what your people want will take you far in building that team of excell

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Not “If” – Rather “When” Something Goes Wrong on Your Construction Site

Yvonne Root

Jan 3, 2018
3 min

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 or you’re not being honest with yourself. Things go wrong. The wrong size gizmos were ordered. Your top hand falls and is injured. The weather is playing havoc with the job site. Your supplier is totally out of the widgets you must have today (and won’t be able to get them in anytime soon.) Change orders are raining down on you. Turns out a

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Disrupting Your Day with Small Quality Tasks

Yvonne Root

Dec 27, 2017
2 min

Disrupting Your Day with Small Quality Tasks

You’re a construction contractor – and you’re busy! All day long! Or are you? What about those minutes of time that are maddeningly frustrating because you’re waiting? Waiting between scheduled appointments Waiting for the person who is late to an appointment Waiting for the coffee to brew Waiting for a slow application to load Waiting for a field report to finish downloading Waiting between sessions at a conference Waiting on phone hold Waiting while you’re stuck in traffic

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Another Construction Contracting Success Story

Yvonne Root

Dec 13, 2017
3 min

Another Construction Contracting Success Story

Frequently, what we do to aid our clients as they grow their construction contracting businesses is a steady process wherein the gains are best noticed in hindsight. After a few months of working with us we hear things like, “Yes, that is exactly how I always wanted it to be, but didn’t know how to get there,” or “I had no idea it would be that easy, thank you,” or “This makes so much sense now, we had been doing it wrong for so long I didn’t think we could ever get it straig

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Yvonne Root

Nov 29, 2017
1 min

Part 1 – Let Middle Managers Manage

This is part 1 of a 2-part discussion concerning growing your construction contracting or service business through growing your middle managers. In this section the discussion will center on what you as an owner should be doing in your business while allowing your middle managers to manage other aspects. You’re the boss – own it You have better things to do than being on job sites all day long. Put your time and effort towards critical, big-picture decisions concerning your c

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Football + Accounting + Construction Contractor

Yvonne Root

Nov 1, 2017
2 min

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 is exciting! They’re in the last few minutes of the fourth quarter. Your team has been given the ball. If they make this touch down your team wins! The entire crowd (all those parents, siblings, and friends wearing the school colors) is standing, waving, shouting. You’re becoming hoarse with the yelling, you’re tense in every fiber of your b

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17hats: All-in-One Business Management Software

Yvonne Root

May 25, 2017
3 min

17hats: All-in-One Business Management Software

In this monthly post, it’s my pleasure to introduce you to one of the many apps that we at Schulte and Schulte endorse and recommend to our customers. As a firm of construction accounting specialists, we love to help companies in the construction industry with their books and finances, part of that help is finding different apps or software that can help our clients out. During this monthly feature, we take a look at several apps that we love at Schulte and Schulte, LLC, and

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Construction Contractor, Got a Problem with Your Financial Reports?

Yvonne Root

Mar 8, 2017
2 min

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 your financial reports are more than numbers for the tax-man or the banker. Because your financial reports are all about guiding you to scale your business. We’re glad you stopped in. Check Us Out! Since Schulte and Schulte, LLC came into being we’ve been construction-accounting-centric. We have knowledge and understanding concerning what const

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The Nuts and Bolts of Organizing Your Truck, Van, or Supply Trailer

Yvonne Root

Feb 27, 2017
3 min

The Nuts and Bolts of Organizing Your Truck, Van, or Supply Trailer

Construction Contractor, have you found your tools are always yelling at you because the wife and kids take up way too much room? Well, here are some ways you can get them to calm down – the tools, not the wife and kids. Standardize the Process It doesn’t matter if you have a single pickup or a fleet of vehicles ranging from box trucks to vans to tool trailers, having organized tool and supply transportation is the key to hitting the jobsite ready to roll. Plus, consider this

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