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Taxes, Urban Planners, and Terrified Shepherds
Taxes Ah, taxes, often the beginning of a spell-binding story, right? Well, no, not all that often. But this one amazing story...

Yvonne Root
Dec 24, 20203 min read


The Profit Constructors Presents
It’s Here! On November 11th, we announced the Construction Junction podcast was coming soon. Well, soon has arrived. Today, Wednesday,...

Yvonne Root
Dec 16, 20202 min read


Improving Your Core Values Score
Core Values – Everybody’s Got ‘Em Simply having core values doesn’t mean a construction contractor has high ethical standards. Even the...

Yvonne Root
Dec 9, 20204 min read


That Sure as %*&# is Not Safe!
Have you, like me, grown weary of the Stay Safe message? Well, hold on to your seatbelts because this adventurous message isn’t about...

Yvonne Root
Dec 2, 20203 min read


Got Crappy Employee?
Every construction company either has or has had at least one crappy employee. Just like in the friendliest of neighborhoods, it seems...

Yvonne Root
Nov 25, 20203 min read


No Joke – It’s a Construction Project
What is a construction project made of? What makes a successful construction project a successful construction project? What is the...

Yvonne Root
Nov 18, 20204 min read


Construction Junction Podcast!
Announcing Construction Junction Podcast! The dictionary says the word “junction” means a point where two or more things are joined. And...

Yvonne Root
Nov 11, 20202 min read


How to be a Top-Notch Construction Business Owner
Construction Business Owner as Hero When writing this post, I wanted to use the title, “How to be a Top-Notch Construction Business...

Yvonne Root
Nov 4, 20203 min read


Plan Plan Plan
It’s your plan Take a moment to envision the peeling of potatoes. In your mind’s eye, you might have seen different tools being used, but...

Yvonne Root
Oct 28, 20203 min read


When Things Don’t Stack Up
You know, and so do we that being a construction contractor and keeping up with all-the-things isn’t easy. Sometimes you need to call for...

Yvonne Root
Oct 21, 20202 min read


Putting out the Fires
Interruptions – you got ‘em When daily interruptions and distractions keep you always on your toes as you put out the small fires they...

Yvonne Root
Oct 14, 20204 min read


Chain of Command
Why Have a Chain of Command? Organized construction contractors know how to use the chain of command. A clear and valid chain of command:...

Yvonne Root
Oct 7, 20203 min read


The Must-Have Tool for EVERY Construction Contractor
The mighty checklist tool From administrative procedures to job site safety protocols, from purchase orders to change orders, from daily...

Yvonne Root
Oct 1, 20203 min read


Get the Obstacle Course out of Your Office! Part two
In the first of this two-part series, we dealt with removing the obstacle course in your commercial construction subcontracting office...

Yvonne Root
Sep 23, 20202 min read


Get the Obstacle Course out of Your Office! Part One
Obstacle Course or Office? Obstacle courses can be for the fun of it, or they can be used for training military and police forces, but...

Yvonne Root
Sep 16, 20204 min read


Conquering the Construction Operations Monster
Operations Accountability Last time, we focused on the dual options (DIY or MODIFY) that The Profit Constructors offers construction...

Yvonne Root
Sep 9, 20203 min read


Taming the Construction Accounting Beast
Purrrrfect Construction Accounting Few industries require as much knowledge and expertise concerning the accounting beast as construction...

Yvonne Root
Sep 2, 20203 min read


Networking Ain’t What it Used to Be!
Networking rocks Networking ain’t what it used to be. It is much better now! There are more opportunities, fewer barriers, and little to...

Yvonne Root
Aug 26, 20202 min read


Sorting it Out part two
We looked at sorting and clutter in the first part of this two-part series. This time, we’re tackling the process of sorting within three...

Yvonne Root
Aug 19, 20204 min read


Sorting it Out part one
What sort is it? The post titled The Power of Categories focused on how the development of categories is the basis for organizing your...

Yvonne Root
Aug 12, 20203 min read
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