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Drone Thinking in Construction Contracting
Drone Thinking as a tool Before we begin, let’s get something cleared up. Capterra’s Rachel Burger wrote a blog post for The Balance...

Yvonne Root
Jul 3, 20193 min read


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...

Yvonne Root
Jun 26, 20195 min read


Attending Scaling New Heights
We’re here in Salt Lake City, Utah at the Scaling New Heights convention produced by Woodard. We thought we would let you in on what...

Yvonne Root
Jun 18, 20192 min read


Brand Personality in Construction
Brand Personality including logos and such Brand Personality is made up of many different (and some moving) parts. How many times have...

Yvonne Root
Jun 12, 20194 min read


Investing in Convention Attendance
Investing is different than paying to attend No matter which industry you’re in, seems there’s a convention or trade show for it. Perhaps...

Yvonne Root
Jun 5, 20193 min read


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...

Yvonne Root
May 29, 20192 min read


Contingency Budget to Performance Budget
Turn your contingency budget into your performance budget You can get your commercial construction team on board for saving time, ...

Yvonne Root
May 22, 20193 min read


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...

Yvonne Root
May 15, 20196 min read


Construction Accounting – Zooming In
One of the questions we’re often asked by commercial subcontractors is, “How do you do it?” The following is a dive into what it looks...

Yvonne Root
May 8, 20193 min read


Be the Best Bidder
Best Bidder not lowest bidder You know there are those who only choose the lowest bidder. No matter how detrimental that practice often...

Yvonne Root
May 1, 20192 min read


Focus for Construction Contractors
Focus for Construction Contractors Focus is a core factor of business success Yet focus, simply for the sake of focus makes no sense....

Yvonne Root
Apr 24, 20194 min read


Subcontractors – What’s Your Story?
Subcontractors – What’s Your Story? Subcontractors create The culture you create within the confines of your construction subcontracting...

Yvonne Root
Apr 17, 20194 min read


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...

Yvonne Root
Apr 10, 20194 min read


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...

Yvonne Root
Apr 3, 20192 min read


Being Intentional in Your Construction Business
Being Intentional in Your Construction Business Being Intentional – the question Martin Holsinger, owner of Protractor Podcast and an...

Yvonne Root
Mar 27, 20195 min read


Important Construction Terms We Just Made Up
Important Construction Terms We Just Made Up Important Construction Terms – the story There was this email I received which mentioned The...

Yvonne Root
Mar 20, 20192 min read


5 Construction Takeaways from Archery
5 Takeaways from Archery for your construction business My first venture into the world of archery took place while I was still in high...

Yvonne Root
Mar 13, 20194 min read


Promoting Your Commercial Construction Business
Promoting Your Commercial Construction Business Promoting your construction business While promoting your commercial construction...

Yvonne Root
Mar 6, 20193 min read


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...

Yvonne Root
Feb 27, 20195 min read


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
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