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5 Strategies Discerning Construction Subcontractors Use to Prosper – Part 5
The emphasis is on relationships in this final part of the 5-part series concerning strategies used by discerning construction...

Yvonne Root
May 31, 20233 min read


5 Strategies Discerning Construction Subcontractors Use to Prosper – Part 4
Grasp Your Tech Leveraging modern technological solutions keeps your construction business from being left behind. In this fourth part of...

Yvonne Root
May 24, 20232 min read


Train Them Up
An ancient proverb says, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” I was reading through...

Yvonne Root
Apr 26, 20234 min read


An Unusual Look at Change Orders
The Big Picture You get it. You know that change orders are woven into the fabric of construction contracting. Even if they aren’t...

Yvonne Root
Mar 9, 20234 min read


Construction Business Acumen Lists
The foundational concept for the information that follows is this: Any successful business owners possess business acumen. A typical...

Yvonne Root
Jan 18, 20232 min read


Employee Loyalty Does Exist!
Employee Loyalty Remember the M&M commercial where Santa and an M&M each declare that the other exists? They’re both astonished at the...

Yvonne Root
Jan 11, 20233 min read


Fresh-Data and Decisions
Sometimes it seems we have data coming out our ears. From marketers to religious leaders, from school officials to medical providers,...

Yvonne Root
Dec 14, 20223 min read


Adaptive for Construction Contractors
Myth: Construction Contractors don’t want to use new technology. Truth: Construction Contractors DO want technology that is easy to set...

Yvonne Root
Dec 8, 20222 min read


An Unusual Look at KPIs
Because you are a construction contractor, there are two fundamental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) you hear about all the time. They...

Yvonne Root
Nov 16, 20223 min read


Let’s Talk nettTracker!
Keeping Track Construction accounting pros, would you like to spend just a few minutes (instead of hours) making adjustments at the end...

Yvonne Root
Nov 10, 20222 min read


Capable Construction Contractors Collaborate part 2
The first part of this two-part series aimed to supply food for thought concerning the benefits of collaborating; now, the focus will be...

Yvonne Root
Oct 12, 20223 min read


Priority Make it a Priority
It happened again. I found myself standing across the counter from a sweet young sales clerk who, in all innocence, asked me, “Do you...

Yvonne Root
Aug 10, 20224 min read


Accountability, Who Cares?
This article isn’t about a singular “accountability partner.” It is about understanding the plethora of people in your life and...

Yvonne Root
Jun 8, 20223 min read


Leadership Through Communication
Being a construction business leader makes it incumbent on you to practice excellent communication. It is that simple – and that hard....

Yvonne Root
May 4, 20222 min read


Your Construction Company has a Vibe
So, What is a Vibe? One dictionary describes it this way: a person's emotional state or the atmosphere of a place as communicated to and...

Yvonne Root
Apr 20, 20222 min read


How Columns Support Your Construction Business
Columns are Historically Functional Just as you must consider the purpose, position, and size of a column in a building, you must...

Yvonne Root
Feb 16, 20222 min read


And Then There Was a New Year!
Sometimes there are hard stops (like the end of the year,) and sometimes there are flows (like the middle of winter) that coincide or...

Yvonne Root
Dec 29, 20213 min read


That’s a Wrap!
Christmas is Just Around the Corner As a child, I measured the year from Christmas to Christmas. And some of those years seemed Much....

Yvonne Root
Dec 22, 20212 min read


Taxes Don’t Need to be Taxing!
Let’s clear this up before going further – the team at The Profit Constructors DOES NOT prepare federal or state income taxes. We make...

Yvonne Root
Dec 15, 20212 min read


The Secret to Continual Optimization – Lessons from the Bus
The Secret The secret to continual optimization is picking up the most helpful tool in your business acumen toolbox and putting it to...

Yvonne Root
Nov 17, 20212 min read
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