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4 Critical Success Factors
The Contractor's Business Coach
Follow a sound strategy, set the right priorities, hire a committed staff and have a strong self-discipline in order to run a successful business
Success starts with a sound strategy. You need to be chasing work that you have a competitive advantage for over most of your competition.
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Reader Insights on Equipment Costing
GB Financial Services, LLC
A reader responds to our question about assigning equipment costs to projects.
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Inspect What You Expect
The Contractor's Business Coach
Make sure expectations are being met by frequently inspecting your operations and processes
You have to make sure you are inspecting the right things because looking at the wrong things can pose a threat to your business.
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Bidding for Equipment-intensive Contractors
GB Financial Services, LLC
Guest columnist Ken Hedlund shares strategies to account for construction equipment costs in your bids.
Management
Equipment Price Pressure is Building
GB Financial Services, LLC
Construction equipment costs are going up in 2011 whether you buy new, used or rent. Here's why.
Management
Smart Options to Get Needed Equipment
GB Financial Services, LLC
Rental or buying used can be an effective means to get construction equipment when you need it.
Purchasing used can be a cost-effective means to obtain equipment needed to complete projects or increase productivity.
Management
Keep It In the Family
GB Financial Services, LLC
Steps to take to ensure smooth succession of a family-owned construction business without overburdening the next generation.
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Tough Times for Good Companies
Superior Tire & Rubber Corp.
Unfortunately sweeper professionals, along with anyone else who buys things needs to understand that as the price of fuel goes up, so goes the price of many other things we need to get by.
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8 Ways to Retain Your Best Customers
The Contractor's Business Coach
Grow Consulting's Guy Gruenberg works through 8 key steps contractors can take to help develop repeat customers
Management
Can You Control Health Care Costs?
GB Financial Services, LLC
Turns out the answer is "yes" - if you do your homework.
Technology
Does Your Field Time Card Work For You?
Construction Business Coaching
Designed properly, your time card can become an invaluable tool to track labor production, field quantities installed, company and rental equipment usage, and materials consumed on the job
Figure 1: This example time card shows the work broken down exactly as the estimator bid the job.
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A Cultural Comparison Between Rental Businesses in the U.S. and Ireland
Detmer Consulting Inc.
I've been to well over one thousand rental companies in North America and every now and then I get the rare treat to venture to far-away places. This summer I had the pleasure to visit several rental businesses in Ireland.
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