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Green Buildings are Subsidizing Conventional Buildings Stymying Climate Progress

Green Building Law Update

The financial value of green buildings is well documented, from commanding higher rents, greater occupancy rates, and increased occupant satisfaction, to lower operating costs for everything from reduced insurance premiums and less energy utilized, easily resulting in an increased return on investment of more than 9% over conventional building.

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Highly Profitable Contractors Control Who Receives Company Information

Contractor Bookkeeping

The primary keeper of all the documents is you, your spouse, your employees, your suppliers, your bank, your credit card company. General Liability Insurance Provider. I know this is not a statement that any contractor wants to hear about their bookkeeping. It is easier to blame the bookkeeper for missing information.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. Bank lines of credit are lifelines for many contractors, yet convincing a bank to provide or renegotiate a line of credit is not easy. Building your case beforehand can certainly help and makes you look better in the eyes of the bank. Crunch the numbers – Banks like proactive business owners.

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Toxic and dysfunctional industry awaits its revolution

Construction Law

The fundamental issues remain – clients are convinced that the industry is inefficient and prices have to be held down; main contractors compete ruthlessly on price and take work with little chance of profits and sub contract what they can down the supply chain to those least able to shoulder the risk.

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Starting Profitable Construction Company Unique Secrets Revealed

Contractor Bookkeeping

There are a number of people who pass out advice on how to start a profitable construction company; however, very few have actually done it and fewer still had a clear understanding of where they were making or losing money and fewer yet have ever gotten past the point of owning a J.O.B. The really good news they are on the banks payroll.

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We Work With CPA's, Bankers, Advisers To Increase Contractor Profits

Contractor Bookkeeping

. #1 Commercial Banker - Someone to help you manage cash flow and put your cash to work earning interest with sweep accounts and other banking tools. They are excellent at reviewing your Key Performance Indicators and advising on profit and growth opportunities. #2 A qualified commercial attorney is worth every dime they charge. #5

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You Have HUD-1 Statements And Your Bank Wants Financial Statements

Contractor Bookkeeping

You are a spec home builder in need of a construction draw and your bank or lender wants to see your latest financial reports and this time they want all of the current houses you are working on to be reflected in QuickBooks correctly as Work-In-Process (W.I.P.) Insurance Audit Support Service. Does this sound familiar?

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