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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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Construction Business Owner Blogs

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INSURANCE |. Mr. Rattner discussed the stress tests given by the Treasury Department to large banks that were receiving TARP funds. What would you do next week if you lost that job you had been banking on? STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. EQUIPMENT |. General Management. Software & Technology.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

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INSURANCE |. For example, banks and other financial institutions put in stronger measures than many other industries. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. EQUIPMENT |. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. Construction Law. People Management. Green Building. Construction Safety.

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INSURANCE |. Does an electrical raceway run through a duct bank? STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. EQUIPMENT |. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. Construction Law. People Management. Green Building. Construction Safety. Compliance/Regulations. Sales/Marketing. Industry News.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

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INSURANCE |. For example, I have a mobile banking app on my smartphone. With it, I can check my balance, see transactions, and transfer money, but I can’t apply for a loan on my phone like I can on the bank’s website. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. EQUIPMENT |. General Management. Industry News.

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INSURANCE |. The trouble is that banks often don’t have the capital cushion to foreclose on large properties and take the hit against their lending limit. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. EQUIPMENT |. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. Construction Law. People Management.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. But to count on them as the source of profit is to bank on an unpredictable variable that is not under your control, that is hard to manage, and that you may wish to use for a completely different purpose – business development (more on this in a moment). STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |.