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Your People Are the Secret to a Higher Profit Margin

Construction Business Owner

When the construction markets crashed in 2008, many workers in the skilled trades left to pursue employment in an industry with a more stable outlook. One of the greatest challenges business owners face in the current economy is finding and hiring quality employees.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

If a business is unprofitable in 2011, and has no taxable income to use the deduction, that business can elect to use 100% Bonus Depreciation and carry-forward to a year when the business is profitable. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. November 2009. October 2009.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Querying different type of jobs in job costing to look at profitability by type. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. Looking at Over/Under Billing and posting the adjustment to the year-end financials. Preparing Sales & Use tax reports for sales tax authorities.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009. January 2009. Tags accounting. accounting software. Add new tag. business development. change orders. cloud computing. communication. foundation.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009. January 2009. Tags accounting. accounting software. Add new tag. business development. change orders. cloud computing. communication. foundation.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Healthy Competition » Free Webinar on Reducing Profit Fade. One problem that even the most savvy contractors deal with is profit fade, when a job continues to incur additional costs that are not factored into the estimate. In turn, profit fade can dramtically affect cash flow and hinder the possibility of booking new jobs.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

« Free Webinar on Reducing Profit Fade. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. About Us Contact Us Advertise Press Releases Upload Artwork Via FTP -->. Free Subscriptions. Construction Business Owner Magazine. Construction Business Owner E-Newsletter. -->. August 2009.