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6 Numbers You Need to Know

Construction Business Owner

To build a profitable construction business, owners must be focused on key performance indicators (KPIs) and bottom-line numbers. These KPIs are centered on sales revenue, overhead, profit markup, labor costs per unit of work, and your updated job cost labor for every project. 6 Numbers You Need to Know. Sat, 12/31/2022 - 07:39.

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JOC Coefficients Less than 1.0

Job Order Contracting

It should be used to account for contractor overhead and profit. It should NOT BE USED to account for fluctuations in material costs, labor rates, and other factors that can change during the contract term. ( should simply include contractor overhead and profit. Cost Adjustment : A coefficient less than 1.0

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Overcoming Solo Contractor Challenges: How MAP Can Simplify Operations

Contractor Bookkeeping

Maybe you started your company with a few friends and relatives as your earliest clients, and you thought your overhead expenses would be low since you worked out of your home. You made a decent living for yourself, hired a few sub-contractors per project, paid your suppliers, and earned a profit—at least that is what your tax preparer said.

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Estimate Your Way in STACK

Construction Business Owner

After calculating material quantities with your takeoff, estimating adds costs to all facets of the project, from materials and labor to overhead and markup. Waste and overhead can also be added to arrive at the project cost. Estimating is the backbone of a construction project, and it’s essential to get it right to win bids.

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5 Ways to Stop Your Company’s Money Leaks & Blockages

Construction Business Owner

Imagine your company as a funnel with a shut-off valve controlling the flow of profit output. The funnel absorbs and reduces the profit output by paying invoices for job costs and overhead expenses. The leftover flow is net profit cash exiting the end of the funnel into your equity account.

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Construction Accounting Secrets For New Contractors

Contractor Bookkeeping

Construction Accounting Basics For Construction Contractors. Construction Accounting is not a natural mindset for Construction Contractors. Construction Accounting has own language. Regular Accounting the language is Income Minus Expenses Equals Net Profit.

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Five Basic Construction Accounting Tasks To Complete Every Month

Contractor Bookkeeping

Proper construction accounting is all about the details. Everything starts with cash because "cash is fact, profit is an opinion." All transactions in the bank account of your construction accounting system no matter if it is QuickBooks or Xero, must be assigned to the proper accounts: Income.