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8 Tips to Manage Cash Flow Like Your Construction Business Depends on It

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Cash flow can make or break any business, especially in the construction industry. To successfully grow, construction firms need to effectively manage cash flow to procure materials, pay vendors and salaries, fund new projects, and finance other day-to-day business operations. Negotiate better contract terms.

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Service Agreements Can Improve Contractors Cash Flow And Profits

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In the meantime, service agreement customers are a source of cash flow and are predetermined to call you instead of your competition when repairs are necessary. They may call your contracting company for future work or they may decide to shop the competition and use the information they find to negotiate for a lower price.

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Types of Capital for Construction Businesses

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Working capital measures the difference between a construction company’s current assets and current liabilities. Businesses whose assets (like cash, accounts receivable, inventory, or materials) exceed the value of their liabilities (like wages, debts, vendor payments, or overhead costs) have working capital to use to maintain or grow.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

When you approach your chosen lender(s), be open about your financial situation, including any typically slow work and cash-flow periods. Many contractors negotiate payment due dates with their vendors to get themselves out of short-term cash binds. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Recent Posts.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Tip #1: Negotiate Fuel Costs. Before you go down the negotiating path, be sure you know your overall consumption by gallons. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. They shared these tips and tricks with me on fuel management. Hopefully you’ll find them as helpful as I did. Wally Evans Blog. Recent Posts.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

– will ultimately determine if you are on the bid list or in the negotiating room for the next project. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. As the general contractor we will have ultimate responsibility for the construction quality and fit and finish of the facility. Wally Evans Blog. Recent Posts. February 2009.

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Accounting for Retention Receivable & Payable: A Contractor’s Guide

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The rate of retention is stipulated in the construction contract and can often be negotiated. Both retention accounts are shown as current assets and current liabilities, respectively. Plus, not recording retention payable leads to the understating of a company’s liabilities. Fariba Mehdian. View profile.