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Mobile Timecards: Construction Software
Like any business, construction companies always want to find a way to cut costs and win business. Deploying a mobile timecard system and GPS tracking solution provides one way to do this. Mobile...
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Create a Construction Organization Chart
Many construction businesses reach a certain size and stop growing because the owners try to do too much work themselves. They have a difficult time delegating and deciding who to hire. Companies...
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Why Do Contractors Fail?
Most contractors are well aware that a combination of issues can create problems on any construction project. There could be financial changes in the economy, unforeseen changes in jobsite conditions,...
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40 Hour Week and Construction Productivity
The “typical” workweek is one that has about 40 hours of work. Most employees see anywhere from 10-20% more work hours than this in a typical week. The following article, written by Jessica Stillman,...
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Know Your SWOT!
The key to survival—whether it be in the “real” world or the business world—is to know your SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats). According to the U.S. Small Business Association,...
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Competitive Advantage
The following article is a good read I found on enr.com. Take a look… I recently overheard a contractor bragging about how he could gain a cost advantage over his competition. It caught my attention,...
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Construction Business Best Practices Series… Step 1
The following twelve posts were written by George Hedley, owner of Hedley Construction and HardHat Presentations. He has extensive knowledge in the construction industry and shares his wisdom to others...
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If I followed you around for a day, what would I see? What would be your focus? Would you be spending your time on details, scheduling crews, making sure materials are on the jobsite, bidding work,...
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Have you noticed the construction business is a lot like the circus? You spend your days juggling, taming lions, fire eating, sword swallowing, getting shot out of a cannon, walking tight ropes,...
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Industry Confidence Index Rises Dramatically
The construction market has taken its lumps over the past four years, tempting a normally optimistic industry to get gloomy. However, for the first time since early 2008, the industry is seeing signs...
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