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We Work With CPA's, Bankers, Advisers To Increase Contractor Profits

Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, Jun 22, 2012

Specialists Combine Synergy To Guide Construction Companies

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Topics: CPA, Bankers, Advisors, Winning Teams

People Who Got You Where You Are Cannot Take You Where You Are Going!

Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, Jun 22, 2012

Construction Businesses Growing Pains

When You Started- Your construction business it was you and maybe a partner or somebody who was helping with the office work like answering phones, bookkeeping and running a few errands.

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Topics: Right People In The Right Places

Small Vs. Large Construction Companies Small Is Superior

Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, Jun 22, 2012

From A Lifetime Of Experience In Construction

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Topics: Small Contractor, Small Vs. Large Contractors

Highly Profitable Small Contractors Use OPM For Working Capital Needs

Posted by Randal DeHart on Thu, Jun 21, 2012

Other People's Money O.P.M.

Construction Working Capital - Definitions are fairly complex and can take a lot of room to explain and since we are primarily concerned about helping small construction companies like yours to make a lot of money I will keep it simple and easy.

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Free Tasty Cold Beers And Soda Pops For Time Card!

Posted by Randal DeHart on Thu, Jun 21, 2012

Getting Time Cards Filled Out And Submitted Is A Global Problem

JWT's CASA Office In Brazil - Has the time sheets on the company's computers linked to a fridge that automatically unlocks and dispenses free beer. See video below:

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Topics: Time Cards, Time Card Calculator

Add On Sales Cause Contractor Profits Too Increase Dramatically

Posted by Randal DeHart on Wed, Jun 20, 2012

Because You Have Already Incurred Marketing And Mobilization Costs

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Topics: Add On Sales

New Home Building Seattle Area Market To Fuel Contractor Growth

Posted by Randal DeHart on Wed, Jun 20, 2012

Major Home Builder Actions Signal Profitable Opportunities Ahead For Contractors

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sharp Small Retail Business Owners - Do not invest millions of dollars in market research to determine where to open a new store. They simply follow large multi-national retailers like McDonalds and Wal-Mart because they have the resources and have already done the research before investing money to open new stores. 

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Topics: Major Home Builder Actions, Commercial Tenant Improvement Contractors

Contractors Employees Are Not Required For Success!

Posted by Sharie DeHart on Tue, Jun 19, 2012

It’s OK To Be A Small Contractor


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Topics: Small Contractor

Proactive Contractors Increase Profits On Crests Of Economic Waves

Posted by Randal DeHart on Tue, Jun 19, 2012

If You Want To Profit Massively From Riding The Economic Crests Read On...

Our First Construction Business - In the early 1970's it became painfully obvious there were signs the more experienced construction business owners could read and interpret that I couldn't. They were easy to spot because they were the happy contractors in a sea of blue faces.

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Topics: Economic Crest, Business Coaching

Contractor Bookkeeping Vs. Regular Bookkeeping

Posted by Randal DeHart on Mon, Jun 18, 2012

All Bookkeeping Methods Share The Same Accounting Equations

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Construction Change Order Phobia Increases Stress Reduces Profits

Posted by Randal DeHart on Mon, Jun 18, 2012

Construction Change Order Phobia

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Topics: Change Order Phobia

Free Contractor Invoice Template On Excel

Posted by Randal DeHart on Mon, Jun 18, 2012

Chaos Is Always On The Dollars Coming In; Never On The Money Going Out!

Most Construction Business Owners - Take a lot of pride in their work and for some reason are reluctant to ask for money from their customers and clients. There are some deep seated psychological reasons behind this and we will not go into them here.

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Topics: Free Invoice Template, Cloud Based Bookkeeping Services

Very Highly Profit Conscious Contractors Accept Credit Cards

Posted by Randal DeHart on Sat, Jun 16, 2012

Customers Want To Use Their Credit Cards For Construction Projects

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Topics: Accepting Credit Cards, Does Accepting Credit Cards Make Sense For Contrac

Contractors Are Not Bankers!

Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, Jun 15, 2012

You Are Not A Bank - Never lend money to a customer in the form of providing a lot of labor, material, subcontractors and rental equipment hoping to get paid later on down the road.

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Contractors Keep On Keeping On Because Record Breaking Profits Ahead!

Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, Jun 15, 2012

Construction Has Been Tough - These past few years. I thought I had seen the worst it could get when the prime rate banks charged on loans hit a record high of 21.50% on December 19, 1980. Builders were walking away from unfinished homes and entire developments.

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Topics: Keep The Faith

Starting Your Contracting Company

Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, Jun 15, 2012

Let Us Help Make Your Construction Business Start Up Easier

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

You Quit Your Job - And started a construction business only to discover you need a contractor’s license and bond. Suddenly you realize it costs real money. Now that's stressful.

 

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How To Fix Your Incompetent Bookkeeper!

Posted by Randal DeHart on Thu, Jun 14, 2012

Incompetent Bookkeepers And What To Do To Fix Them

The Answer Is You Can't - My Apologies if the title misleads you into believing I had a better answer because I don't.

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Topics: Incompetent Bookkeepers

Tax Accountant Bookkeeping Helps You or Makes Annual Tax Return Easy

Posted by Sharie DeHart on Wed, Jun 13, 2012

Reports Tax Accountants Use Are Profit & Loss And Balance Sheet

The Numbers On These Reports - Offer a summary snap shot of your business. They are referred to and reviewed over and over by banks and others. See a copy of the Schedule “C” it is the standardized format from the Internal Revenue Service. 

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Topics: QuickBooks Setup For Annual Tax Return

Profitable Construction Companies Use MR>MC To Increase Profits

Posted by Randal DeHart on Wed, Jun 13, 2012

Marginal Revenue Vs. Marginal Cost (MR>MC)

Every Day You Are - Presented With opportunities to invest your money and the key strategy is putting your money to work where it will earn you the most bottom line profit and increase your cash flow.

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Topics: MR>MC

Chronic Bookkeeping Headache Relief

Posted by Randal DeHart on Tue, Jun 12, 2012

Chronic Bookkeeping Pain Comes From Trying To Do It Yourself, Hiring Cheap Bookkeepers and Tax Preparers Pretending To Be Bookkeepers

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We Welcome You Into Fast Easy Accounting Family

Posted by Sharie DeHart on Mon, Jun 11, 2012

 
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Topics: Welcome New Client

We Reduce Contractor's Stress

Posted by Sharie DeHart on Mon, Jun 11, 2012

Sharie DeHart The Contractor's Accounting And Tax Stress Reducing Professional


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Topics: Stress Reduction For Contractors

10,000 Hours Practice To Master Strategic Construction Bookkeeping

Posted by Randal DeHart on Mon, Jun 11, 2012

According To Malcolm Gladwell - Author of the book "Outlier". The Beatles played nearly 10,000 hours together in Germany before the emerged as "The Beatles", Tiger Woods invested 10,000 hours on the golf course before he turned 21, Bill Gates as a kid put in 10,000 on his PC.

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Profitable Construction Companies Continually Network And Breathe

Posted by Randal DeHart on Sat, Jun 09, 2012

Secrets To How Profitable Contractors Make Money Belonging To Trade Groups

Proper Networking Strategy Can Be Your Money Tree!

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Topics: Networking

Virtual Construction Bookkeeping Services Using Hands On Approach

Posted by Sharie DeHart on Fri, Jun 08, 2012

When Someone Says “Virtual” (_____) – What they mean is a real person or activity that exists in a remote location. The internet is real somewhere out in space and time that we can’t exactly touch; but we can connect to it.

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Topics: Virtual Bookkeeping

Pamela Jackson - The Growth Coach - Shoreline Washington

Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, Jun 08, 2012

Every So Often Someone Comes Along That We Just Have To Promote

Pamela Jackson - Is one of those people. I have known Pamela for roughly a year and have met here at a variety of networking events in the Seattle Metro Area. There are coaches and then there are coaches. Every one of them has a niche and some are better defined than others.

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Topics: The Growth Coach Pamela Jackson, Growth Coach, Pamela Jackson

The Only People Who Want Change Are Wet Babies!

Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, Jun 08, 2012

I Like Change As Long As It Doesn't Affect Me!

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Topics: Master Builders Association, 7 Steps To Paradigm Shift

Remodeling Does Not Need To Be A Nightmare

Posted by Randal DeHart on Thu, Jun 07, 2012

When Homeowners Decide To Remodel - Their living space they tend to dream about how it will look and feel when it is done and they have no idea what an emotional roller coaster is in store for them.

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Topics: Remodeling Nightmare

Is Cloud Computing Right For Your Construction Company?

Posted by Randal DeHart on Thu, Jun 07, 2012

It Depends On Your Computer And Server Technician Resources - If you or someone in your office can maintain, navigate, setup, copy, move and delete sensitive data files and folders in a Microsoft Windows environment for desktop computers, notebook computers and mobile devices and inside remote network environments over the internet then you have the basics of what is needed.

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Topics: Hosting Only, Cloud Computing QuickBooks Desktop Version

Contractors Are You Ready? Next Quarter Tax Returns Will Be Due Soon!

Posted by Sharie DeHart on Wed, Jun 06, 2012

Most Construction Businesses - Pay Federal, State and Local taxes often. How often is often? Most contractors file returns and pay on a quarterly basis due by the last day of the month following the end of the quarter.

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Topics: Quarterly Tax Returns

How To Get And Keep High Profit Repeat Construction Clients

Posted by Randal DeHart on Tue, Jun 05, 2012

Systems To Help You Get And Keep High Profit Construction Clients

Understand The High Profit Client - Most of them have personality traits commonly known as drivers. Folks who are accustomed to getting things done quickly and efficiently and do not mind paying professionals for servicing, repairing, remodeling or building new construction projects related to their houses and commercial buildings.

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Topics: High Profit Repeat Construction Clients

How To Get More Repeat Construction Business And Multiply Profits

Posted by Randal DeHart on Tue, Jun 05, 2012

Give Your Customers And Clients Whatever They Want, Not What You Want!

Are You Ready To Wake Up - To a swollen river of cash flow or continue sleeping on the hard mattress of regret under the cold blanket of lost opportunity?

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Topics: Give Your Customers And Clients What They Want

How Contractors Can Leverage The Business Cycle To Your Advantage

Posted by Randal DeHart on Mon, Jun 04, 2012

The Business Cycle Can Be Deadly To Construction Companies!

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Topics: The Business Cycle

How To Use The 80 20 Rule In Your Construction Company!

Posted by Randal DeHart on Mon, Jun 04, 2012

Understanding How The 80 20 Rule Works In Your Business Can Bring Positive Changes To Your Life In Ways You Never Dreamed Were Possible!


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Topics: 80 20 Rule

Do You Want Customers Or Clients For Your Construction Business?

Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, Jun 01, 2012

Customers - Are disloyal price buyers who purchase commodities and services with cost as their primary consideration.

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Topics: Clients or Customers, Customers Vs. Clients, Customers, Clients

You Could Be Paying Too Much Taxes With The Wrong Bookkeeper!

Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, Jun 01, 2012

Your Tax Bill Is Based On Reports From Your QuickBooks Construction Accounting System

QuickBooks For A Tiny Company - But not any construction company, can be setup and maintained by just about anyone who can fog a mirror. Setting Up QuickBooks and Maintaining QuickBooks for a construction company is a whole different thing. It is the difference between flying a tiny remote control toy plane at the park on a sunny afternoon and piloting a Boeing 787 jetliner with your company and everyone depending on it aboard.

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Topics: How To Lower Your Tax Bill

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