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Unique Bad Bookkeeper Traits Kill Contractor Profits

Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, Aug 28, 2015

Bad Bookkeepers Have 38 Traits In Common

It is important to understand the difference between Professional Bookkeepers, Regular Bookkeepers and Bad Bookkeepers.

  • Regular Bookkeepers learned most if not everything they know about bookkeeping by experience and by letting you pay for their education in the form of excess taxes, fines, penalties, un-invoiced work, overpaying bills and late fees. It is painful for them and you. They have good intentions and do not want to cause contractors any grief and they are sincere with their apologies. Of the thousands of Regular Bookkeepers I have met they all have good hearts and really do mean well.
  • Bad Bookkeepers also learned most if not everything they know about bookkeeping by experience and by letting you pay for their education in the form of excess taxes, fines, penalties, un-invoiced work, overpaying bills and late fees. It is painful for you but not for them. They have bad intentions and will cause contractors as much grief as possible and are quick to blame everyone else when something goes wrong. Of the dozens of Bad Bookkeepers I have met they all have a bad opinion of contractors and business in general.

On to the 38 traits

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Topics: Bad Bookkeepers, Professional Bookkeepers, Bookkeeping, Construction Bookkeeping, Bookkeeper

Contractors Who Feed Workers Make Lot More Money

Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, Aug 21, 2015


One Tiny Bit Of Knowledge High Profit Contractors

Use To Get Well Over 100% Return On Investment

They Provide Snacks And Beverages for their field workers and office staff. What you say? It costs money! How is spending money going to make me money? Perhaps you think I am crazy! Read though and pay special heed to the three Profit Enhancement Strategies near the end.

Let's Take A Look At A Typical Construction Worker Named John

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Topics: Construction Profits, Cash Flow, Increase Profits

From New Contractors To Seasoned Builders We Know What To Do

Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, Aug 14, 2015

From The Brand New Contractor To The Specialty Contractor, General Contractor, HandyMan and Spec Builder We Know What You Need QuickBooks To Do!

We spent over 20 years owning and operating construction companies including service and remodel firms. We sold our last construction company in the year 2000 which means we are not your competitor, rather the opposite. We are experienced contractors helping contractors get more from their accounting system.

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Topics: Contractor Bookkeeping Services, We Know Construction Accounting, Contractors

Daniel Eric Bowling From SmartTradesmen.com

Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, Aug 07, 2015

Today's Guest Article And Podcast Feature Daniel Eric Bowling

Entrepreneur And Founder SmartTradesmen.com

Daniel reached out to us and shared his story and it is fascinating. He is someone who has mastered the art and skill of upholstery including owning operating a profitable upholstery company.

Along the way he discovered some of the similarities all tradesmen share. The love and care they put into doing their work and the frustration of making a good living which includes some free time and building a retirement.

Daniel shares some of his thoughts and words of wisdom on The Contractors Success M.A.P. Podcast and in the article below.

 

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Pressures of Life, Family Operating Your Unique Construction Company

Posted by Sharie DeHart on Fri, Jul 31, 2015

Let me introduce myself, Hi, I’m Sharie when you call

I’m the voice on the other end of the phone

Calls come from Construction Contractors, Wives,  Mothers, Bookkeepers, Advisors and others all wanting to find someone to reassure them that they are not crazy and what they expect and what’s expected from them is not unreasonable.

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Topics: Construction, Construction Psychology, Outsourced Accounting, construction suppport, contractor divorce

Contractors Who Make Their Wives Bookkeepers Are Headed For Divorce

Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, Jul 24, 2015


An Open Letter To Contractors Who Make Their Wives Do The Bookkeeping

There is a storm brewing on the horizon and I have to address it before it is too late in an effort to help save a few good marriages. Lately there has been a surge of contractor's spouses who have left and filed for divorce and a lot more are on the edge. Girlfriends do not have as many reasons to stay so they usually pack up and leave early.

I came dangerously close to having lost my wife in divorce from having insisted she do all of construction accounting for our construction company. You can listen to my story by clicking on the podcast below:

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Unique Secrets To Handyman Contractor Success

Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, Jun 26, 2015

Is Your Handyman Contracting Company Highly Profitable?

Do You Want To Be Your Own  Boss And Start A Highly

Profitable Handyman Contracting Company?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Hi, my name is Randal DeHart and I have been involved with construction first as an employee, then a contractor and now as a construction accountant and I teach contractors how to make a good living owning and operating their construction companies.

The one area I struggle with is teaching contractors how to leverage a Handyman Company into a money machine. Because it is so hard to find employees and build a process where the work requires so many different skill sets. I have found the answer and his name is Dan Perry.

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Topics: Handyman Success Secrets

Unique Contractor's Financial Forecasting Tool Actually Works

Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, Jun 19, 2015


Plan Your Work Then Work Your Plan

But Who Has Time To Plan?

Do you know of a contracting company that runs smoother than yours? They have the same challenges you do:
  • Getting enough qualified leads to bid on and winning enough of them at a price that is profitable
  • Finding employees who will arrive on time, do the work and not steal time, materials or customer
  • Having enough cash to pay the bills before the end of the month and cash left over for the owner

In the past when you wanted a formal Business Plan it was more painful than a letting a dentist work on your teeth without using any painkiller! We found the answer. A simple financial forecasting tool that links to your Contractors QuickBooks file, does most of the work for you and it's...PAINLESS!

The Best Parts:

  • Cloud based so you can access it 24/7 from any web enabled device
  • Links to QuickBooks and updates automatically which means you never have to open QuickBooks
  • Financial Reports and forecasting help you lead your contracting company to success and prosperity
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Topics: Business Plans, Business Plan For Your Construction Company, Live Plan, LivePlan For Contractors, Business Planning For contractors

Contractor Marketing That Actually Works!

Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, Jun 12, 2015

Today's Guest Article Features Patrick Ingram

 

President of Construction Accounting And Consulting

The Following Is An Outline From Patrick Ingram's Guest Appearance On The Contractors Success M.A.P. Podcast which you can listen to below. It is on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Pocket Casts and all popular podcast directories.

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Editor’s Note: I have known Patrick Ingram for many years, I trust him and find him to be very knowledgeable and capable on the subject construction and mentoring emerging contractors as well as helping contractors who are facing current challenges to turn around their construction companies and put them back on the road to growth an profits. 

I Highly Recommend all contractors spend some time on his website www.constructionaccountingandconsulting.biz and get to know him/her. He/she is a valuable resource to all contractors, not just remodel contractors. Please be sure to let him/her know Randal DeHart, The Contractors Accountant, recommended you.

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Topics: Sub-Contractor Marketing, Marketing, Contractor Marketing

When Your Accountant Says You Don't Need Job Costing...

Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, Jun 05, 2015


It's Because They Don't Need It

To Fill Out The Annual Tax Return!

Contractors like you regularly ask us if there is a way to have Job Costing Reports and have their annual tax return prepared and the answer is Yes!

99.99% of the time we find out the same company that is providing the contractor bookkeeping services is providing the annual tax preparation services. As you may or may not know there is a whole lot more money in preparing tax returns than there is in providing contractor bookkeeping services

So if an accounting firm provides both contractor bookkeeping services and annual income tax service or if they have a related company which they STRONGLY RECOMMEND then you use to prepare your income tax return then you can bet your bottom dollar they will do everything possible in QuickBooks or Xero to make filling out the annual tax return as quick and painless as possible no matter what it costs you in the long run.

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