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Take the Road Less Traveled
by Simplar | Jan 11, 2024 | Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
The title of this blog is our theme for 2024. It is too hard to make good money in our industry these days. Contractors risk their own capital taking on enormous and highly complex projects that require expert knowledge and execution and often last for years. But,...![Two Major Risk Factors](https://simplarfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/TWO-MAJOR-RISK-FACTORS.jpg)
Two Major Risk Factors
by Simplar | Oct 19, 2023 | Business of Construction, Project Delivery, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
The two major risk factors built into contracting: 1) Chronic under-capitalization 2) Highly complex transaction Chronic Under Capitalization Every contractor I have worked with over these past 40 years has been plagued by cash flow problems at one time or another....![Playing Against Marked Cards](https://simplarfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/PLAYING-AGAINST-MARKED-CARDS-BLOG-IMAGE.jpg)
Playing Against Marked Cards
by Simplar | Oct 5, 2023 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Weekly Construction Message
If you’ve been with me these past two months, you know that I have finally begun to take the lid off our industry. It is no longer any secret that I believe contractors have been gradually taken advantage of by the purchasers of construction services. Congress began...![A Flawed Business Model](https://simplarfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SIMPLAR-FOUNDATION-BLOG-a-flawed-business-plan.jpg)
A Flawed Business Model
by Simplar | Aug 31, 2023 | Business of Construction, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Project Delivery, Project Selection, Weekly Construction Message
A Flawed Business Model Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Construction organizations often select projects to fill their growth goals, satisfy their need for immediate cash flow, capture work near their headquarters, keep their crews busy, serve owners they have worked for...Search Past Blogs by Keywords
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