by Simplar | Jun 18, 2026 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Cash Flow (Getting Paid), Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Weekly Construction Message
Managing a day-to-day construction business using the three traditional financial statements alone leaves an important financial metric (Cash Flow) difficult to determine accurately on a real time basis. Using the percentage of completion accounting method results in...
by Simplar | May 28, 2026 | Built Environment, Cash Flow (Getting Paid), Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Weekly Construction Message
A key risk factor I discovered dealing with thousands of failed contractors was that these contractors failed to use business science tools to manage their business and were often surprised and angry when they suddenly ran out of cash and had to close the doors. If...
by Simplar | May 14, 2026 | Built Environment, Cash Flow (Getting Paid), Weekly Construction Message
Most contractors start out with plenty of ambition, guts, and resourcefulness. That’s what it takes to quit a good paying job and ‘go off on your own’ not knowing where your next buck will come from. Most studies reveal contractors to be type A personalities...
by Simplar | Apr 23, 2026 | Business of Construction, Cash Flow (Getting Paid), Financial Management and Risk
Last week we settled on this definition of business which bears repeating: Business is the purposeful pursuit of profit through the commercial activity of satisfying customer needs at a cost that is less than the selling price. To be classified as a business, an...
by Simplar | Nov 20, 2025 | Built Environment, Business Failure, Business Failure, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Cash Flow (Getting Paid), Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Weekly Construction Message
Construction companies have few investible assets. Contractors are service providers. Over the years they will have acquired some depreciating assets like vehicles and equipment, but vehicles and equipment are only used to generate income and retain limited value...
by Simplar | Nov 6, 2025 | Business of Construction, Cash Flow (Getting Paid), Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Managing Subcontractors, Weekly Construction Message
Contractors handle large amounts of money but get to keep only a very small portion. In this way, the construction financial transaction imposes yet another unintended role and risk on contractors. They are functioning as fiduciaries at great expense to themselves. As...
