by Simplar | Dec 1, 2022 | Built Environment, Business Development, Business Development, Business Development, Business Development, Business of Construction, Weekly Construction Message
Beware DE-flation Thomas c Schleifer, Ph.D. I can hear you. I know what you’re thinking… “DE-flation?!!…I thought we were worried about INFLATION! Rampant cost inflation in materials and wages is the topic du jour – isn’t it? What’s this about DEFLATION?” Let...
by Simplar | May 19, 2022 | Business Development, Business Development, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Weekly Construction Message
No Guesses – No Surprises, Number Two Dr Thomas C Schleifer Last week we looked at how a construction CFO crafts a cash flow plan, project by project. A cash flow plan is also an essential part of a construction company’s mid-term (six months to a year)...
by Simplar | Apr 28, 2022 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Cash Flow (Getting Paid), Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
SURPRISE We’ve Run Out of Money! What surprised me most over the many years my consultancy finished hundreds of jobs for sureties after contractors had failed mid-project was how many contractors were surprised when they ran out of money. Most of them believed...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business Failure
Current Construction Recovery Top Line vs. Bottom Line Since 2012 the construction industry has been enjoying a robust recovery. In this blog I have been alerting contractors to the business risks hidden in the euphoria of construction market upswings. Now that we...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk
Sources and Uses of Funds In our ongoing discussion of risk throughout 2018, the multiple risk factors identified boiled down to one core flaw that brought down the majority of failed contractors – a shortage of capital. For one reason or another, the failed...
