by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Leadership
2021 A Value-Added Year 2020 – What a year?!!! – filled with threat, uncertainty, confusion, and conflict; negative emotions that usually lead to poor management decisions. Our New Year’s resolution here at Let’s Talk Business is to leave the...
by Simplar | Oct 31, 2024 | Business of Construction, Financial Management and Risk, Weekly Construction Message
Contractors usually start out as closely held companies that grow their business gradually over time. Many have formal education as engineers or constructors, but rarely do they have any business education or experience. Their first bookkeeper is often their spouse or...
by Simplar | Oct 24, 2024 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Labor & Labor Issues, Organization Transformation, Project Delivery
The construction industry is perhaps the best example of an industry built on firmly held but largely unexamined beliefs. Most contractors I have worked with over the last 30 years believe that: top line growth in sales is always good; their company can build...
by Simplar | Jul 12, 2024 | Cash Flow (Getting Paid), Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Uncategorized
… Read the rest “Managing Cash Flow”
by Simplar | May 23, 2024 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Leadership
… Read the rest “The Components of Contractor Value”
