Finance

How to Retire a Millionaire

Rob Corbo, newly retired, explains how to not work in style.

Navigate Price Volatility with Smarter Estimating Tools

How Not to Discuss Markup With Your Customers

How Much of a Carpenter’s Time is Billable?

BlueTape and Buildxact Partner

Five Ratios Your Business Should Track

Builder Round Table: Financials

How to Invest Wisely in Your Construction Company

Builder Round Table: Aha Moments

A Construction Pro's Path to Financial Independence

Mortgage Applications for New Homes Fall 28.6% on Year-Over-Year Basis in October

Hopeful Thinking Can Ruin Your Company

A Tactical Response to Inflation

Making Social Security Benefits Work

It’s That Time Again: Yearly Tax Prep

COVID-19 Update: ‘July’s Theme is Relief’

Tracking Profitability in Design/Build

COVID-19 Update: ‘The Economy Is Coming Back to Life’

COVID-19 Update: Economy ‘Back in Growth Mode’

COVID-19 Update: The Vaccine, The Election, and The Economy

COVID-19 Update: ‘The Implications of These Diverging Economies’

Keeping Your Company Out of Hot Water

The Numbers That Matter

Clarity Comes to the Paycheck Protection Program’s Loan Forgiveness Rules

Covid-19 Update: ‘The Economy Is Loaded With Mixed Messages’

Report: Contractors Struggle With Project and Payment Delays

President Trump Signs Additional Coronavirus Relief Bill

Take Control of Cash Flow

A Clear Path to Razor-Sharp Estimating

COVID-19: ‘An Economist’s Worst Nightmare’

Study: Trust Associated With Employee Retention, Repeat Business, and Timely Project Completion

What Often Kills a Business … and How to Prevent It

Buildertrend Partners With Rocket Loans

Survey: Majority of Homeowners Unprepared for Costs of Home Improvement Projects

IBS 2019: Simple Financial Metrics Can Help Measure Business Success

Five Signs Your Remodeling Business Is Spiraling Out of Control

Your Bidding and Estimating Tune-Up Guide

It’s Time for a Year-End Profit Checkup

Remodeling Is Trending Upwards Despite Challenges, Hanley Wood Exec Says

Here’s Why Most Top Contractors Offer Financing

It’s Nearly Halftime. Are You Winning or Losing?

See How You Stack Up Against These Remodeling 550 Firms

How to Refresh the ‘Hedgehog’ Business Model

Strategic Bookkeeping

How to Climb Out of a Debt Hole

How to Identify and Analyze Profit

Benchmarks Are Helpful, But Approach with Caution

Building a True Team

Foundational Flaws

Six Best Practices for Managing Your Remodeling Business Cash Flow

The Hot Topic That Could Boost Your Profits This Summer

The Right Reports

92% of the Biggest RC Firms Offer Financing for Projects, Survey Finds

Financing Options for the Future: 1st Mortgage Construction and Renovation Loans

Financing Options for the Future: Mortgage Options

Financing Options for the Future: Non-Mortgage Borrowing

Financing Options for the Future: Non-Borrowing

Help Your Employees Help Themselves Through Financial Advice

What to Do at the End of the First Quarter? Plan for the Next One.

A Remodeler’s Guide to Business Growth

One Key Indicator You Shouldn’t Overlook

The Reluctant Bean Counter

What Does it Take to Go from ‘Chuck in a Truck’ to the Big Time?

Feeling Stressed? Get Organized to Find a Reprieve

Creating Consistency

Paul Winans’ Greatest Hits

When Running a Remodeling Company, Prepare for the Unexpected

Forecasting Is a Guessing Game. Here’s How to Get Better at It.

Hanley Wood Survey: Construction Industry Not Overtime Ready

Are You Turning Away One in Three Customers?

Ten Tips for Improving Cash Flow

Mix Shift: Sized and Priced to Sell

Mix Shift: Sized and Priced to Sell

Creating Coherent Company Policy

How to Profit on a Big-Dollar Project When Regs Limit Your Deposit to $1,000

10 Ways to Improve Cash Flow

Planning for Cost Increases

Ryan Garcilazo on Entering the Real Estate Market

Home Depot to Double Payback Terms, Ramp Up Deliveries

Three Ways to Price Yourself Out of Business

A Visual Guide to Understanding Markup and Margin

When You’re Drowning in Work, Get Out of the Pool

How to Avoid Trouble Over Your Use of Subcontractors

12 Tax-Trimming Tips

Markup and Margin

Angie’s List Posts Net Loss, Revenue Up 11%

The One Thing Most Contractors Aren’t Doing to Grow Sales

How to Push Up Your Prices

Profit Is Not a Happy Accident

Price the Job Right, Starting with Overhead

Two Critical Budget Mistakes

Angie’s List Records $15.2 Net Income in Q4

When the Customer Is the Owner

How to Find the Right Accountant

Markup vs. Margin

Making Sense of Markup

How Small Jobs Killed My Business

5 Success-Limiting Actions Contractors Should Avoid

Do the Math: Supplier Discounts

The Pitfalls of Hybrid Estimating

A Builder’s Guide to Easing Financial Anxiety

Retainage: How to get Some When You’re Halfway Done

More Than ‘Tips’ Needed to Improve Energy Efficiency

Seven Reasons Why Most Contractors Will Never Be Able To Retire On Their Own Earnings

3 Reasons Contractors Don’t Share Financial Info With Employees

Four Common Delusions Among Contractors

Stop Fooling Yourself When You Measure Your Performance

Take the Discount

Nothing but Net

Financing—It’s Back