Construction Business Management Topics

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This training is how to design and layout your spreadsheet program for bidding and estimating work accurately.

 If you utilize equipment and labor to provide goods and services you need to know what your equipment and labor force really costs. This workshop will demonstrate how to determine all costs that should be included in fully burdened rates and how to use your accounting information to correctly determine billing rates.  Stop guessing, discover exactly how much your employees and equipment really cost. 

Are you leaving money on the table by applying inaccurate overhead and profit to your job costs? Don’t do it again!  It doesn’t make any difference where the expense comes from; your markup should be applied evenly, across the board to all expenses. This workshop will discuss Calculating markup and margins, overhead rate, Forecasting and Budgeting.

This workshop is especially for the non-financial person. Participants will identify basic financial statements; the purpose of each component; and understanding the importance of maintaining complete and accurate financial records. The end objective is to start using financial statements as a MANAGEMENT TOOL to promote strategic planning, profitability; and sustainability. 

 Construction companies are really accounting companies that just happen to build buildings and infrastructure. Your company’s contract accounting system should provide project performance and be used as a management tool to support sound business decisions. Successful job cost accounting can mean the difference between a profitable business and one that struggles to stay alive.  

Our “5-B’s” workshop is an overview of how companies should be able to run their business with clearer visibility and control.  We will review five critical functional business areas; business development, bidding, building, billing, and banking.  We call this process, The 5’Bs of Project-Based Business. 

 This workshop will focus on how a small business can build a complaint labor and workforce development structure without being over-worked in the process. Learn new ideas and thoughts on workforce management and how they can have an impact on business growth and profitability. 

 On any given day business owners and managers can spend up to approximately 80% of their time dealing with problem employees. This workshop we will review and discuss tools and techniques to address:  How to deal with Inappropriate Employee Behavior and Misconduct; How to handle Employee Poor Performance, Poor Attendance, and, Tardiness  

Small Business Owners and key employees will learn and explore various leadership styles, skills/ behaviors, capabilities, and best practices in creating high performing work environments and profitable small businesses.  The workshop will discuss: Understanding Your Leadership Profile, Understanding your Leadership Communication Style, Understanding that Business Strategy = Leadership Strategy, Understanding Your Personal SWOT Analysis; and how to embrace a multi-generational workforce.