by Shane Dick | Sep 10, 2019 | Construction accounting, Monthly Mission, Productivity
Have you ever had a job that would never end? Back in our construction contractor days, we used to joke that we were the best 98% complete contractors out there. We were great until we got to the final 2% of the job then it seems the job would drag on forever. And...
by Shane Dick | Aug 8, 2019 | Construction accounting, Monthly Mission
Ever had that nagging voice in your head saying, “I hope we’ve billed all our jobs….I think we billed all our jobs….how do I know if we billed all our jobs”? Because we’ve been there too, this month’s mission is to seek and bill those pesky jobs that may have...
by Shane Dick | Jul 8, 2019 | Construction accounting
Have you ever felt completely overwhelmed by your to-do list, or the people calling you, or the growing number of emails in your inbox? Would you like to know my secret to fix it? Click here to get our Top 10 Tips for when you have too much to do and not enough time!...
by Shane Dick | Apr 5, 2019 | Construction accounting, Monthly Mission
It is time for Spring Cleaning! Now is the time of year when we clear out old records, organize the system and start fresh. This month’s Monthly Mission is about organizing and retaining the right records for the right amount of time in your business. After 20 years...
by Shane Dick | Feb 7, 2019 | Construction accounting, Contractor accounting
Job costing is the accounting function that tracks revenues and costs by job. Why is this important? It allows you to analyze actual job performance compared to your estimate. This means you have actual results to better compare job revenue and cost data to help...
by Shane Dick | Jan 2, 2019 | Construction accounting
Build Your Own CFO is our way to help answer the questions every contractor has concerning the financial health of their business and how to manage it. How It All Began Build Your Own CFO started way back in 2012 as a way to solve a problem involving time and space. ...