Managing Risks During Volatility
The decade of the 2020s has been a volatile one for the broader economy, as anyone in the construction industry can attest.
As we hit...
Consider Publicly Funded Jobs
Relying too much on a single customer, or a single source of income, can put a business at risk. If your customers’ needs change...
Economic Pressures
As the global market continues to be pressured from recessions, increased supply chain complexity brought by geopolitical conflicts, material price increases and labor shortages,...
IT Security
Pity the poor chief information security officer (CISO). On one hand, their needs are real: emergent cybersecurity threats are increasingly sophisticated and numerous. On...
Payment With A Smile
For distributors in any industry asking customers to pay their invoices is often the least enjoyable part of the business process. However, while the...
Detoxification: Handling A Toxic Employee
Steps to take to remedy negativity in the workplace
By Preston Ingalls
Often referred to as “bad apples,” or as the French would say, pourri, chronic...
Pushing Toward Diversification
Don’t let the construction off-season throw off profits. Contractors avoid the winter blues when they diversify their businesses by offering snow and ice removal...
Finish Projects Faster
Several years ago, we were the general contractor on a 70,000-square-foot concrete tilt-up office and manufacturing building for a major company. The project superintendent,...
Infrastructure Investment
Last year, lawmakers in Washington passed a massive $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan which represents the most significant investment in highways, ports, and other...
Building Better Solutions for Contractors
As the national sales manager for Builders and Contractors Trust (BCT), one of the original pioneers in the sponsorship of tax-advantaged Supplemental Unemployment Benefit...









