A Guide for Leasing Equipment

When you need additional equipment for your business, there are numerous financing options out there. From loans to leases, the options can sometimes seem...

In Good Standing

Now more than ever, running a successful business requires establishing and maintaining healthy credit. This is especially true in the highly competitive and unpredictable...

The Art of Influencing People

As a construction contractor, your experience has likely taught you that you need much more than construction expertise to achieve success. Communication and "people...

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...

Death, Taxes … and Changes

Benjamin Franklin was once quoted saying, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” It is obvious that...

Speaking the Same Language: Part 2

AEMP has been talking about performance metrics and the development of consistent standards for many years, beginning in 2005 when Gregory Kittle was the...

Speaking the Same Language: Part 1

Machine to machine, process to process, result to result. In almost every business or industry, meaningful comparisons and evaluations can make the difference between...

Avoid the Family Owned Business Blues

Managing a business is tough, but running a family owned construction contractor business is even tougher. Internal conflicts, family matters, business concerns, and ownership...

When to Rent, When to Buy

Not long ago, purchasing compact equipment wasn’t financially viable for a number of construction contractors. Commercial and residential projects dried up, cash reserves were...

Tier 4 Directive

Considerable buzz has been around for some time as to Tier 4 requirements for diesel engines. Let’s start with the question: What is Tier...