May 2024

Draft Your Org Chart for Growth & Profit

ccapoccia — Thu, 30 May 2024 10:20:53 +0000

Draft Your Org Chart for Growth & Profit ccapoccia Thu, 05/30/2024 - 05:20

Many contractors want to grow their companies to the next level but can’t and therefore don’t. They usually get stuck at a certain size and stop growing for multiple reasons. Working harder and smarter doesn’t solve this problem, and eventually they reach their maximum level of what they can do without hiring more people. Why? Business owners try to do too much themselves and have trouble letting go and allowing their employees to make their own decisions. They know they need to hire but won’t decide what positions they need to fill, what they need to stop doing themselves and who to hire.

How Digital Management Processes Can Improve Your Bottom Line

ccapoccia — Tue, 28 May 2024 13:45:12 +0000

How Digital Management Processes Can Improve Your Bottom Line ccapoccia Tue, 05/28/2024 - 08:45

In a world where the only constant is change, the construction sector is catching the digital wave, transforming its foundational bricks and mortar into pixels and data.

How Do You Cope With Weather Damage on the Jobsite?

ccapoccia — Thu, 23 May 2024 13:55:12 +0000

How Do You Cope With Weather Damage on the Jobsite? ccapoccia Thu, 05/23/2024 - 08:55

Reggie Asare
EHS Director for Houston/North Texas
Skanska USA Building

The best coping mechanism is preparation. To adequately prepare for a weather event on the jobsite, every project team must have a before and after plan for all potential weather events.

An Unsteady Outlook: Financing in the Construction Sector

ccapoccia — Thu, 23 May 2024 13:11:38 +0000

An Unsteady Outlook: Financing in the Construction Sector ccapoccia Thu, 05/23/2024 - 08:11

With 2024 well underway, construction and engineering businesses may be primed for growth. But first, businesses and their ownership groups should understand the multitude of factors, on both a macro and micro scale, that lenders weigh when financing companies in the construction sector with heavy, project-based revenue streams.

Why Accurate Accounting Depends on Data Integration

ccapoccia — Mon, 20 May 2024 15:00:55 +0000

Why Accurate Accounting Depends on Data Integration ccapoccia Mon, 05/20/2024 - 10:00

Construction accounting is more than just tracking numbers and compiling reports. For contractors operating with increasingly thin margins, accounting is essential for building a profitable construction business. At the same time, construction accounting isn’t easy, even for the most experienced accountants.

Empowering Your Project Team

ccapoccia — Mon, 20 May 2024 14:23:04 +0000

Empowering Your Project Team ccapoccia Mon, 05/20/2024 - 09:23

In the dynamic landscape of business, the role of the project management team in developing new business has emerged as a linchpin for organizations seeking to improve customer acquisition, growth and customer retention.

Introducing a structured business development training initiative for project professionals, commonly known as a “seller-doer” program, can yield many benefits. This goes beyond reshaping a company’s approach to business development; it also contributes to customer retention and expansion of opportunities within current customer accounts.

Understanding the Tools & Telematics on Your Machines

ccapoccia — Thu, 16 May 2024 13:33:29 +0000

Understanding the Tools & Telematics on Your Machines ccapoccia Thu, 05/16/2024 - 08:33

On today’s construction jobsites, it can be cumbersome to keep projects moving forward safely, quickly and in sync — but not if you have machines and tools that can help you orchestrate when, where and how you work.

It all begins and ends with data — from the inputs that indicate whether a machine is being operated safely to the back-end reporting that helps a fleet manager determine whether their company needs to upsize an excavator to fill more trucks throughout the day.

Revitalize Your Back Office & Streamline AP Processes

ccapoccia — Thu, 16 May 2024 12:59:44 +0000

Revitalize Your Back Office & Streamline AP Processes ccapoccia Thu, 05/16/2024 - 07:59

Contractors know all about risk — jobsite security, health and safety, workers’ compensation, bonding, subcontractor compliance and more. For many construction business owners, it seems like the list can go on forever. Unfortunately for some, it does.

Is your back office a risk? How can you know?

CSI: Construction Scene Investigators

ccapoccia — Mon, 13 May 2024 11:46:51 +0000

CSI: Construction Scene Investigators ccapoccia Mon, 05/13/2024 - 06:46

Call it a guilty pleasure, but I have always been a fan of shows like “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (pick your city) and “Castle.” The show begins with a victim being found by some unsuspecting character, and as the story evolves, the cast picks up various clues that lead them to a dramatic television conclusion. Of course, during the episode, there are several twists and turns leading the investigators down rabbit trails, sometimes directing them to the wrong suspect. After an hour of superior forensics (and television magic), we find out the butler did it.

5 Risk Myths Demolished

ccapoccia — Wed, 08 May 2024 13:32:31 +0000

5 Risk Myths Demolished ccapoccia Wed, 05/08/2024 - 08:32

We make decisions about risk every day in our personal and business lives. For construction business owners (and everyone in the construction industry), bad outcomes can mean the difference between staying in business or not. Here are five risk myths that get in the way of thinking about important risks you may be overlooking — and accepting.