Four Ideas To Make Your Projects More Successful
Project management is crucial to the success of a contractor. Cost overruns and missed deadlines hit your customer in their pocketbook, but they also damage your relationship with that customer and can tarnish the reputation of your business. Here are a few project management ideas to help you avoid this situation. 1. A major reason for […]
5 Project Management Tips For Contractors
As a contractor, you probably have many projects and tasks going on at once, and even if you have a team of reliable people to assist you, if you don’t know how to manage your projects, you can easily get way behind schedule. To help you better manage your time and maximize your productivity, follow […]
Compliance Management Related Items Monitoring Made Easy
Managing the risks associated with contractors should be a top priority for any business. To do this efficiently, you need the right tools as well as an internal system to complete the task. Some companies are a few decades behind the curve and still attempting to manage their contractors with spreadsheets or, worse, ledger books. […]
Cost Estimating Tips For Contractors
Estimating the cost for a construction project is always a challenge. Giving too small of an estimate could leave you without enough resources to satisfactorily complete a project, while giving too large of an estimate will drive up your prices and scare away potential clients. Determining the cost of a project is a skill that […]
Insurance Tips For Contractors
If you’re a contractor, you need to think about insurance more often than when you send your annual or six-month premium in to pay for coverage. Insurance is an important part of your business, and it should be given serious consideration like any other major component. To avoid any unpleasant surprises, you should be well […]
Tools To Keep Your Cool
It’s pretty hard to stay cool when you’re working in the summer sun for long hours each day, but trying to stay cool is something that shouldn’t be overlooked, because being exposed to excessive sun and heat can affect your performance in the short term and your health in the long term. The way you […]
Your Guide To The Globally Harmonized System Classification Of Chemical Labeling
The title for this body of chemical labeling standards may sound like a mouthful, but it does have a very broad application, which perhaps justifies the long name. Although this set of standards has yet to be fully implemented, it is recognized as the current accepted set of standards for classifying and labeling chemicals throughout […]
Tips For Developing A Safety Culture
Safety should be a top concern for every employer. It is even more important for companies with employees who work around heavy machinery. As part of your company’s dedication to safety, you should work towards creating a safety culture. These are the four key ways you can develop your own safety culture, so all of […]
Smart Budgeting For The Startup Contractor
The list of reasons why contractors fail in business is endless, but right at the top of that list would be a whole slew of issues relating to finances. It often spells disaster for contractors when they can’t recognize what their real costs of doing business are, and they fail to charge an appropriate price […]
10 Essential Tips for Contractor Business Growth
Independent contractors are the lifeblood of the construction industry, and without them it would be difficult to have either major projects or smaller ones get completed on time and on budget. They usually have a special focus in the building business, and that means they’re the best qualified to get the job done right and […]
