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Contractors: How to know if you’re being embezzled
There’s a better than average chance a small business will be the victim of embezzlement. What you can do to spot – and correct – the situation. Times were good in the early 2000s when a Southern California contractor went looking for a financial manager. “This candidate was far above anyone else we interviewed,” the contractor […]
August 31, 2017
Roadbuilding
Alabama deploys $28 million for small business growth
If you’re a small business in Alabama, you could get some support from the U.S. Treasury Department to help grow your business. The U.S. Treasury Department’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) has released a quarterly report that shows Alabama has “deployed” more than $28 million to grow small businesses and that Alabama is a […]
July 4, 2014
Business
WSDOT website helps smaller contractors into the game
Smaller companies working on roadways and bridges in Washington State can now get a helping online hand from WSDOT. A new website called Small Business Opportunities is designed to help smaller companies work on state contracts and projects. I’m always attracted to these kinds of website because government should use some of its massive resources […]
October 2, 2012
Business
Increase your success through managed growth
There’s no denying being a small business owner is tough. The hours are long, the pay can be low and sometimes the boss can make stupid decisions, right? Over the years, I’ve asked many contractors and landscapers about the biggest challenges they face. Although the answers can vary widely, I’ve noticed most come down to […]
October 2, 2012
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Changes coming to 401K rules
It may soon be mandatory that you offer all employees a 401K plan or enroll them in a direct deposit individual retirement account. That’s if the new administration and leading democrats and labor groups have their way. On the one hand, good construction companies should be offering some sort of retirement plans. On the other […]
January 10, 2010
Business
China bails out its small businesses
Here in the U.S. we seem to want to bail out our giant corporations. The Chinese think differently. Do they know something we don’t?
January 7, 2010
Business
Small business may suffer under Obama
The construction and manufacturing industries are hoping for a few crumbs from the $850 billion stimulus bill. As we documented in the post below, it won’t be much and it won’t stimulate anything except the government payrolls. What’s even more troubling about the lack of infrastructure spending in the stimulus bill is the very real possibility that […]
January 6, 2010
Business
Magic Johnson’s advice
If you’re the owner of a small construction company, you could probably use a little pick-me-up right now. This piece from the Wall Street Journal is not only entertaining, but uplifting in a way. The fact that a gazillionaire sports hero could be humble and wise enough to learn from his own mistakes when he enters […]
January 6, 2010
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