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Business Management

Practical business management guidance for construction owners—operations, leadership, growth strategy and the day-to-day decisions that run a company.

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    Lead a Best-in-Class Construction Business

    Set goals to become an effective leader and take responsibility for the success of your company
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    Customer-Centric Construction

    Create better customer relations with strong communication, proactive planning and efficient service
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    Raise Revenue by Understanding Overhead

    Get a handle on your numbers
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    The Pentagon Renovation: Building a New Business Model

    How implementing the design-build model & other innovative approaches led the Pentagon Renovation Program to substantial budget savings
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    5 Core Components of Effective Pre-Task Planning Analysis

    Engaging in daily safety practices can help employees feel more involved in the entire job process
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    Core Programming in Project Management

    How developing a comprehensive management structure strengthened and advanced the Pentagon Renovation Program
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    Reap the Bottom-Line Benefits of Active Job Costing

    More than just an accounting function, this process is a project management tool that can be used to improve your firm’s productivity.
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    Ask the Experts: How to Maintain Customer Lists

    A member of Construction Business Owner‘s LinkedIn group asked: How should a contractor maintain a customer list? For each customer who calls, I want to be able to see what I have done for him in the past and at the site where he has work.     Josh Newland Product Manager Procore Technologies Inc. “A contractor should have a powerful customer relationship management (CRM) tool that enables them to archive and segment all of their clients, track communications and distribute company collateral. If you classify them by market segment, you can provide more targeted content for the right audience, increasing their interest and engagement. “For example, if you’re bidding on a project with a new client, your proposal should highlight your expertise in that…
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    Improve Your Business Health by Correcting Contractor Misconceptions

    The misquoted contractor
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    Keep Your Sales Pipeline Full

    Follow these steps to win more high-margin work
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    What People Are Saying About CBO

    How Construction Business Owner became the leading business magazine for contractors
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    The Truth is Easy To Hide

    Honest project budgeting and job cost reporting
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