Yvonne Root
Budgeting and Estimating
Proper budgets and estimates If your commercial construction contracting business is to survive, then you must be equipped to provide...
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Yvonne Root
Feb 19, 20205 min read
Leadership — Develop an eye for the big picture
How neglecting some things in your business pays off Here’s the deal; big picture thinking is a core leadership competency. Yes, as a...
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Yvonne Root
Aug 7, 20192 min read
Being Patient in an Impatient Construction World
Being Patient for the long-haul Learning to be patient takes . . . well, it takes a modicum of patience. And, I’m among those who’ve had...
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Yvonne Root
May 29, 20192 min read
Financial Acumen for Construction Contractors
How Financial Acumen puts you ahead When you gain financial acumen, you understand how to use financial reports along with all the...
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Yvonne Root
May 15, 20196 min read
Building Codes in History
Building Codes in Stone So, you think it is hard to deal with city hall? Then, you gotta check this out. The beginning of documented...
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Yvonne Root
Apr 17, 20194 min read
Subcontractors – What’s Your Story?
Subcontractors – What’s Your Story? Subcontractors create The culture you create within the confines of your construction subcontracting...
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Yvonne Root
Apr 10, 20194 min read
Delegating in the Construction Arena
Delegating in the Construction Arena Delegating: a leadership tool Every day you send people into the field or to their desks to...
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Yvonne Root
Jan 16, 20192 min read
Outsourcing Accounting – How to know when it is time
Outsourcing Accounting – How to know when it is time Outsourcing accounting too soon If you: Are an average (non-construction related)...
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Yvonne Root
Dec 5, 20183 min read
Subcontractors in Construction – A view from both sides
Subcontractors in Construction – A view from both sides Subcontractors are not alone Listen Subcontractors, more than once I’ve heard...
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Yvonne Root
Sep 19, 20184 min read
Grow an Established Construction Business – Part 3
Business is great Business is great – until it isn’t. The construction contracting business is well known for its boom or bust nature....
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Yvonne Root
Sep 12, 20184 min read
Grow an Established Construction Business – Part 2
Construction business growth Construction, at its very heart, is exhilarating. Being part of an industry that manufactures the clients’...
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Yvonne Root
Sep 5, 20183 min read
Grow an Established Construction Business – Part 1
You’ve gone beyond finding your first client. You’ve gotten past all the start-up issues. You are ready to take the next steps to grow...
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Yvonne Root
Aug 29, 20182 min read
Our Clients Are Savvy Contractors – Take a Peek
Who our clients are Our clients are construction subcontractors. Yet there is more to the picture. They’re ambitious, smart, determined,...
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Yvonne Root
Aug 15, 20182 min read
Technology Isn’t the Focus, Business Is
Your technology choices Finding technology that is relevant to running your subcontracting business is easy. Right? *Beep* Wrong! Finding...
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Yvonne Root
Jul 25, 20184 min read
Phones on the Roof
Phones anywhere on a construction site What do you think? Should there be phones on your construction site? There are a number of...
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Yvonne Root
Jul 11, 20182 min read
The Best Supporting Tech Nominee Is . . .
Hubdoc! Whether or not you faithfully watch the annual Hollywood extravaganza known as the Academy Awards, you know there is a...
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Yvonne Root
Jul 3, 20185 min read
Avoid Construction Business Overwhelm
I grew up hearing this phrase, “Let go and let God.” The jist of the phrase is to allow God to handle the things you can’t. It is a...
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Yvonne Root
Mar 28, 20182 min read
5 Strategies to Retain Your Best Employees – Part 3
This is the third in a 5-part series about specific strategies you can use in order to retain your best construction employees. You can...
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Yvonne Root
Mar 7, 20183 min read
Building an Efficient Construction Office – Part 3
This is the third in a 3-part series dealing with efficiency in a construction contracting office. The first installment can be found...
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Yvonne Root
Feb 21, 20184 min read
Running an Efficient Construction Office – Part 1
Efficiency in the construction office Efficiency for the sake of efficiency isn’t enough. As a project-based organization, you often face...
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