Executive Summary Estimates vary on the financial loss suffered by contractors due to lost or stolen tools. Pick any number you want, it’s certainly worth a discussion at any value. The direct cost loss is most obvious, but consider also the inefficiencies suffered by...
Embezzlement: Password Protection
Executive Summary: Protecting your company passwords is like protecting any other asset. Protect them or risk losing confidential information and/or thousands of dollars. What is embezzlement? This subject is one that should primarily concern company owners, but...
SJCC Toolbox Terms & Glossary
Listen to our podcast for new terms and check out our glossary below. Click on a term to find articles that reference that term. Glossary of Terms A Aggregate – Coarse material such as sand, gravel, or other crushed rock. Often used as a substrate or base...
Increase Profit by Rule of 27
Executive Summary. Most decisions can be further analyzed by collaborative or self-inquiry. When looking for ways to decrease costs, ask yourself 27 questions. And by the way, you have to make up the questions....
Two Negatives of Owning Your Own Construction Business
Executive Summary. Owning your own construction business, or any business for that matter, is not all Porsches and Rolexes. It can be a lonely and rough road. Below are two of the largest potholes in the road. There’s plenty more – these were the first two to top...
How to Make a Submittal – Check, Check, Check!
Executive Summary. Making submittals on a construction project is art and science. Increase your success rate on submittals using this method! Check, check, check! https://open.spotify.com/episode/2F2pdwBUl6zE4oaAFjripq?si=4yx16CHtRJCK3_Y13ui6yw What’s a submittal...