Hand Sketches – A Podcast
One skill that, at a minimum, estimators and field personnel should have, is the ability to do hand sketches whether it be on paper or a tablet. Scott Jennings recently did a podcast on this subject where he covered good practices for hand sketches. Gone…
Free Accounting Course
I train new startups all the time. Usually, it is a person who has worked for a construction company and now wants to start their own company. They have field and even office knowledge but one area that is lacking is a background in Accounting….
What? You don’t know your Overhead %?
I don’t think there are too many more important numbers any construction company should know the company’s overhead percentage. Comes right after your birthday and wedding anniversary. In my trainings, I have seen the estimator put an 8% markup on the estimate and I know…
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