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Running Your Business

Time Management with the Sales Funnel
The sales funnel will help with your time management in determining how to effectively pursue sales leads.

The Top Five Strategies for Staying in Front of your Clients

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The Back Office

Increase Profitability with Project Cost Data
A poor grasp of project cost management and return on investment can be detrimental to the overall profitability and competitive edge of a construction business.

Improving Sales Performance: What Every Sales Manager Should Know
How to use process mapping to improve sales management, effectively execute sales training and ramp up lead generation.

Getting Your Business Strategy On
Combine understanding 'the numbers' with good old-fashioned business strategy and you can increase your business results dramatically.

Sales Slumping? Make Every Dollar Count

Are Indirect Labor Costs Killing Your Cost Competitiveness?

Low- and No-Cost Marketing Strategies to Incorporate into your Overall Business Strategy

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The Law

New Construction Tax Deduction
The Domestic Production Activities Deduction offers construction tax relief to general contractors performing certain landscaping jobs.

Goals and Set Asides
What is the difference and are they still needed?

Voluntary Standard Could Lead to Future Legislation
Editor's Commentary

Insurance might not protect GCs from subs' defective work, materials

Know state licensure requirements

Legal Matters

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Safety and Training

Safety Tips for Working Around Electrical and Other Utilities
A member of the Burn Foundation's Survivors' Advisory Council shares his experiences and knowledge to keep you and co-workers safe on job sites.

Volvo and Lafarge Strive to Make Accidents a Thing of the Past
Lafarge's approach to safety is to refuse to accept that accidents are inevitable.

Keep it Safe with Compressors
Compressor safety checklist and guidelines to protect equipment and operators.

Promoting safety when renting lawn and grounds equipment

Tilt Up Concrete -- Management Buy-In Critical to Tilt-Up Safety Programs

Top Ten Construction Safety Tips

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Employee Matters

How to Talk to Your Crew about Dress Code, Hygiene and Hairdo's
Learn the general rules for talking about dress or grooming issues with your crew.

You Want Me to do What?!?
By being good at influencing people you are able to get what you want or need while increasing trust and decreasing defensiveness.

Hiring A-Players in the Construction Industry
Hiring the right employee can have a huge effect on your construction business.

Addressing Alcohol and Drug Use at Work and After

Basic Employment Law Principles When Dealing with Workplace Violence

Keep Your Company on Track with Motivation in the Workplace

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