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September 26, 2002

Germs and Ladies..... Time to place yer bets. I went to the magistrates yesterday for the first time...business related...to file charges against a customer for failure to pay. The betting…

September 26, 2002

Part of my job with my builder-employer is monitoring the various house budgets.  One thing that I've noticed (and everyone will know this) is that kitchen cabinets are a sigificant…

September 25, 2002

I work directly for a builder who focuses on "high end houses," i.e., in the Atlanta area that would be $350k to $800k.  Recently, he said that he wants his…

September 24, 2002

I'ts over, never go back to bidding jobs, and I'm looking for ideas about what to charge either by the hour (or the day or the week), how to mark…

September 23, 2002

I left the boss two months ago and decided after 6 years that Im ready to work on my own. Lost plenty of jobs - I think , due to…

September 20, 2002

I am new to the professional construction world, but have loved dabbling all my life. I have a drafting course under my belt along with CAD.  My question is how much should I…

September 20, 2002

Can anyone recommend good software that includes business forms for contractor's, such as invoices, estimates, etc.. Thanks.

September 20, 2002

     I am not actually in contract as of yet for that deck, and am not going to be until I decide some things. So as the saying goes, the ball…

September 18, 2002

  I need to get a few examples of how some outfits handle material and labor liens in the general couse of business.  More to the point, I hear that…

September 16, 2002

I'm having roof problems, and don't know what I should do.  I own a small comercial building which has a flat roof that is leaking.  Originally it was a hot…