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- October 21, 2024
By Patrick Hogan, handle.com Getting paid on time is one of the biggest struggles among contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers in construction. With construction’s complex payment structures and ambiguous contract provisions, the problem with late payments continues to persist and trouble in the industry. Late payment issues are even worse during major economic downturns. When
READ MOREAn Introspective on the Best in Class Business from a Not So Best of Class Manager By Gregg Schoppman, FMI Several years ago, The Office dominated the national comedy television spotlight with its unique “mockumentary” style filming of a small paper company in Scranton, PA. The team was led by a naïve, not-so politically correct
READ MOREDuane Craig, Freelance writer for Procore Do you ever feel like you’re on a treadmill, running after every new thing that comes along in your search for business and project answers? To break free, you need a strategy based on asking the right questions. And, for construction businesses that require seeing your company for what
READ MOREAfter the hard times of 2020, many subcontractor companies have decided to invest in learning and development (L&D) in 2021 to keep their staff engaged. L&D is certainly going to be an integral part of 2022. This is the year for companies to boost their programs for happier and more fulfilled employees as well as
READ MOREAmerican Subcontractor’s Association – New Mexico’s (ASANM) First Community Outreach Project Rocks! In 2020, there was a vision – of a playground sandbox. Then along came COVID-19. On Saturday, April 24, 2021 ASANM made a revised vision a reality with Alice King Community School, a charter school that had moved from two locations into a
READ MOREThe 80/20 rule, or is it the one-in-a-million rule? Many people outside of ASA see trade associations as just that; associations. They seem to represent our company interests whether we support them or not, and I think they are a good thing. Well, let reality set in, because we all know ASA is a family
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