The Construction Leading Edge Podcast

Listen to a master class on contract law with construction attorney Bruce Inosencio. Common mistakes to avoid and contract "red flags" to run from.

 

What you'll get from this construction podcast episode:

  • Some of the risks you should be looking at, but probably aren't.
  • The biggest risks to watch out for in your contracts.
  • How to prevent disputes.
  • The most common mistakes Bruce sees various contractor types making from a legal standpoint.
  • A few red flags in contracts that should be non-starters for you, and you should run from.
  • Advice that could save you thousands of dollars, and could even save your business. 

Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode:

Offload your bookkeeping headaches - Learn more about the Apparatus Team and how outsourcing your bookkeeping, reporting and payroll headaches could help - www.constructionleadingedge.com/headache

 

Eliminate Profit Bleeds - Schedule a free strategy session with Todd Dawalt to identify your biggest profit bleeds and map out a plan to eliminate them - www.constructionleadingedge.com/call


There are some counter-intuitive things you should be doing, and some mistakes to avoid during this recession. There's also one thing you should do that your banker might not like...

What you'll get out of this construction podcast episode:

  • The "ambulance chasers" that could come out in a few months, and how to prepare for them now.
  • How to recession proof your resume if you're an employee.
  • One thing you should consider doing right now that your banker might not appreciate.
  • Avoiding "air bubbles" in your backlog.
  • A surprising thing about marketing during a recession.
  • A few things you should be tracking right now to set yourself up in case you want to make an insurance claim.

Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode:

Rock the Recession - The book by Jonathan Slain - www.constructionleadingedge.com/rock

 

Offload your bookkeeping headaches - Learn more about the Apparatus Team and how outsourcing your bookkeeping, reporting and payroll headaches could help - www.constructionleadingedge.com/headache

 

Eliminate Profit Bleeds - Schedule a free strategy session with Todd Dawalt to identify your biggest profit bleeds and map out a plan to eliminate them - www.constructionleadingedge.com/call


What's one thing you should do at the beginning of a crisis that your banker might not like? How can you make your business a "hard target" for failure? Spencer Padgett and I discuss...

What you'll get out of this construction podcast:

  • Advice from a couple of guys who have been through financial disaster before.
  • A few things you can to set up a proper baseline to deal with all the chaos.
  • Some advice that your banker might not appreciate.
  • Five lessons you can learn from a financial crisis, and what you can do right now.
  • A few self-destructive behaviors to avoid (from personal experience.)
  • How to use the COVID-19 induced recession as an opportunity.

Resources mentioned in this construction podcast:

CoConstruct - The software and community that will help you run your entire construction business. 

More details on CoConstruct at this link - http://www.constructionleadingedge.com/coconstruct

 

Apparatus Team - Offload your bookkeeping, reporting and payroll headaches.  Learn more at this link - www.constructionleadingedge.com/headache 

 

Eliminate Profit Bleeds - Schedule a free strategy call (if still available) with Todd Dawalt by selecting a time at this link - www.constructionleadingedge.com/call

Direct download: 163_Spencer_Padgett_April_2020.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:14pm EDT

What stimulus funds are available, and how can you request them?How can you manage finances during this crisis so you survive AND are in a better position when things start returning to normal?

Get your questions answered by Nicole Landau, who specializes in providing CFO (Chief Financial Officer) services to a variety of construction businesses.

Contact Nicole Landau - www.landauconsultingsolutions.com

Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode:

FieldChat - Get 15% off by going to www.fieldchat.com/edge

Companycam - Get your 14 day free trial + 50% off your first two months at https://companycam.com/cle

Suffering from profit bleeds?  Schedule your free strategy call with Todd Dawalt at www.constructionleadingedge.com/call

 

Direct download: 162_Nicole_Landau_COVID19_Financial.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:41pm EDT

Here's a different way to to look at the Coronavirus pandemic.

What you'll get out of this construction podcast episode:

- What are some of the new problems being created by COVID-19 that could turn into projects?

- How to "flow to problems."

- How to take this opportunity to "sharpen the saw."

- Answer the question, "how much of the profit in your backlog do you want to keep?"

 

Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode:

FieldChat - Get 15% off by going to www.fieldchat.com/edge

Companycam - Get your 14 day free trial + 50% off your first two months at https://companycam.com/cle

Suffering from profit bleeds?  Schedule your free strategy call with Todd Dawalt at www.constructionleadingedge.com/call

Direct download: 161_The_Coronavirus_Opportunity.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:00pm EDT