Key Takeaways from “Build Today, Scale Tomorrow: Your Capital Strategy Blueprint (Part 2)”
As a subcontracting executive, you’re constantly navigating operational challenges: demanding project schedules, managing field and office teams, and above all, keeping an eye on your cash flow. In an industry where long payment cycles are the norm, a proactive capital strategy is how you create the foundation for stability and growth. In the final installment […]
Billd Launches Predictable Pay with General Contractors, Establishing a New Payment Standard in Construction
Austin, TX – September 23, 2025 – Billd, the leading provider of financial solutions for commercial subcontractors, has announced Predictable Pay, an early pay program developed in collaboration with general contractors. Predictable Pay improves cash flow and liquidity for subcontractors by providing access to faster, more predictable payments, resulting in strong project performance, reduced risk, […]
A CFO’s Take: How a Cash-Only Strategy Limits Growth
As an experienced subcontracting executive, you’ve already learned how to overcome problems that hold most subcontracting businesses back—slow pay, labor challenges, project and material delays, and razor-thin margins. You’ve built strong relationships and a resilient business that can weather the unpredictable nature of the industry. And you’ve done it largely by leaning on your cash […]
5 Insights from Billd’s Subcontractor Meetup “Build Today, Scale Tomorrow: Your Capital Strategy Blueprint”
Part one of our two-part subcontractor Meetup series brought together three seasoned construction industry leaders—Matt Verderamo (Well Built Construction Consulting), Luke Boyenger (Cruzumi CFO & Advisory), and Jarred Craddock (StruktureOne)—to discuss how subcontractors can build a strong capital strategy that helps them become more resilient and positioned for growth. They dug deep into how subcontractors […]
Why a Strong Capital Strategy is Your Best Defense Against Project Delays
Subcontractors frequently face delays due to shifting project timelines, putting them in a “hurry up and wait” scenario. They pay for the materials, secure the labor—then wait to begin work. This can create logistical problems, and can put a strain on cash flow. Subcontractors pay for materials and labor but aren’t able to bill for […]
5 Key Takeaways from “Funding the Future: Smart Capital Strategies for Subcontractors”
In a recent Foundation Software webinar, Jesse Weissburg, co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer at Billd, laid out a clear and practical roadmap to address one of construction’s most persistent issues: cash flow. Sharing insights from Billd’s 2025 National Subcontractor Market Report, the conversation centered around how proactive capital planning can directly improve profitability and long-term […]
How Subcontractors Manage the Funding Gap
In construction, the funding gap is the financial deficit between the amount of expenses subcontractors need to cover, and how much capital they have at their disposal between readily available working capital and cash from their projects. The funding gap is a natural byproduct of the way payments work in the construction industry, and something […]
Are You Really Getting the Best Price on Your Materials?
Supplier Relationships Matter More Than You Think Material prices represent one of the most significant costs on a construction project. As much as two-thirds of total input costs could be from materials. As price volatility continues to impact construction costs, subcontractors know it’s in their best interests to find and negotiate the best prices on […]
The Dangers of Cycling Profits Back into the Business as Working Capital
The working capital demands of construction projects require that subcontractors have a strong capital strategy. Without the right financial support, subcontractors put their construction projects at risk of delay or failure. Unfortunately, many subcontractors use ineffective or inadequate sources of working capital that wind up costing them stability and growth prospects. One of those sources […]