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The KPIs that Subcontractors Need to Look at in 2024 and Beyond

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The construction industry can be unpredictable, which forces subcontractors to adapt. This includes adapting the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) they use to measure the performance of their business. At any point in the year, it’s worth reassessing the health of your current KPI dashboard to gauge whether it’s giving you an all-encompassing look at your […]

How to Build Fail-Safe Revenue Targets for 2024

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If you’re looking to grow your subcontracting business, it can be tempting to set a 20% or 30% goal and immediately start bidding on the projects required to make it happen.  But in Clay Young’s 30 year experience as a subcontracting Chief Estimator, then Managing Partner, then Owner, anything less than a rigorous, long-term forecasting […]

Why Construction Projects Are More Risky for Subcontractors than Anyone Else

In 2022, we launched the first of its kind, the Billd Roundtable, a video series that brought together a GC, a subcontractor, and a supplier to discuss the real issues that matter to construction professionals. The three episodes featured Russ Briscoe, VP of Sales of Billd, mediating discussions between Jason Beiter, VP of JE Dunn […]

A Quick Guide to Maximizing Tax Returns for Subcontractors

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Taxes. Everyone’s favorite topic, right? Especially for subcontractor business owners familiarizing themselves with construction industry tax minutiae. But, if you master the details you also avoid leaving money on the table. We want you to squeeze every last cent out of your return, so we sat down with a construction industry CPA to hear what […]

Construction Business Growing Too Quickly? Here’s How to Fix It

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So, you think you’re growing too fast. What can you do and how can you avoid it again? The first step in undoing unsustainable growth is to acknowledge you’re growing too fast to begin with. We covered four telltale signs that your construction business is growing faster than you can handle. If you’ve made that […]