Monthly Archives: August 2025
How Contractors Can Maintain Cash Reserves
Construction projects take a lot of money to complete. You can’t get all the money from the client at once, so you have to manage your payments and cash reserves. Cash reserves? Yep, you should have a significant amount of money saved up to help pay for expenses that may not be covered by… Read More »
Dealing with Embezzlement in the Construction Industry
General contractors deal with a lot of risks on the jobsite. One risk they’re not always prepared for is embezzlement. Embezzlement is a type of financial fraud that occurs when someone who is trusted to manage or control someone else’s money or property illegally takes it for their own personal use. Unlike theft by… Read More »
Hiring Construction Workers the Right Way
As a general contractor, the fact is, as much as you’d like to, you can’t do everything on your own. You will have to hire workers at some point, but how? Should you hire in-house workers or look for subcontractors instead? How do you get the best workers at the best price? You likely… Read More »
Construction Site Harassment and Discrimination
Nobody should have to endure harassment and discrimination in the workplace, but unfortunately, it is still a common occurrence in 2025. It’s still prevalent in the construction industry. After a year‑long investigation, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) identified the construction sector as notably problematic, citing “egregious incidents of harassment” far exceeding those in… Read More »
