by Gaurav Mehrotra | Jul 21, 2021 | Banking, Business Development, CEO / Owner, News, Podcast, SJCC
Executive Summary Debt, at least in the American construction business, is helpful when it comes to growth. Here’s a couple reasons why. What is debt? When money is borrowed and then must be paid back, that money which must be paid back is called debt. On your...
by Gaurav Mehrotra | Nov 14, 2020 | Estimating, Podcast
Executive Summary Setting of bid prices on a unit price bid can have significant effects on the financial performance of a project. Set your unit prices in your proposals to have positive impact. Be strategic. Balanced Bid Prices A balanced bid price is when each of...
by Gaurav Mehrotra | Aug 13, 2020 | Accounting, Financial, News
Executive Summary There are basic differences between cash and accrual accounting. Here’s a quick review. What is Accounting? Sounds simple, right? It’s just keeping track of money in a business. And money only does one of two things – it either goes in the bank...
by Gaurav Mehrotra | Jul 26, 2019 | CEO / Owner
Executive Summary. Time for any business is critical, perhaps more so in construction than many other industries. The role of time and its effect on a contractor are discussed here. Cash is king. Most construction companies have seen times when cash has been tight. If...
by Gaurav Mehrotra | Aug 22, 2017 | Cost Controls, Estimating, News, Publications, SJCC
Executive Summary: An August 19th, 2017 cover page headline in The Economist magazine reads Construction: the least efficient industry. Their general position on our industry’s efficiency I didn’t think was far off, but the blame was misplaced. Owners need to help...