'See original page at Obama’s SupplierPay Fails The Construction Industry. President Obama, along with 26 enterprises, this week announced the creation of SupplierPay ( #SupplierPay ) , a “partnership with the private sector that will strengthen America’s small businesses by increasing their working capital.” ”  See: White House Blog, SupplierPay and QuickPay. The Working Capital Disconnect & Supply Chain Finance Theories. The below TED talk was given by Ami Kassar, a small business advocate and loan broker. paying their suppliers!). AIA, ConsensusDocs, etc.), MORE >>

'Living in a State that has legalized Marijuana and now has one whole store in the City in which to provide the budding smokers of generations past present and future (yes pun intended) I tried to figure out how this is different than the hundreds of medical marijuana joints (yes intended) that litter my neighborhood. This article does a great job explaining the b t bureaucracy associated with our legal dope. think they were high writing it. And well the only difference is if I wanted to buy my s**t closer to my house I would need an MMJ card. What is that? But that is not the issue. Really? MORE >>

'Two weeks ago, I wrote a post about your differentiation varying  from project to project. I’ve had some thought provoking conversations regarding that post with other marketers, clients, and fellow SMPS members, so I thought it was worth discussing more. Many savvy marketers utilize the SWOT principals to identify their company’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. Usually, the SWOT analysis is used on a macro or global level during strategic planning sessions. suggest using it for each proposal, possibly as part of your Go/No Process. MORE >>

'The idea of a part time job is one of less hours and in turn responsibility and the salary, benefits and assorted other aspects of what full time work defines. Many Americans are now working multiple part time jobs. My favorite are those working for the same company but in different branches, such as Starbucks. The idea of part time work was one supposedly for students, parents or those with other obligations. But today that is less so and many companies now use scheduling software in which to of course assess and provide the appropriate metrics to assess profitability for that of the company. MORE >>

'See original page at Handshakes Don’t Count: Subcontractor’s Guide to Position For Payment. Doesn’t it seem like there are three phases to most construction projects? — (1) Pre-Construction, (2) Construction, and (3) Lawsuit? Contractors, subcontractors, and specialty contractors are optimists. They bid jobs regardless of difficulty, location or size. And, when they come in with the lowest bid, they think they are the only bidder who got it right regardless of how much money they left on the table. I-S-K. As a general contractor…I’m amazed by this. Claims. MORE >>