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| Page 1 of 2 | Previous | Next | LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK APRIL 4, 2011 Why Budgeting is the Answer to Better Business Management and. Home Dollars + Cents Efficiency Equipment Events People Sales Why Budgeting is the Answer to Better Business Management and Productivity photo source The idea of budgeting is certainly not revolutionary. Yet the fact remains that many of us do not budget for business. Interestingly enough, of those unsuccessful businesses, only 10% say they had a budget in place. | BRAND CONSTRUCTION AUGUST 9, 2010 Brand Architecture with Multiple Brands – Brand Constructors Read More » Logo Design Web Design Brand Marketing Resources « Why Advertising Fails… An Update to “A Glimpse Outside » Brand Architecture with Multiple Brands Is your company adding new divisions and new companies in the near future? If you’re branching out of Construction and into a similar industry like architecture, should you change your name? | | | | | | | CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC JULY 20, 2010 Tues Tip: “Business” of architecture & engineering If so, check out Milton Gregory Grew’s great article about setting fees that can realistically account for your overhead and other indirect costs, “The Business of Architecture (Oxymoron?). The point we are all making is that architecture and engineering also is a business, and needs to be managed as such. license. Share this post now! Comments Timothy R. | CONSTRUCTION MARKETING BLOG OCTOBER 15, 2010 2011 Construction Marketing Outlook – Survey Results! The results are in from our September Survey of construction marketers to determine marketing budget outlook, top marketing priorities, and tactical emphasis for the upcoming fiscal year! The anonymous survey, conducted via online tool SurveyMonkey posed four (4) questions: 1) For the coming fiscal year, do you intend to increase or decrease marketing activities and budgets? | CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC AUGUST 31, 2010 5 Ways to Ruin Your Business (Tues Tip) Search Construction Law NC Blog Tags ADA AIA architect architectural attorney bad design budget business business dispute change Code ConsensusDOCS construction contract administrator contractor damages Davidson v. This list is good for any business, not just those in the construction field. Can you say penny wise and pound foolish?). Don’t talk about costs, estimates v. | COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION BLOG SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 Commercial Construction Tips on Dividing a Retail Box into a Multi-Tenant Space Finding a single tenant to occupy all that space in today’s economy can be challenging, so the smarter and more feasible move is to hire a retail construction contractor that can provide you with the various pre-bid commercial construction budgets needed for subdividing that big box into a multi-tenant space. We frequently get asked the question, “How many tenants do we need before a general contractor can give us commercial construction budgets for a shopping center construction job?” What was once an Ethan Allen store in Wheaton…. The answer is none. Bill Di Santo. President. | | | | | | | | | -
CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 Want a peek into some beautiful homes? (Tues Tip) Skip to content Follow: RSS Twitter Construction Law in North Carolina A blog for architects, engineers, designers, & other construction professionals Home Contact Resources Blogroll contracts damages green design law notes lien issues tips Tags AIA , architect , architectural , design , design professional , Triangle Modernist Houses Want a peek into some beautiful homes? Stunning architecture is promised. Who can resist taking a peek? First up, the 14th annual Triangle Modernist Houses Tour “Exceptional Modernist Houses from the 1950′s to today. 2-3, Oct. MORE >> -
Frugal construction marketing = do it yourself (wisely) The average person doesn’t succeed very often at carpentry, architecture, pipe-fitting or structural design. This may mean spending some of your frugal marketing budget on resources to learn how to do it yourself. Or you can read a dozen or so books on the topic and maybe pick brains with a consultant for an hour or two for $500 or so (saving your remaining $4,500 frugal budget for other things.). Image from diyfail.com. We all know of the sad failures when unqualified individuals try to do our work. This is hardly frugal. MORE >> -
GREEN GODDESS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2011 The Future of Clean Energy Current budget has a commitment to retrofitting Commercial buildings to become more energy efficient but sadly the same Weatherization program for low income residential homes falls by the wayside. Obama’s budget request will call for eliminating a series of oil industry tax breaks. While Obama’s budget will be marked by major cuts, the administration will make a series of investments in clean energy. The budget request will include more than $8 billion for clean energy programs, including money for research and development. Greenwash/ Bullshit Free Zone. MORE >> -
CONSTRUCTONOMICS | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2010 The Beauty of Public RFPs….And Of Course The Ugly As the owner of the RFP Database , where over 500 RFPs are listed each week for services from accounting and architecture to web design and water reclamation, lots of people ask me for advice for how best to approach RFPs. See “Broken Buildings, Busted Budgets: How to Fix America’s Trillion Dollar Construction Industry (Univ. Constructonomics A construction industry blog that digs below bedrock Comments Entries Home About Recent Posts Social Media: Do We Really Need-i-ya? take that back, they don’t have to. And when I say rock bottom, I mean rock bottom. MORE >> -
The Frugal Construction Marketer This fall, I’ll be writing my second book: The Frugal Construction Marketer: How to build and promote your architectural, engineering and construction business for less than $5,000 a year. Frugal marketing is not the only way to go; we have dozens of advertising clients for our print and online publications who spend $5,000 annually with us — and this investment is a small drop in their overall marketing budget. I’ve posted a pre-order/inquiry form to gauge interest. If you elect to purchase the book right now (prepayment, some months before publication!) MORE >> - True Sustainability – Trust, But Verify CONSTRUCTION LAW MUSINGS | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2011
- ConsensusDocs: Training on the new forms (Tue Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2011
- CIOB: London Olympics work deserves more recognition TRAIN4TRADESKILLS | MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2011
- Tues Tip: How NOT to give a deposition CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2010
- Construction Marketing Secrets: 80/20 Rule and CMA Lists CONSTRUCTION MARKETING BLOG | FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2010
- “If you are going through hell, keep going.” CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2010
- Tues Tip: Check out the new AIA Bond forms CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2011
- The business case for the Holcim Awards CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2011
- Personal Assets at Risk Despite Corporate Formalities (Law Note) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2011
- How Does a Construction Loan Work? (Tue Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2010
- The McGuire Is Coming Down……Right Now. BUILDERS COUNSEL | FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2011
- Keeping your company in compliance with “The Man” CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2010
- $1,800 for $100,000? Can simple AdWords listings succeed? CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
- Top 10 OSHA Violations– don't let it be you! (Tue Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2011
- Tues Tip: Prepare for new ADA Standards CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011
- Follow your Change Order Requirements CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2010
- Common Sense Tip: Don't lose your cool when sued CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010
- Which Contract Form Should You Use? (Guest Post) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2011
- Time flies: Construction Law in North Carolina is 1 year old today! CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2010
- Video of NYC Subway Tunnel Construction (Tue Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2011
- ConsensusDocs v. AIA: a useful chart (Tue Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2011
- “Substantial Completion” on the Construction Project: How is it. CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2010
- Where, now CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2011
- Those Pesky “Gentlemen's Agreements” CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 2010
- Listen to me on 22 Tweets tomorrow afternoon! CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010
- Timing can be everything (Tues Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
- Two more Construction Marketing Seminars (Tue. Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2010
- New Energy Code for North Carolina (Tues Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2010
- Why should a Designer worry about the Contractor's insurance issues? CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2011
- NC Green Contractors & Professionals Directory (Tue Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2010
- Happy Thanksgiving! CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2010
- Merry Christmas! CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2010
- Delegation, stress and construction marketing choices CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2011
- Tuesday Tip | Construction Law Research Links CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2010
- Help me help you! CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010
- Best Construction Blog: Please vote! CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2011
- A Building Code Engineer's perspective on the Earthquake CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2011
- The 123?s of Current NC Lien Law: Issues for Owners CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2010
- Insurance Physical: worth the check up! CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2010
- Engineering flaws cited in Oil Spill Report CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2011
- Commercial Construction Checklist for Retrofitting a Shopping Center in Today’s Climate COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION BLOG | TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2011
- What is Indemnity, and why should you care? CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
- Wind Energy and Green Homes training (Tues Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2010
- Green Home Show & Tell (Tue Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2011
- LEED Multi-Family Tour (Tue Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011
- Micropiles for bad soil: a Tarheel victory CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011
- Japan's Wind Power Still Working (Plus Tues Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2011
- Construction Law in NC- “Best Overall Blog” CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011
- Contributory Negligence on the construction project (law note) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2010
- Contractor working in neighboring state? Read these blogs! (Tues Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
- Pay when Paid & Pay if Paid CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2011
- Wind Power: It's in the air! CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011
- State Construction Project Terms (Guest Post) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2010
- Statute of Repose: Putting your Risk to Bed CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2010
- Are there Enough Incentives for Green Building? (guest post) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011
- Exception to the Statute of Repose? CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2010
- Review your Deed Before you Build (Tue Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
- Tolling the Statutes of Limitation & Repose? (Law note) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2010
- Should I stay or should I go now? (Court vs. Arbitration) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010
- The Ultimate Office Design Build Case Study – Us! COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION BLOG | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2010
- What is “green design” ? CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2010
- My 15 minutes of fame! (Twitter Transcript) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2010
- Make this Year Better than the Last (Tue Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2010
- Happy 2011 (calling all lurkers)! CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2010
- HealthyBuilt Homes Program- is it for you? (Tue Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2011
- Markup and Profit Blog (Tues Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2010
- Liquidated Damages: what, when, & why CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
- Arbitrators are not King Solomon? CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2010
- Learn about State Construction issues at upcoming conference (Tue Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2011
- Bayonne Bridge: Herculean Engineering Effort (Tue Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011
- EJCDC Document Training (Tue Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011
- Commercial Construction Trends and Best Practices | Englewood. COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2011
- What Will It Take for You? (Guest Post) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2011
- What Will It Take for You? (Guest Post) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2011
- Root canals & Lawsuits: two things to avoid (Law Note) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2011
- Careful! Your contract may create uninsurable loss CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2010
- Universal Design- Part 1: Beyond ADA and Fair Housing CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2010
- Tuesday Tip| Construction Marketing Ideas website CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2010
- Tools in your Toolbox CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2010
- Pre-holiday reminder: plan for delays (Tues Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2010
- Greening the Cities- free webinar CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2010
- Lead Generation – Best Practices (Tues Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2010
- S.Korea strengthens Building Code after Quake CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2011
- Tues Tip: 8 Best Collection Practices CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2010
- Joint & Several Liability in NC (law note) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010
- Engineering Firms in the Cross-hairs CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2011
- Japan Earthquake: Engineering that saved lives CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011
- The Attorney on your Shoulder (Tues Tip) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2010
- Active vs. Passive Negligence (Law note) CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2010
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