Posted Nov 21 2025 by Nathan Rowan
Why Growing Companies Outgrow Single-Entity ERP Many businesses start with a single-entity ERP setup and a simple chart of accounts. Then growth happens: new subsidiaries, acquisitions, joint ventures and sales offices in other countries. Suddenly ... Read More
Posted Nov 21 2025 by Nathan Rowan
Why “Export to Excel” Isn’t a Strategy ERP systems are full of valuable data — orders, inventory, production, projects, invoices, payments. Yet in many organizations, the default workflow is still: run a standard report, dump ... Read More
Posted Nov 21 2025 by Nathan Rowan
Why the Human Side of ERP Matters More Than the Software ERP failures rarely come from bad code. They come from misaligned expectations, rushed processes and users who feel a system was “done to them,” ... Read More
Posted Nov 20 2025 by Nathan Rowan
Why “More Reports” Doesn’t Mean More Control Contractors often drown in reports: daily logs, timecards, cost reports, RFIs, submittal logs and safety reports. But if PMs and supers can’t see the right information at ... Read More
Posted Nov 20 2025 by Nathan Rowan
When One Legal Entity Isn’t Enough Growing contractors often operate multiple companies: separate entities for regions, trades, equipment, real estate or joint ventures (JVs) with partners. Managing books, jobs and cash across these structures ... Read More
Posted Nov 20 2025 by Nathan Rowan
Why Construction Payroll Is So Much Harder Than “Run Checks” Contractors working on public jobs, union projects or in multiple jurisdictions face a maze of rules: prevailing wage, fringe benefits, union scales, overtime laws ... Read More
Posted Nov 20 2025 by Nathan Rowan
Why Subcontractors Are Both Your Strength and Your Risk Subs let you scale, specialize and win bigger work. But subs also bring risk—insurance gaps, safety incidents, unpaid lower-tier subs and lien claims. Owners and ... Read More
Posted Nov 20 2025 by Nathan Rowan
Revenue on Paper Doesn’t Pay the Bills It’s possible to have a full backlog and still run out of money. Why? Because the timing of costs and billings rarely match. Mobilization, materials, subs and ... Read More
Posted Nov 20 2025 by Nathan Rowan
Why Equipment Can Quietly Erase Your Profit For heavy civil, utility and earthwork contractors, iron is everything. Excavators, dozers, trucks and cranes represent millions in capital. If you don’t accurately cost equipment to jobs, ... Read More
Posted Nov 20 2025 by Nathan Rowan
Why Construction Billing Is Not “Just Another Invoice” Unlike standard AR, construction billing is tied to pay applications, schedules of values (SOVs), retainage and lien waivers. Owners and GCs expect you to follow strict ... Read More