Cash Flow Tip 1 - The Right Markets and Customers
D. Brown Management
October 15, 2018
Finding the Right Markets & Customers. Keeping in mind that you can’t have great cash flow without great profitability the first thing you have to look at is your market strategy.
Robotics, Construction, and Capital
D. Brown Management
October 14, 2018
As you watch the Atlas Robot from Boston Dynamics do some basic parkour moves or this drywall hanging robot it is easy to dismiss them as only working in a controlled environment. It is also easy to dismiss looking at the speed, flaws and costs.
18 Details That Make a Huge Difference in Cash Flow
D. Brown Management
October 14, 2018
There are 18 tactics contractors can use to improve cash flow at the project and the company level.
Cash Flow Myth 4 - That's What Our Bank and Credit Line are For
D. Brown Management
October 13, 2018
Fact: Banks will only finance a portion of your cash flow needs. They will have specific requirements related to how much working capital you need to have invested of your own.
Cash Flow Myth 3 - Having Enough Capital
D. Brown Management
October 12, 2018
We have enough capital to not worry about Cash Flow. From the time this type of thinking starts to permeate the organization it is just a matter of time before there will be a cash flow crisis.
Cash Flow Myth 2 - Finance Manages Cash Flow
D. Brown Management
October 11, 2018
Finance people manage cash flow. The reality is that by the time the finance team gets involved in a cash flow problem there are very few levers they can pull.
Cash Flow Myth 1 - Profitability Does Not Equal Cash Flow
D. Brown Management
October 10, 2018
Cash flow does not equal profitability. While in theory these two critical scoreboard metrics are disconnected in reality cash flow is a pretty reliable predictor of profitability both good and bad.
A Typical Project - Cash Flow S-Curve
D. Brown Management
October 9, 2018
Ensuring great financial outcomes is the ONLY way to build a sustainable construction business that can serve customers and develop team members over the long-term.
A Typical Project - Understanding the Basics of Cash Flow
D. Brown Management
October 8, 2018
Previously we looked at a typical construction project's profitability basics and covered a brief description of cash flow. Now let’s get into the basics of how that looks over the course of the project with a simple model of a 16 month project.
Cash Flow Explained
D. Brown Management
October 7, 2018
Contractors run on very thin profit margins however cash flow is even more important for sustainable growth. Poor cash flow is a primary reason for contractors failing or their profitable growth being seriously constrained.
