Apprentices are one of my favorite groups of construction workers because they provide a never ending supply of good clean humor. For the record I have a deep respect and sincerely appreciate all apprentices everywhere for they are the men and women who continually replenish the supply of skilled Journeymen and are vital members of the greatest industry on earth.
Randal DeHart
Recent Posts
Topics: Construction, Apprentice, Apprentice Programs, Construction Apprentices
Construction Processes To Reduce Injuries And Increase Production
Posted by Randal DeHart on Thu, Jun 06, 2013
Topics: Construction Strategy, Business Process Development For Construction
Do NOT Setup QuickBooks For Contractors Until You Read This!
Posted by Randal DeHart on Mon, Jun 03, 2013
Grow By The Inch Is A Cinch, Grow By The Yard Is Hard
The First Place to start is an understanding the real profit in any construction is made in the office, not in the field because hard work in the field cannot overcome bad strategy from the office. To prove it learn about a painless you may be able to earn 36% Return on Investment by changing one simple thing your contractors bookkeeping system.
Topics: Optimize Vs. Maximize, Optimization Vs. Maximization
My Step Father Inspired Me To Become A Construction Accountant
Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, May 31, 2013
It is late on a Friday night almost 11:00PM and I was inspired to write one last article before the week is over and I trust someone, somewhere will get value from it and maybe a bit of inspiration to keep on keeping on.
Topics: Randal DeHart, Step Father Inspiration, My Step Father My Hero
Four Levels Of Learning Applied To Contractors Bookkeeping Services
Posted by Randal DeHart on Fri, May 31, 2013
Contractors Bookkeeping Services Four Levels Of Learning
As someone who has been around since the early days of information technology...beginning with chiseling on stone tablets, moving on to using charcoal to write on the back of tree bark and then progressing to IBM punch-cards, it is good to finally get close to using current technology in an era where we can have QuickBooks desktop version online and have it appear as if it were on our local computer.
Topics: Four Levels Of Learning, Four Levels Of Learning And Mastery, Four Levels Of Learning Construction Accounting
QuickBooks Job Costing Work In Progress (WIP) Reports
Job Costing Work In Progress (WIP) Reports are not included in QuickBooks For Contractors. These are custom reports that must be built by putting together combinations of reporting options inside QuickBooks For Contractors software. There are thousands of possible combinations so the best approach is to decide what you want the report to do for you before investing several hours building one.