Too many construction businesses fall over because the owner has not established efficient business systems. This typically happens because the construction company owner is so caught up in the day-to-day operations that the fundamentals of proper business management get forgotten. Often too, it must be said that the owner doesn't like bookkeeping or other administrative tasks, so these get put on the back burner.

The symptoms are familiar, and their results disastrous:

• Poor or non-existent record-keeping. 
• Tax obligations are not met. 
• Invoices go out late, and debts remain uncollected. 
• There is one cashflow crisis after another. 
• Goods and services are incorrectly costed and priced.

Any of these factors can lead the business down the slippery path to failure, but all are avoidable. The whole point about putting in sound systems is that they free you to spend more time working ON your business, not in it.