{ "item_title" : "Keep the Cash Moving", "item_author" : [" Reid Coleman "], "item_description" : "Your Jobs Are Profitable. Your Crews Are Busy. So Why Is Cash Always Tight?A contractor can have $52,000 in the bank and $96,000 in customer payments expected, yet still face a cash shortage before the next major collection arrives. Payroll cannot wait. Suppliers need payment. Subcontractors have commitments. And another profitable job may be ready to start.The problem is not always how much money your business makes. It is when that money becomes available and how much you must spend before it arrives.KEEP THE CASH MOVING is a practical construction cash flow and progress billing playbook for contractors who need to keep jobs funded without constantly chasing payments, postponing purchases, or relying on the next customer deposit to meet existing obligations.Inside, you'll learn how to: See cash shortages before they happen using a rolling 13-week cash forecast that connects expected collections with payroll, materials, subcontractors, and operating expenses.Understand where your money gets tied up in unfinished work, material purchases, unbilled progress, and outstanding customer payments.Build better payment schedules that reflect actual construction spending rather than leaving your business financing too much of the job.Improve progress billing by recognizing completed eligible work, preparing accurate payment applications, and understanding schedules of values and retainage.Collect payments more reliably by managing overdue invoices, final balances, customer questions, and avoidable administrative delays.Handle cash gaps without creating bigger problems by evaluating supplier arrangements, spending decisions, short-term borrowing, and competing project commitments.Take on additional work more confidently by understanding how much cash a new project will require alongside the jobs already underway.Through realistic construction-business examples, including Cedar Ridge Contracting and Harbor Point Mechanical, Reid Coleman shows how ordinary decisions about payment timing, purchasing, billing, and scheduling can affect an entire company's financial position.Written for general contractors, remodelers, residential builders, specialty subcontractors, and construction business owners, this book focuses on practical decisions you can apply without needing to become an accounting specialist.If your company has plenty of work but cash still feels unpredictable, this playbook will help you understand where the pressure comes from, recognize problems earlier, and make more informed decisions to keep your projects and your business moving.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/816/573/9798165733345_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "14.99", "online_price" : "14.99", "our_price" : "14.99", "club_price" : "14.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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