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Contract Surety 04.23.2025

Want More Customers? Make It Easier…

Amazon changed buying for everyone. Though many of us find ourselves in a love/hate relationship with the giant, business owners have to admit it: ease is now a baseline customer expectation. How can you make…
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Want More Customers? Make It Easier…
Court Bonds 04.22.2025

Preventing Legal Challenges To Estate Plans

Unusual decisions. Secrets. The sudden, intense involvement of new friends. Suspicion of undue influence. These are the kinds of circumstances that can lead to a will or trust being legally challenged. Then too, more ordinary…
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Preventing Legal Challenges To Estate Plans
Court Bonds 04.22.2025

What Is Probate Litigation?

Simply put, probate litigation is a legal contest about the assets and affairs of someone who has died. Probate litigation can also result from conflicts over the best interests of an individual experiencing a capacity…
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What Is Probate Litigation?
Contract Surety 04.22.2025

Weathering The Storm?

Spring’s arrival often brings a surge in construction activity, which is good news for builders. Unfortunately, heavy wind, rain and unpredictable weather can make things really difficult on people, projects, and ultimately, profitability. Read on…
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Weathering The Storm?
Contract Surety 04.22.2025

Accounting: Magic Wand?

When done well, automating the accounting tasks involved in running a construction business can certainly result in efficiency gains. Here’s the hitch though: a lack of understanding about your financial operations, and errors in your…
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Accounting: Magic Wand?
Contract Surety 04.22.2025

Sink or swim? Onboarding Please

After scurrying to make a hire and get the project moving, you send a newbie off with a few instructions, an old copy of the safety procedures, and hope for the best. You hired them…
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Sink or swim? Onboarding Please
Court Bonds 04.22.2025

Good Idea: Successor Trustee

Many people find that establishing a trust is a great approach to estate planning. Trusts can be set up to accomplish a variety of goals both during our lifetimes and after we die. When creating…
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Good Idea: Successor Trustee
Court Bonds 04.22.2025

Friends Furever: Setting Up A Pet Trust

Dogs rule. Cats…Fish? Gerbils? Birds….Statistics show that young and old continue to invest heavily in pets. We appreciate their loyalty, and welcome the joy they add to our days. But when we choose to bring…
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Friends Furever: Setting Up A Pet Trust
Contract Surety 04.17.2025

Profitable Projects: Job Costing

The project sounds good and at a glance, the dollar signs look good too. Be careful, though. If you don’t have a way to assign expenses to each project—-aka job costing—- you don’t really know…
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Profitable Projects: Job Costing