From category archives: ABC Academy & GA Articles

The Latest on the Trump Administration: Feb. 9–15

For an overview of administration activity to date and insight into potential legislative and regulatory actions, register for the Thursday, Feb. 16 webinar “Learn the Latest on the Trump Administration” presented by ABC’s general counsel Littler Mendelson, P.C.
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The Importance of Real-Time Accounting: Keep Your Projects in the Black

Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 Watch Now
Time: 2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
Length: 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Speaker: Jennifer Howard, Strategic Advisor, Procore Technologies, Inc.
Category: Training and Education, AQC  
PRESENTED BY ABC's NATIONAL EVENT SPONSOR - PROCORE

WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
How much is information management costing you?

You would be surprised at how much outdated accounting solutions cost. When you add up the expense of miscommunication, wasted time waiting for accurate budgets or approvals, and inefficiencies in the office, it’s secretly eating into your profit margins. Jennifer Howard formerly from Colin Construction, has the most important tips to reducing costs, improving budget accuracy, and integrating the latest software to enable teams to move faster, with up-to-date information, to ensure a more seamless project completion and delivery.

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The Survival Guide for General Contractors

Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Watch Now
Time: 2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
Length: 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Category: Training and Education, AQC  
Presented by ABC's National Event Sponsor - Procore

WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
Our webinar led by Nick Miller, a Solutions Engineer for Procore, will walk you through the essential steps for any general contractor from newcomer to veteran, from small to large organizations, in order to best achieve project success.
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The Connected Workplace – Using Emerging Technology Solutions to Transform your Business

Date: Thursday, February 25, 2016
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Time: 11:00 a.m. (ET) / 10:00 a.m. (CT) / 9:00 a.m. (MT) / 8:00 a.m. (PT)
Length: 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Speaker: Jennifer Johanns, Business Development Manager, Verizon Wireless
Category:    
Presented by ABC's Business Partner - Verizon Wireless


WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
Join us for “The Connected Workplace” webinar and discover emerging construction technology solutions to help you transform your business. Learn about construction challenges and trends and how to develop a successful mobile strategy.
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Motivating and Managing the Millennials in the Construction Industry

Date: Thursday, October 1, 2015
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Time: 2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
Length: 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Speaker: Joel C. Pickering, Senior Vice President, Lendlease PM&C Americas
Category: Business Development  
SPONSORED BY BirdDogHR


WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
Jeanne C Meister, a founding partner of Future Workplace and the co-author of “The 2020 Workplace” stated , It’s important to be aware of generational tension – loosely defines as a lack of respect for someone who’s of a different generations from you – among colleagues. It’s our job to help our employees recognize that they each have distinct sets of skills and different things they bring to the table.”  So let’s talk about it.
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Managing Growth - Why Some Contractors Succeed and Others Fail

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2015
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Time: 2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
Length: 90 minutes
Fee: Free
Speaker: Sam Carradine, The Surety and Fidelity Association of America
  Edin Zukanovic, Construction Bonds, Inc., a Division of Murray Securus
 
Category: AQC   
SPONSORED BY PROCORE 


WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
Most contractors that fail do so after they have had some degree of success. This webinar will identify the most common reasons why contractors, especially small contractors, fail. The webinar also will provide suggestions on how to avoid these situations and the various management approaches and techniques that help ensure contractor success. The instructor will present real-world examples of contractors that have succeeded by avoiding common pitfalls.

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Lien Waivers: the Hidden Risks You Can’t Ignore

Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2015
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Time: 11:00 a.m. (ET) / 10:00 a.m. (CT) / 9:00 a.m. (MT) / 8:00 a.m. (PT)
Length: 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Speaker: Matthew C. Bouchard, Partner, Lewis & Roberts, PLLC
Category: Business Development, Training and Education  
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
The only thing standing between you and your monthly draw is the lien waiver the party who owes you money is demanding before it will release payment.  As you put pen to paper, do you know what risks you could be accepting?  This webinar will help you understand those hidden risks and develop a strategy for managing them.
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Killer Contract Clauses

Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2015
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Time: 12:00 p.m. (ET) / 11:00 a.m. (CT) / 10:00 a.m. (MT) / 9:00 a.m. (PT)
Length: 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Speaker: Angela Stephens, Attorney, Stites & Harbison, PLLC
Category: AQC, Business Development, Training and Education  
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
This session will discuss those killer contract clauses and the legal and practical approach of how to address such clauses before you sign the contract and, after you have signed a contract with such killer clauses, how to address them during the performance of your contract.
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Using Cloud-Based Technologies to Rapidly Scale Your Growing Business

Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2015
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Time: 2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
Length: 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Speaker: Gabe Cooley, CEO, Rayco Painting and Rayco Energy
  Mary West, CloudBase Services (an Intuit QuickBase SI)
 
Category: Business Development  
Webinar Sponsored by Intuit

WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
The construction industry is experiencing a major shift; new technologies are being introduced every day to help minimize the time, resources and dollars spent. Many construction companies are turning to cloud-based platforms to help maximize productivity including optimizing workflows, minimizing time spent waiting around for the right people, tasks and/or materials, and ensuring a safe worksite each and every day. Read the rest of entry »