HeyJaredTrade Finance in Ten by Mainstreet MEP™
Your numbers only help you if you understand them. I'm Robyn—former commercial-mechanical business owner who sold to private equity, now fractional CFO for MEP and other blue collar service contractors.Every week in about 10 minutes, I break down one practical finance…
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Episode 33: Surviving the Summer, Part 6 - Cash Flow and Prepping for the Shoulder Season (opens the original)
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Cash Flow After the Summer Rush Summer is busy. So why does the bank account already feel like it’s getting tight? For HVAC, plumbing, electrical, refrigeration, and commercial kitchen contractors, the end of the summer rush can expose cash flow problems fast. Revenue starts slowing down, but payroll, trucks, insurance, vendors, debt payments, and overhead don't slow down with it. In this episode of Trade Finance in Ten , Robyn breaks down what contractors should be doing before the slow season
Episode 32: Surviving the Summer, Part 5 - Catch the Missing Cash: Unbilled Parts, Job Notes & Getting Paid Faster (opens the original)
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Episode 32: Surviving the Summer, Part 5 - Catch the MissingCash: Unbilled Parts, Job Notes & Getting Paid Faster You had a good month. The trucks ran, the jobs got done, andthe bank account still isn't where you thought it would be. Some of that money just never got billed. This week Robyn looks at what happens between the end of ajob and the invoice, and why it costs you three different ways depending on the work you run - residential, commercial, and install work. You'll get four questions to
Episode 31: Surviving the Summer, Part 4 - Keep Your Techs Moving: Truck Stock, Field Safety & Summer Productivity (opens the original)
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Episode 31: Surviving the Summer, Part 4 - Keep Your Techs Moving: Truck Stock, Field Safety & Summer Productivity Every hour an HVAC, plumbing, or electrical technician spends chasing parts, waiting on a broken truck, or figuring out the next call is an hour your company cannot bill. In this episode of Trade Finance in Ten, Robyn breaks down the small operational problems that quietly drain field-service profit during the busiest part of the year. This is not about pushing technicians harder. I
Episode 30: Surviving the Summer, Part 3 — Is Your Dispatch Board Wrecking Your Business? (opens the original)
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Episode 30: Surviving the Summer, Part 3 — Is Your Dispatch Board Wrecking Your Business? A full dispatch board is not always a profitable one. Your technicians may be running nonstop while your biggest customers are getting pushed back, calls are running late, and your dispatcher is trying to solve everyone’s problem at once. What looks like a successful summer can quickly become frustrated customers, exhausted technicians, missed invoices, and a bigger mess than the one you started with. In th
Episode 29: Surviving the Summer: Part 2 - Managing Cash Flow (opens the original)
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Episode 29: Surviving the Summer: Part 2 - Managing Cash Flow Summer can look great on paper. The phones are ringing, the schedule is full, crews are working overtime, and revenue is climbing. But for many HVAC, plumbing, electrical, refrigeration, and other service contractors, the busiest part of the year can also put the most pressure on cash. In this episode of Trade Finance in Ten , Robyn talks about the system that helps contractors stay in control when work speeds up. A strong summer is n
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