Resource Articles
Our Resource Center provides education on personal and business financial topics, information on online security and fraud prevention, and articles from leaders at Sunflower Bank.
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Motivate with Money
Whatever your decision regarding incentive compensation, the results will vary based on how your program is designed, implemented, and managed.
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Maximize Your Markup
When you use the same markup for every bid, you are not maximizing your profit potential or helping your company make more money. Smart business owners realize all jobs are not equal and markup should vary with every job.
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How Much Profit is Enough? Determining Optimal Profit Goals for Your Business
Companies that track costs, target profit, control overhead, and watch what they keep, are in control, organized, and one-step ahead of their competition.
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Management Meetings That Work
Because owners like to be in control and micro-manage their people and projects, putting out fires becomes their way of doing business. Therefore, they don't leave time to schedule regular monthly or weekly meetings with their managers and supervisors.
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How to Get Paid Faster
It is impossible to build a business without getting paid. When you don’t get paid on-time, doing good work won’t keep your doors open. Train your customers by insisting on prompt payment. Do more than design, bid, build & bill.
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Nine Steps to Signing a Successful Construction Contract
Contractors and subcontractors must take the time and effort to review every contract before signing them or agreeing to start work. Don’t sign what you haven’t read or agreed to.
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Start Every Project Right
Committing a small amount of time to planning will improve your field productivity, eliminate mistakes, and get your projects built faster and with better quality.
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Environmental Sustainability
Investors and bankers may not see the benefits of environmental sustainability initially, but over time it can increase energy savings costs and property value.
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The In's and Out's of Qualifying for a Commercial Loan
Commercial loans can come in many types and from many different types of lenders. Each typically having different criteria for how they evaluate potential borrowers.
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