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Big Outcomes by Rewarding Your Best Employees
High-performing employees are often the most valuable assets in a company. Customers, products, technology, inventory and many other assets come and go....
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6 Tips for Building Better Business Relationships
Relationships matter — not only in your personal life, but in your business life as well. Start with the obvious point: Long-term...
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Putting Artificial Intelligence to Work in Your Business
Let’s clear up two things about artificial intelligence at the start. First, it’s a broad concept, not a specific product, in the...
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5 Trends That Should Be Guiding Your Business Marketing in 2020
Some business owners are making decisions based on outdated trends and information. Let’s face it: It’s hard to keep up with the...
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Top Reasons a Construction Company Can Fail
The Small Business Administration identifies a huge failure rate among startup companies:
Roughly 20% fail in the first year.
Roughly 50% fail within...
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How to Apply Leasing Structures to Reduce Equipment Ownership Cost
Does it make more sense to own or lease equipment? Thanks to some newer and more innovative leasing structures, that question is becoming easier...
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Can You Put an Accurate Value on Your Business?
Business valuations are an important tool for owners of privately held companies. For example, if you are doing sophisticated tax planning, buying...
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How to Gracefully Handle Big Changes to Your Business
Are you thinking about making some big changes in 2020? Good — change is necessary for growth. But have you thought about...
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6 Ways to Manage Rising Equipment and Rental Costs
A major challenge facing companies in today’s construction industry is how to deal with rising equipment and rental costs. One key component...
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Getting Money From Customers Can Be Made Easier With a Few Options
Cash flow is the lifeblood of your business. A hefty balance of accounts receivable might feel like it’s money in the bank,...
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Year in Review: The Most-Read Articles of 2019
As the year comes to a close, we take a look at some of the most popular stories on www.digdifferent.com. If you missed...
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Companies Share Equipment Purchasing Strategies
There has been a lot of equipment purchasing at SAK Construction in O’Fallon, Missouri, over the last decade to say the least....
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Assessing Whether a New Tech Solution Is the Right Fit
It happens more and more now. A new technology is introduced to the market and you think, “Will this give me a...













