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Webinar Title: Tracking Labor Costs and Setting Billing Rates
Date: February 13, 2008 10 am to - 12 pm PST
Level: Beginner
Prerequisites : None
CPE credits: None
Cost: $99 (20% discount for SGCN Members)
Description:
Whether you set your own billing rates, or help your clients set theirs, it is crucial to understand and measure the true costs of labor. Discover ways to track and account for billable and non-billable time. Learn how to use tools such as zero dollar checks, shadow payroll and actual payroll to create accurate costs. Analyze different allocation rates to not only cover overhead costs, but improve your profitability.
Objectives:
After attending this session, you will learn the basics of
- Determine all costs that should be included in a fully burdened labor rate
- Uncover direct job costs hiding in most contractors overhead costs
- Utilize software to more accurately job cost fully burdened labor
- Help your clients understand direct and indirect costs of labor
Instructor Biography:
Leslie Shiner—author, speaker, and trainer—has more than twenty years of experience working as a financial and management consultant for the construction industry. She is the owner and principal of The ShinerGroup, a consulting firm helping contractors maximize profits and gain financial control. She is also the author of numerous publications including the Profit Press Profit Guides: “Choosing ‘Best Fit’ Construction Management Software” and “Health Checkup for Your Construction Business” among others. She has twice received the CEDIA Top 10 Instructor Award. She teaches Construction Accounting and Project Management seminars around the country and frequently speaks at industry conferences.
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