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Payment Chain Risk

Why Material Suppliers Are Last to Get Paid and What Most Don't Know About Their Lien Rights

GCs are 20 times more likely than material suppliers to report always getting paid on time. And in many states, if you supply materials to another supplier, you have zero lien rights — no matter how much you’re owed.

$0 lien rights

AR Operations

Your AR Team Is Spending $78K a Year on Work That Doesn't Need a Human

Two people. Fifteen hours a week of phone calls, spreadsheets, and payment matching. $78,000 a year in labor on tasks that automation handles in seconds.

$78K/yr in AR

Credit & Collections

What a Single Bad Debt Write-Off Actually Costs a Construction Distributor

At industry-average margins, a $15,000 write-off doesn’t cost you $15,000. It costs you $200,000 in new sales just to get back to zero.

$200K+ to recover $15K

cash flow

The Real Cost of Waiting 83 Days to Get Paid by Your Contractor Customers

Your contractor customers owe you millions. Your suppliers want their cut in 15 days. Your payroll hits Friday. Here’s what that gap actually costs.

$152K/yr cost

Labor Costs

What Your Crew Actually Costs You Beyond the Hourly Rate

You’re paying your lead carpenter $35 an hour. Except you’re not. The real number is closer to $72.

$72/hr true cost

Profit Leaks

The $52K Leak Most Contractors Don't Know They Have

One undocumented change order per week. At an average value of $1,000, that’s $52,000 a year walking off your jobs and straight into someone else’s margin.

$52K/y leaked