Archives for the 'Consulting' Category
Outsourcing Isn’t Always Bad
From USA Today Small Business:
“Fed up with rising labor costs, a new generation of entrepreneurs is launching millions of tiny companies differing from business in the past: They don’t want employees.
“The trend, building since the late 1990s, hit a milestone this year when the number of these microbusinesses reached 20 million — one for every [...]
12 December 2006 | Business, Construction, Consulting, Litigation, Technology | Comments Off
Architects & Designers Still Aren’t Off The Hook
According to a recent decision, contractors may not be entirely responsible for bad design or bad specifications. At least when it involves federal construction contracts.
Michael Payne of Payne Hackenbracht & Sullivan provides some intelligent insight into the decision:
“The Court referred to one of the landmark cases in federal government contracting, Spearin v. U.S., where Justice [...]
1 December 2006 | Construction, Construction Defect, Consulting, Litigation | Comments Off
E-mail Sign-Offs And Online Etiquette
What is the proper way to end (or for that matter begin) an e-mail transmission to a business associate? The NY Times explores this sometimes confusing issue.
Link to Article
27 November 2006 | Business, Consulting, General, Technology | Comments Off
Still No Substitute For Hard Work
Fortune Magazine looks at what it takes to be successful.
“The first major conclusion is that nobody is great without work. It’s nice to believe that if you find the field where you’re naturally gifted, you’ll be great from day one, but it doesn’t happen. There’s no evidence of high-level performance without experience or practice.
“Reinforcing that [...]
21 October 2006 | Business, Consulting | Comments Off
Good Contracts Make For Good Associations
“In particular, good contract drafting can help to minimize the impact of disputes between associations and their contractors.”
Suzanne Leff, a partner with Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne (Colorado), writes about the importance of good contracts between community associations and the contractors they hire. In summary, the better the contract is written and the more understanding [...]
10 September 2006 | Construction, Construction Defect, Consulting, Litigation | Comments Off
Top 5 Mistakes Of Entrepreneurs
Seth Godin knows marketing for entrepreneurs. At WorkHappy.net, there is an article that outlines Mr. Godin’s top five marketing mistakes that entrepreneurs tend to make. Below is an excerpt that certainly has a ring of familiarity to it:
“Expecting gratitude in exchange for having done something that was hard. Yes, you built a company, you might [...]
18 August 2006 | Business, Consulting | Comments Off
The Myth Of The Paperless Office
The computer age has managed to rekindle promises from old science fiction stories whereby paper will be irrelevant and all data is a few keystrokes away. Environmental issues aside, is this even possible? Maybe in some industries, but is it possible for the construction defect litigation industry? Not likely. Sometimes a “paper trail” is all [...]
10 June 2006 | Business, Consulting, Litigation, Technology | Comments Off
Repairs Now Under Way On Homes
Yucaipa group of 14 wins judgment of $1.3 million
by Stacia Glenn, sbcun Staff Writer
YUCAIPA – After years of living in brand-new houses plagued with leaking windows and cracked stucco, 14 homeowners in Whisper Ranch have been awarded $1.3 million for construction defects.
Calimesa-based developer E. Wayne Simmons and builder Whisper Ranch Ltd. were ordered in July [...]
9 September 2005 | Construction, Construction Defect, Consulting, Experts, Litigation, Press Releases | Comments Off
