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title: Latest News For Residential Builders | The Association of Professional Builders (24)
description: All the latest news covering sales, marketing, operations, financials and self-improvement within the residential construction industry. (24)
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[Financials](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/financials) 3 min read
## [The Truth Behind Failed Building Companies](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/truth-behind-failing-building-companies)
We’d always been baffled by the huge amount of bad debt that racked up by building companies that went into receivership. In theory, if they paid their ...
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[Financials](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/financials) 4 min read
## [The 5 Stages Of Decline For A Building Company](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/stages-of-decline-for-building-company)
With 75% of residential building companies operating on net profit margins of less than 3% while dealing with rising construction costs of 25%, it’s no ...
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[Financials](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/financials) 3 min read
## [The Problem With Non-Construction Accountants](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/problem-with-non-construction-accountants)
95% of accountants in Australia do not understand how to prepare financial statements for a construction company… However, it’s not entirely their fault… ...
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[Financials](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/financials) 4 min read
## [Why Large Building Companies Are Failing…While Small Building Companies Are Thriving!](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/large-building-companies-failing-small-companies-thriving)
The recent building company collapses have shattered the myth that the big companies are stronger and more likely to be in a position to ride out the ...
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[Financials](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/financials) 4 min read
## [How Much Cash Does A Building Company Need?](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/how-much-cash-does-a-building-company-need)
How much working capital do you need to run a building company? How much cash should you hold in reserve? …And can you have too much cash in a business? ...
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[Operations](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/operations) 4 min read
## [How To Optimise Your 2022 Business Plan](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/how-to-optimise-your-2022-business-plan)
You’ve created a business plan for the year ahead...
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[Financials](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/financials) 3 min read
## [Australian Budget 2022: Tax Benefit For Builders](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tax-benefit-for-builders)
Builders in Australia that use digital technology are eligible to claim 120% of the amount invested for the next 12 months up to a limit of $100,000. ...
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[Operations](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/operations) 5 min read
## [An Inconvenient Truth For The Residential Construction Industry In Australia](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/inconvenient-truth-for-residential-construction)
In June 2021 the Association of Professional Builders (APB) began advising its clients to reconsider starting any contracts that had not already ...
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[Financials](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/financials) 4 min read
## [Why Inflation Will Destroy Your Net Profit In 2022 Unless You Do This One Thing](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/why-inflation-will-destroy-your-net-profit-in-2022-unless-you-do-this-one-thing)
We’ve been hearing some pretty lame excuses from governments around the world in 2021 who have been trying to convince us that inflation is ‘transitory’ ...
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