Preparing Your Construction Business for Sale: A Comprehensive Guide Selling a construction company is one of the most consequential financial decisions most contractors will ever make. This once‑in‑a‑lifetime transaction can provide a comfortable retirement or capital for your next endeavor, but only if you start planning well in advance. Construction businesses face unique challenges—complex job … Read more
Real estate investment funds pool capital from multiple investors to acquire and manage portfolios of properties. Managing those funds requires meticulous accounting that goes far beyond standard bookkeeping. Real estate fund accounting keeps the system running, handling investor‑level reporting, complex profit distributions and performance metrics. What makes fund accounting unique? Core objectives Key players The … Read more
Many Utah businesses are growing quickly but don’t yet need—or can’t justify—the expense of a full‑time chief financial officer. Fractional CFOs provide experienced, strategic financial leadership on a part‑time or project basis. In the current environment of high interest rates and inflation, this flexible approach can be a game changer. What is a fractional CFO? … Read more
Divorce is difficult enough without the added stress of dividing a business. In Utah, a company owned by one spouse is usually considered a marital asset and is subject to equitable division. Typically the value of the spouse’s ownership interest is divided 50/50, but the way it is split can vary. An accurate valuation helps … Read more
Utah’s construction industry continues to be a pillar of economic growth. In 2025 the U.S. Census Bureau reported that construction spending regularly exceeds $1 trillion a year, and the sector is expected to grow by about 3.7 % since 2022 due to infrastructure and housing demand. Whether you’re planning to sell your firm, bring on a partner or … Read more
Keeping construction projects on budget is harder than it looks. Cost overruns erode profits and strain client relationships. Cost reporting—the practice of tracking and communicating a project’s financial performance—gives real‑time insight into budgets and expenses. Mastering this discipline is crucial as Utah’s construction industry continues to expand. What is cost reporting? Cost reporting consolidates information … Read more
Utah is a land of builders—entrepreneurs who move fast, think sharp, and refuse to wait for permission. But here’s the truth the market doesn’t like to say out loud: Every owner is already on a path upward into growth or downward into transition. The only dangerous place left is the middle. Private equity has discovered … Read more
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