Management Education > Contractor Business Academy

The Carolinas AGC Contractor Business Academy will teach participants skills that are essential for managing a competitive construction business in today’s market. You will have access to business accounting, legal, and construction job management experts.

A five-day or ten-night program includes the following:

Contractor Business Academy Course

Day One
Planning and Organizing the Structure of Your Company
Managing Business Risk Through Insurance, Bonds, and Friendly Contracts
Estimating Jobs to be Competitive and to Make a Profit
Federal Tax- How to Avoid Problems

Day Two
Project Management for Quality, Material, and Budget Controls
Planning and Scheduling Your Project

Day Three
Employer Labor Obligations Explores Federal Acts that Control Hiring, Pay, and Employee Labor Issues
Equal Employment Opportunity and State Labor Laws You Need to Know
Human Resource Issues to Keep EEOC Away!

Day Four
Managing Finances with the Accounting Process and Methods
Business Taxes and Reporting Requirements Show You Income Taxes, License Fees, Payroll and Sales Tax
Public Contract & Prompt Pay Requirements Summarizes the State’s Requirements

Day Five
Various State Agencies that Could Impact Your Business in North and/or South Carolina
Contract and Lien Laws ~ What They Are and What They Mean to You

COURSE INSTRUCTORS INCLUDE: Dennis Childs, Mashburn Construction Company; David Ferrell and Lance Windley, Dixon Odom PLLC; Gary Gummerson, Smith-Manus and Gummerson; Dave Kesler, Smith, Kesler & Company; Catherine Hobart, Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP; Jack Taylor, Taylor Penry Rash Riemann PLLC, Mark Stubley, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart; Gary Welch, Johnston, Allison & Hord, PA; Frank Elmore, Elmore and Wall, P.A.; Paul McCain, McCain Special Project Services, Inc.

Please contact the Training Coordinator, Kristy Thomas at the CAGC Charlotte Office, (704) 372-1450 ext. 5236.