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Toyota Customizing & Development Co., a unit of Toyota Motor Corp., has forced about 50 subcontractors to store molds used for manufacturing automobile parts free of charge in violation of the subcontract law, people familiar with the matter said Sunday.

Shavon Smith returns to the Contract Teardown show to explain another government contract. In this episode, Smith covers the Subcontract, an agreement between a company that has won a project bid and another company that will execute on the project. She explains Statements of Work, government-standard pricing structures, quality control, and more. Find the original agreement here: https://www.hanford.gov/files.cfm/Exhibit_009-_Draft_Subcontract-Tribal_Nations_Rev_11.pdf  

Recently rising to the eighth largest manufacturing economy in the world, the route to continued ascension for UK manufacturing isn't purely down to the well-publicised need for a national manufacturing strategy or government investment – a large burden of responsibility has to lie firmly at the feet of manufacturers and their reticence to automate. The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) frequently shines a light on how far the UK is behind other developed nations. The most recent report shows that 71,000 robots were installed in Europe in 2022, the UK accounted for just over 2000 of those installations. As a world leader in automation, MTD Magazine spoke with Leigh Tricklebank, the Sales Director for Western Europe at FASTEMS to find out why automation is still a cultural challenge for UK manufacturers.  Ironically, our conversation with Leigh took place in Opmeer at RODIN Machining, a Dutch subcontract manufacturing business that has invested in a FASTEMS solution to manufacture anything from prototypes to low and medium production runs – with a high part and complexity mix. Not only were the MTD team astounded and excited by what we witnessed at RODIN, but we were also a little melancholy as to why we rarely see such levels of automation in the UK subcontract supply chain. Having a conversation with Leigh, he tells MTD magazine: “In the UK, there are upward of 5000 subcontract manufacturers using prismatic four and five-axis machine tools and there is an interesting demographic within that. There are small lifestyle businesses through to serious manufacturers making significant investments. All of these businesses have a similar problem, they need to get orders, they need to process the orders, manage the resources and deliver and serve on time. The level of process quality will differ between businesses, but the overall audience of 5000 companies is huge. Some of these businesses will have a perception that FASTEMS is a pallet automation system that can be expensive and is typically the reserve for OEM manufacturers. It's painful to hear this in the UK, as these companies really need to look closer at what we do.” “For example, we have been delivering Auto Load Devices for more than 20 years - only now we are seeing the gradual uptake of this technology in the industry. For the obvious benefits of increasing uptime, safety and consistency while reducing manual intervention. Auto Load Devices are now becoming increasingly important as we cannot find a generation of people that are willing to pick a part up, put it in the machine and hit the green button. It's not only a monotonous job, but it's a job that people don't want. So, as years have gone by this has become more pertinent.” “Reshoring work from overseas is a very real opportunity, but volumes are still typically low and complexity has increased tenfold with the need for diversity and JIT manufacturing. Complex parts, processes and problems are all there - but the volumes are low. It's difficult for UK manufacturers to hear, but we are not even close to the G20 figures for robots per 10,000 people. Our position is something like the 22nd largest adopter of robotics in Europe - not the world. It is embarrassing. Ultimately, we have to share the word that automation is no longer a future vision - it's a reality, and companies like RODIN Machining are embracing that reality. The ‘no-go's' for companies like RODIN was that they did not want manual data entry and manual actions – they wanted autonomy and automation. Subcontractors in the UK should be looking at these points and realising that they should be striving for the same goals.” “There is a myth that FASTEMS is a system only for large companies and OEMs - it really isn't true. We have shown that at RODIN Machining. It's a start-up company with four guys. If you look at the areas where businesses generally have problems such as labour and skill shortages, we are taking all of these decisions off the shop floor. Businesses generally have problems on the application side of things on the shop floor, less so on the processing side of things like CAD/CAM. It's the button pressers on the shop floor that can kill productivity. The challenge for these 5000+ subcontract manufacturers is that they take an order in good faith and calculate the recipe for manufacturing. After winning the order, subcontractors have to transpose that learning from the sales phase into the engineering department - determining what fixtures, tools and machines to use. This is where the challenges arise – challenges that FASTEMS can streamline and simplify.” Building Strong Strategic Pillars Looking more directly at the UK subcontract industry and overcoming the challenges, Leigh continues: “Subcontract manufacturers in the UK have several issues. These will range from not having scalability, struggling to increase profitability, and the inevitable chaos created by people – and FASTEMS can fix all of these things. To put it in simplistic terms, we have four pillars of People, Processes, Investment, and Profitability. Some companies can have a fantastic business, but it may be labour-intensive, regardless of having CAD/CAM, an ERP system, tooling and material databases, high-end machine tools and even an FMS. But what these businesses won't have is an overriding process that autonomously takes billets from order to invoice and finished part. In the mix of 5,000 subcontract manufacturers adopting 4 and 5-axis machining, there are a lot of lifestyle businesses where owners do not want to be working over weekends or unsociable hours - they want to make money while they sleep. FASTEMS can provide that lifestyle business for UK manufacturers.” Joining the conversation, Mikko Tuomaala, the Marketing Director for FASTEMS comments upon the pillar of ‘People', Mikko adds: “What automation removes from the human is the ‘triple D' of manufacturing processes – Dirty, Dull and Dangerous.  Nobody wants to do these jobs, particularly the younger generation. Additionally, if you think of a machine shop and the people that work there, if you don't control the process and its intelligence, this will fall upon the staff and it will create a deviation in results. You want your highly skilled staff to intervene in the optimisation of processes and be more engaged in the business, leaving the mundane operations to the automation system. The understanding of the machining process doesn't go away, it is just facilitated by the system and optimised by skilled engineers.” Alluding to the pillar of ‘Processes', Mikko says: “In UK manufacturing, there are particular islands of manufacturing, so at the beginning, there could be an ERP system or a CRM system - there is a wealth of data and machines that are often sat there doing nothing. To achieve faster throughput and improve costs, deliveries and quality - the process has to be fixed. What FASTEMS does with its MMS is it acts as the nucleus of the ecosystem bringing in the ERP, the MRP, encapsulating the machine tools, the materials and fixtures - it brings together the recipe to bake a great cake. FASTEMS gives customers the facility to control everything from the door where the material arrives to the finished part at the end, and we can visualise it with our situational awareness. We cannot fix bottlenecks, but we can give customers insights into why a bottleneck exists. We can identify what parameters are causing the chaos in a customer's system - from this data, great engineers can fix the problems. Our software empowers engineers to identify problems and create solutions. Automation pushes manufacturers to realise what is obvious. The problem is often the process and not the machine tool.” Discussing ‘Investment' on a UK-wide basis, Leigh adds: “In the UK, we use terms like ‘manufacturing is culturally important', but there has been little investment over the last 30 years. How do manufacturers get investment? They either go through the long-winded painful process of obtaining a grant and if that doesn't work they get screwed by the bank on loans with personal guarantees against directors. The level of investment in the UK is embarrassing. We have more than 500 installs in Europe from around 200 customers and this is because our customers keep re-investing with us. We have RE Thompson at the RODIN event and they ordered a cell in 2007, a second system in 2008, and another in 2012. We have just won an order for a fourth cell that will keep their business running for the next 20 years. Our biggest customer in the UK is BAE Systems, the F16 should have been decommissioned around 10 years ago, but they have to keep the program running for the next 20 years on machines that are virtually obsolete – our FMS is managing that.”  Looking at the pillar of profitability, Leigh continues: “Companies like RODIN Machining look at profitability completely differently from manufacturers in the UK. UK manufacturers often value automation as a third of the cost of a machine tool. For example, a company may buy a machine tool for £500,000 and they will accept that it will run for 12 to 16 hours a day. Then they realise they need lights out machining for the remaining 8 hours - and this is where the valuation of one third comes from. So, they will be prepared to spend £150,000 on the automation of the machine tool. If a manufacturer buys two machines, they have an automation budget of £300,000 - we can automate two spindles for this, but it's a poor equation. At RODIN, they started the company with four machine tools and spent 1.5 times that on automation – and look at what they've achieved. They don't care about the capacity of the CAM system, the machines and the people – they care about the capacity of the process. They want to create a drumbeat of creating constant cash flow, autonomously with automation, 24/7 and 365. It's a completely different way of looking at the same problem. When UK manufacturers look at the problem from a different perspective, they'll find the resolution to the issues of People, Processes, Investment, and Profitability through FASTEMS.” Targeting the ‘Pinch Points' Looking at the pinch points for UK manufacturers, Leigh continues: “We are intrinsically linked to new machine tools - and we shouldn't be. Ideally, I would like FASTEMS to be linked with manufacturers and their existing machine tools. If we are linked with the purchase of new machine tools, we are there like Oliver asking for scraps from the begging bowl. We want to have conversations with manufacturers regarding their business problems, not the component problems. Most manufacturers will have business issues such as being too expensive, not being able to produce parts quickly enough, stock rates and production downtime being too high, unskilled staff and a struggle to meet customer demand. These are the issues that I hear regularly.” “We are not here to sell machines and robots, we are here to solve business problems. At FASTEMS, we look at how we can set your business up for the next 40 years - we cannot do that by looking at the X, Y, Z and the A, B and C. The punchline is that at FASTEMS, we don't sell a product – we sell change. When businesses have a goal and a vision, that is where we can help. The attitude across Europe is that ‘if we make this investment, we trust that we will achieve things'. In the UK, the attitude is very much that if we have an order, we have to get it completed by next week - how do we do it and how can we make the part faster? The next step is to run around the machine tool companies and pick a vendor. However, this is often done with no process, no people and no best practice – it's just compounding the existing problem.” “Almost all subcontract manufacturers have chaos, we want to have the adult conversations that look beyond the existing project and what manufacturers want to do over the next 5 to 10 years. OEMs do not have this level of chaos, they have strategic thinking that opens the lines of communication with FASTEMS.” Adding to this, Mikko says: “It is like playing a sport, as you progress throug

Policy only Applies to Risks Taken by Insurer Post 4699 Plaintiffs in multiple consolidated actions appeal the Judgment granting the Motion for Summary Judgment in favor of defendant, The Burlington Insurance Company ("TBIC") based upon a clear and unambiguous exclusion. In Cameron Soule v.  Woodward Design + Build, LLC, et. al., Nos. 2022-CA-0352, 2022-CA-0353, 2022-CA-0354, 2022-CA-0355, 2022-CA-0356, Court of Appeals of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit (December 21, 2023) Louisiana resolved the dispute. STATEMENT OF FACTS Program ("CCIP") policy or "Wrap-Up" policy from Houston Casualty Company ("HCC") for the insurance on the Project. Regarding insurance, Eagle's Subcontract stated, in pertinent part, that Woodward "has arranged for the Project to be insured under a controlled insurance program (the "CCIP" or "Wrap-Up")." In connection with the accident, plaintiffs filed suit against various parties and TBIC, Eagle's own commercial general liability ("CGL") insurer. TBIC denied coverage for Eagle, maintaining that its CGL policy contained a"Wrap-Up Exclusion" which precluded coverage to Eagle for all claims arising from the Project. The Wrap-Up Exclusion provided, in pertinent part, that coverage is excluded in "[a]ll locations where you perform or have performed work that is or was to be insured under a consolidated (wrap-up) insurance program as described below." (Emphasis added). On April 24, 2017, the Administrator sent a letter advising Eagle that it was not covered "under the General Liability Contractor Controlled Insurance Program for the trade of Hoist Rental and Service - the Standard Project." TBIC maintained that the CCIP policy was intended to cover Eagle under two distinct provisions: 1) as a lessor of equipment under the above mentioned "Additional Insured" endorsement; and 2) as an enrolled contractor, (for Eagle's work pursuant to the Subcontract to erect, dismantle, and provide preventative maintenance for the hoist) under the Wrap-Up endorsement. The latter endorsement provided that Woodward's "enrolled contractors" are insured "only while performing duties related to the project." Interpretation of Insurance Contracts An insurance policy is a contract between the parties and should be construed using the general rules of interpretation of contracts set forth in the Civil Code. The judicial responsibility in interpreting insurance contracts is to determine the parties' common intent. An insurance policy should not be interpreted in an unreasonable or a strained manner so as to enlarge or to restrict its provisions beyond what is reasonably contemplated by its terms or so as to achieve an absurd conclusion. If after applying the other general rules of construction an ambiguity remains, the ambiguous contractual provision is to be construed against the insurer and in favor of coverage. Under this rule of strict construction, equivocal provisions seeking to narrow an insurer's obligation are strictly construed against the insurer. ANALYSIS Woodward's Subcontract with Eagle specifically provides that Woodward Moreover, the plain language of the Wrap-Up Exclusion stated  that coverage for Eagle is excluded in "[a]ll locations where you perform or have performed work that is or was to be insured under a consolidated Accordingly, the Wrap-Up Exclusion must be enforced as written. ZALMA OPINION Courts are required to read the entire policy at issue and interpret the policy as its wording relates to the facts of the incident that resulted in bodily injury to the plaintiffs. The court did so and ignored the creative, yet unconvincing, arguments made by the plaintiffs. The policy excluded the incident. (c) 2023 Barry Zalma & ClaimSchool, Inc. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/barry-zalma/support

Rancho Mesa's Alyssa Burley and Vice President of the Landscape Group, Drew Garcia, discuss how landscape companies can develop a strong subcontract agreement with their tree care partners. Show Notes: ⁠Subscribe to Rancho Mesa's Newsletter⁠. Director/Host: ⁠Alyssa Burley⁠ Guest: ⁠Drew Garcia⁠ Producer/Editor: ⁠Lauren Stumpf⁠ Music: "Home" by JHS Pedals, “News Room News” by Spence © Copyright 2023. Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

Sometimes, the government gets a vote on who contractors subcontract to. It's called “consent to subcontract”..Part 1 was about the process to get consent (as a contractor)Part 2 is about the process to give consent (as a contracting officer). We explain the government team's role in granting consent. We detail the elements the contracting officer must consider – and highlight several items that the contracting officer may NOT consent to.GovCon is a two-way street after all… understanding both sides of Consent to Subcontract ensure we more effectively execute this unique feature of GovCon.                 —————**The first 400 episodes are still free**Episodes 401 and beyond are inside Skyway Central.Click here to access your Podcast 2.0 license for just $20/mo and start listening today!

Large prime government contractors subcontract $100B each year to companies like yours. In today's live training, Neil McDonnell (GovCon Chamber) will explain–

James Fudge of the MTA joins Paul and Lyndsey in the MTD studio to discuss the exciting engineering supply chain show happening alongside MACH 2024. With no other dedicated ‘UK' manufacturing s...

Sometimes the government gets a vote on who contractors subcontract to. In some specific cases, mostly when using cost type contracts, the government has the right to give consent to subcontract. This means that the contractor has to prove that a subcontractor is “worthy” of getting the subcontract.The reason behind the consent to subcontract is the government wants to know that the subcontract is as good of a deal as the prime contract is. In this episode, we dig into what a consent to subcontract rule is, and when it applies.**The first 400 episodes are still free**Episodes 401 and beyond are inside The Skyway Community.Click here to access The Podcast 2.0 license and start listening today!

In FPS Podcast #50, we discuss with Jeff White of JA White and Associates the challenges and solutions subcontractors have with price analysis.

Karalynn Cromeens is the Owner and Managing Partner of The Cromeens Law Firm and the author of Quit Getting Screwed: Understanding and Negotiating the Subcontract. Karalynn holds more than 17 years of experience practicing construction, real estate, and business law. Karalynn is passionate about protecting the businesses her clients have built and being a lifelong partner in their  success. An award-winning lawyer, Karalynn is sparking change in the construction industry. Karalynn shares the insights you should know about the subcontracts presented to you. Resources Shared: The Cromeens Law Firm, PLLCQuit Getting Screwed by Karalynn CromeensQuit Getting Stiffed by Karalynn CromeensThe Quit Getting Screwed Construction PodcastThe Subcontractor InstituteThryv

David Eagleman, a neuroscientist and author of The Brain That Changes Itself, talks about how Serge Cinque, the Swiss mathematician who died in 2009, demonstrated that contractions of muscle can be guided by unconscious cues.

Episode Description:This is our deep dive on ethical labor. We've talked to industry experts from many different sectors to provide a wide perspective on factory safety, dormitories, certifications, sub contracting, and more. Welcome to Greenbook Conversations.  Greenbook Conversations is sponsored by Direct To Sourcehttps://www.directosource.com/info@directosource.comTo support more work like this, please consider donating to Patreon:patreon.com/user?u=87465616Sources:https://heysocialgood.com/https://www.thr3efold.com/Chua, J. M. (2022, November 23). Chinese factory fire kills 38 workers. Sourcing Journal. https://sourcingjournal.com/topics/labor/china-clothing-factory-fire-kaixinda-trading-38-killed-garment-workers-390975/Global Management Consulting | McKinsey & Company. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/industries/retail/our%20insights/fashions%20new%20must%20have%20sustainable%20sourcing%20at%20scale/fashions-new-must-have-sustainable-sourcing-at-scale-vf.ashx Shah, T. (2022, November 2). Subcontract manufacturing: Everything you need to know. Katana. https://katanamrp.com/blog/subcontract-manufacturing/ Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. (n.d.). Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/event/Triangle-shirtwaist-factory-fire Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire - history. (n.d.). https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/triangle-shirtwaist-fire 

Top 5 Most Read RNS's on Vox Markets for Wednesday 1st February 2023 5. BSF Enterprise #BSFA - UK's First Fillet of Cultivated Meat Produced BSF Enterprise's wholly owned subsidiary, 3D Bio-Tissues, has successfully produced the UK's first steak fillet of structured cultivated meat in its Newcastle-based laboratory. The fillet of pork was subsequently cooked and eaten by 3D Bio-Tissues' management team. 4. Kefi Gold and Copper #KEFI - Potential Dual Listing in Saudi Arabia The Company has appointed advisers to prepare for a potential dual listing of the Company's shares on the Saudi Exchange, based in Riyadh, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 3. UK Oil & Gas #UKOG - PEDL234 Loxley gas discovery update The North Sea Transition Authority has granted its consent to a modified PEDL234 Retention Area work programme. The revision will permit the Company to focus licence activities entirely upon the acceleration of the planned appraisal campaign of its material 100%-owned Loxley gas discovery. 2. Argo Blockchain #ARB - Change in Executive Management Following the successful completion of the sale of the Helios facility to Galaxy Digital Holdings on 29 December 2022, Alex Appleton has resigned from his positions as CFO and Executive Director to pursue other opportunities. Argo has engaged an executive search firm to assist with the process of selecting a replacement CFO. 1. Harland & Wolff #HARL - Execution of FSS Subcontract Further to its announcement on 18 January 2023 regarding the execution of the Fleet Solid Support Programme's Manufacture Contract between the Ministry of Defence and Navantia UK Limited, the Company has now formally executed the Subcontract with Navantia UK Limited. Under the terms of the Subcontract, the Company will be responsible for delivering works which are expected to generate revenues of between £700 million and £800 million to the Company by the time the final vessel is delivered.

Jakayla Leathers is an entrepreneur, mom of 3, and the owner of Transform Floor Care & JS LLC. Transform is a DBE WOSB Facilities Maintenance firm that provides flooring solutions, installations, maintenance, janitorial services, and more. Jakayla's journey with the government included mistakes and lessons that she and her partner ultimately used as a stepping stone to their success. With lots of commitment, Jakayla went on to win her first Subcontract with a Military Housing Company and a 7 Figure Contract within her home state of SC. She now continues to grow her company while also helping others launch into the world of Government Contracting as a consultant. Follow Jakayla on Instagram for all tips and gems about her experience in #GovCon: https://www.instagram.com/officialjakayla/ Learn more about Transform Floor Care & Janitorial Service LLC and the work they do: https://www.transformfloor.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/governmentcoins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/governmentcoins/support

Jakayla Leathers is an entrepreneur, mom of 3, and the owner of Transform Floor Care & JS LLC. Transform is a DBE WOSB Facilities Maintenance firm that provides flooring solutions, installations, maintenance, janitorial services, and more. Jakayla's journey with the government included mistakes and lessons that she and her partner ultimately used as a stepping stone to their success. With lots of commitment, Jakayla went on to win her first Subcontract with a Military Housing Company and a 7 Figure Contract within her home state of SC. She now continues to grow her company while also helping others launch into the world of Government Contracting as a consultant. Follow Jakayla on Instagram for all tips and gems about her experience in #GovCon: https://www.instagram.com/officialjakayla/ Learn more about Transform Floor Care & Janitorial Service LLC and the work they do: https://www.transformfloor.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/governmentcoins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/governmentcoins/support

Today - Montrose County is likely to subcontract to a local clinic immunization services. And Later - Get ready for The 17th Annual Montrose Oktoberfest!Support the show: https://www.montrosepress.com/site/forms/subscription_services/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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News Briefing-Strong criticism from police officers against The Interior Ministry's plan to launch a new police bureau-Lee Jae-myung also voiced criticism about the controversy over new police bureau-Lee Jae-myung's controversy over management of a land development project in 2015-Subcontract workers of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. finally ended their strike-Interpellation sessions at the National Assembly-문 충견 비판에 장관 탄핵론까지…경찰국 논란, 여야로 확전-이재명 "퇴행적 경찰 장악 시도 중단해야"…경찰국 신설 비판-감사원 “이재명 시장 시절 백현동 임대→분양 전환은 부당”-대통령실, 대우조선 사태에 “법과 원칙에 따라 움직일 것”-5년 만에 '공격수' 된 민주당, 尹정부 실정에 강력 공세 예고Guest: Dahae Jung, ReporterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Have you found yourself constantly overwhelmed? Always feel like there's more to do then the day has time for? This is when you need to take on people that can help. The first way to fix a problem is admit you have one. We show you how to not only overcome these issues but to actually expand and make your business multiply quickly.Follow us on Social Media and be part of the conversation!http://www.facebook.com/zero2heroacademyFollow us on Instagram:@rayraystar1or @niinortey_engmann

Three former senior officials from the Office of the Chief Justice have been accused of benefiting from a 225 million Rand I.T subcontract. The trio, former Chief Financial officer Casper Coetzer, former Case Management Director Yvonne van Niekerk, and former Spokesperson and Chief Director of court Administration Nathi Mncube are accused of facilitating the process which led to the awarding of the contract to multinational media and technology company Thomson Reuters. Meanwhile, the Office of the Chief Justice says it is seeking legal advice on the matter. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spokt to Mr. Paul Hoffman, the Director of Accountability Now

Construction contracts are complex, and understanding their complexity is critical to managing your risk on a construction project. Today we talk with Josh Levy of Document Crunch, an AI platform that analyses construction contracts to help level the playing field. Make sure to follow us on our dedicated construction site as well as our podcast, YouTube videos and social media … + Read More The post The 10 Most Dangerous Subcontract Provisions (and How to Avoid Them) with Josh Levy of Document Crunch appeared first on TheLienZone Podcast.

Another great question that some of you may be asking yourselves as you dive into the world that is SEO. In this episode, I give you some points to consider when it comes to deciding whether to subcontract (hire out) or learn Search Marketing.  Full episode shownotes here: https://digitalbloomiq.com/seo/subcontract-vs-learn-seo Get email updates on all podcast episodes (+ SEO tips, behind the scenes, and early bird offers) here: https://digitalbloomiq.com/email

New podcast! In this week’s episode, Karalynn is joined by construction attorney, Caroline Beavers, to discuss how the modern subcontract is broken and the best practices to break it down and negotiate it! If you are a subcontractor and tired of getting screwed over by your contracts, tune in and get informed on how YOU can best navigate the modern-day subcontract! The best way to level the playing field is to equip subs with the knowledge and know-how, and this episode does a great job of doing exactly that in a plain-English, easy-to-grasp format. If you find this episode helpful, consider leaving us a like or review, following the podcast, and sharing it with your community! We appreciate you!__Find Caroline's Services: https://www.facebook.com/chblegal Follow Caroline on Instagram:@chblegal Follow Caroline on Twitter:@chb_re_co Follow us!Instagram: @cromeenslawfirmpllcFacebook: The Cromeens Law FirmLinkedIn: The Cromeens Law FirmQuit Getting Screwed was recorded on Riverside. fm and is distributed by Castos.

Today I met with playwright Jack Dickson who is current play 'The Girls of Cartridge Hut No. 7' is soon to be performed in Ardeer Community Centre in Stevenston. I spoke with Jack about the show, growing up in North Ayrshire, and more. Info on the show: On May 9th 1884, ten young women lost their lives in an industrial accident at Nobel's Explosives factory on the Ardeer Peninsula. The women themselves were blamed for the accident by the bosses and newspapers of the time, and, of course, they weren't there to speak for themselves. But now - in prose, song and rap - The Girls of Cartridge Hut No.7 finally get to have their voices heard on what happened to them - and so much more! Dates and Tickets: Mon 2nd May 7 pm Tue 3rd May 7 pm Wed 4th May 7 pm Fri 6th May 7 pm Sat 7th May 2 pm and 7 pm All tickets £5.00 Purchase Tickets Official Website King of Scotland (advert) Subcontract (advert) About The Grey Hill: - We are an audio theatre company that creates theatre digitally first - Find out more by visiting our website. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barry-robertson/message

Kate went from being at the top of her game in her career, to starting up her own business and becoming one of the best Virtual Assistants in the country. She talks to us about business mentality, how she and Paul both dislike a lot of magicians, and how to enjoy your work. Also, small business owners need to get out of the mindset of having to do everything ourselves. Concentrate on what you are good at, and get the experts to do their thing. https://cherryblossommanagement.co.ukEnter our free sponsorship competition using the following link: https://www.facebook.com/newtonsnuggets/posts/353206350190531-------------------------------------------------------------------------- SponsorsThis isn't really a sponsor as they haven't paid for an advert, it is just a shout out to friends of the show Paul Spicer aka Middle Aged Gamer Guy and Brad Burton with their show Nerdcon! It's at the Arcade club in Bury, on 17th August 2022.www.nerdcon.co.ukBecome a sponsor of the show: https://www.newtonsnuggets.com/sponsorship -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To be a guest on nuggets, sign up here: https://www.newtonsnuggets.com/guest Buy the MentalTheft book from here in the UK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/MentalTheft-Your-mind-weakest-link/dp/1838254102 Anywhere else in the world, go to Amazon as usual and search MentalTheft (one word).Thanks as usual to Jesse for making the magic happen:https://www.jlawrence-photography.co.uk Check out Paul on: https://www.mentaltheft.co.uk#newtonsnuggets

You are passionate about getting ranked in Google but the thought of doing all the things when it comes to SEO leave you feeling drained and overwhelmed. In this episode, we talk about which specific tasks you can handover to a team, SEO expert, or Web Developer.  Full episode shownotes here: https://digitalbloomiq.com/seo/seo-tasks-to-subcontract Get email updates on all podcast episodes (+ SEO tips, behind the scenes, and early bird offers) here: https://digitalbloomiq.com/email

Sometimes your construction company's Legal Landmine is something you would never be able to predict! Luckily, in this week's episode, Karalynn can give you some insight into those unexpected pitfalls and let you know how to protect against them on the front end.Don't let the industry's idiosyncrasies leave you stuck between a rock and a hard place; prepare your business for every Legal Landmine by tuning in!Don't forget to like, subscribe, follow,a nd share if you enjoy what you hear!___Set up a FREE call with Karalynn to go through YOUR Legal Landmine Checklist:https://thecromeenslawfirm.com/contact-us/Buy Quit Getting Screwed: Understanding & Negotiating the Subcontract and do it yourself: https://www.amazon.com/Quit-Getting-Screwed-Understanding-Negotiating/dp/1544517734/ref=sr_1_1?crid=38GSIU8QWL3Y1&dchild=1&keywords=quit+getting+screwed+karalynn+cromeens&qid=1619454185&sprefix=quit+getting+s%2Caps%2C226&sr=8-1 Check out our Website, www.subcontractorinstitute.com , to learn more about what we do. Follow us! Instagram: @subcontractorinstitute Facebook: The Subcontractor Institute LinkedIn: The Subcontractor Institute Quit Getting Screwed was recorded on Riverside.fm and is distributed by Castos.

A question that I've heard from Ad Managers over the years is, “Should I work for an Agency or should I subcontract my Ad Management services?” That is a great question.  While you have a valuable expertise that is very much in demand, should you just keep working with your own clients, or should you subcontract for an Agency or perhaps even be employed by an Agency? There's pros and cons for all these options and that's what we're going to be talking about today in this episode of Online Confidential, where I take you behind the scenes to talk about secret Ad Manager business. 

This talk introduces arguments and examples from Nick Thurston's current book project, Document Practices, which explores aesthetic and political frameworks for analyzing acts of re-publishing already public documents. With case studies that range from shadow libraries to experimental videos, and ideas about “the document” which haunt the sociology of literature as much as documentary arts practice, Nick sketches out the project's starting points and some of its key debates. Nick Thurston is a writer and editor who makes artworks. He is the author of two experimental books, Reading the Remove of Literature (2006) and Of the Subcontract (2013), the latter of which has been translated into Dutch (2016), Spanish (2019) and German (2020). He writes regularly for the literary and arts press as well as for independent and academic publications. His most recent book is the co-edited collection Post-Digital Cultures of the Far Right (2018). His recent exhibitions include shows at Transmediale (Berlin, 2018), Q21 (Vienna, 2018), MuHKA (Antwerp, 2018) and HMKV (Dortmund, 2019). He is currently Associate Professor in Fine Art at the University of Leeds, where he co-founded the Artists' Writings & Publications Research Centre and is a fellow of the Poetry Centre.

Knowing how contracts and liens work can help subcontractors grow and protect their business. Karalynn Cromeens, an attorney specializing in the construction industry, owner and managing partner of the Cromeens Law Firm and author of “Quit Getting Screwed: Understanding and Negotiating the Subcontract” talks about how subcontractors can get the most out of construction subcontracts and liens.  

#101 Some designers prefer subcontracting for design agencies or other designers, while others prefer having their own clients. One may be a better fit for you based on your personality and goals. Find out 9 differences between them and what to expect.

Karalynn Cromeens is the Owner and Managing Partner at The Cromeens Law Firm. She's also the author of the book, Quit Getting Screwed: Understanding and Negotiating the Subcontract.  In this episode of Specified Growth Podcast, Karalynn discusses some of the common mistakes contractors make when it comes to signing a contract. She also talks about what she's learned from running a law practice, knowing your lien rights, and much more. Don't miss this episode of Specified Growth Podcast! Please reach out if you have any feedback or questions. Enjoy!    Twitter: @TatsuyaNakagawa Instagram: @tats_talks LinkedIn: Tatsuya Nakagawa  YouTube: Tats Talks www.tatstalk.com www.castagra.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are some avoidable mistakes we make when putting together subcontracts?  How does learning about contracts help us do better business, and why does it matter? This week we're talking with Karalynn Cromeens of the Subcontracting Institute, and author of "Quit Getting Screwed," to go over the importance of contracts and how an in-depth understanding of them can improve your business.  Find Karalynn's new book here: https://www.amazon.com/Quit-Getting-Screwed-Understanding-Negotiating-ebook/dp/B08QMBBLLS Find out more about the Subcontracting Institute: https://subcontractorinstitute.com Listen to Karalynn's Podcast: https://the-quit-getting-screwed-podcast.castos.com  

What are some avoidable mistakes we make when putting together subcontracts?  How does learning about contracts help us do better business, and why does it matter? This week we're talking with Karalynn Cromeens of the Subcontracting Institute, and author of "Quit Getting Screwed," to go over the importance of contracts and how an in-depth understanding of them can improve your business.  Find Karalynn's new book here: https://www.amazon.com/Quit-Getting-Screwed-Understanding-Negotiating-ebook/dp/B08QMBBLLS Find out more about the Subcontracting Institute: https://subcontractorinstitute.com Listen to Karalynn's Podcast: https://the-quit-getting-screwed-podcast.castos.com  

The last thing you would want to experience after all the money and hard work you've put in a project is getting screwed over terms stated in a contract you weren't aware of in the first place. You can only wish that you knew of those things before you signed anything. Unfortunately, this dilemma is common among tradies and contractors. The only way to make sure you never have to go through that ordeal is by arming yourself with the proper information.  In the second episode of this miniseries with Karalynn Cromeens, Karalynn and I talk about terms everyone should be on the lookout for when signing contracts. She also shares the dangers posed by those terms and what the repercussions would be if you signed the contract. She also discusses possible workarounds that will be beneficial to you and the other party involved. Arm yourself with the right information before you sign contracts on projects. Tune in to this episode today!  Discussion Points:  0:00 The Elevation Program   5:58 Bid versus scope 7:21 What the actual contract is  8:17 Save yourself from the grief 8:51 Internal process you can do during bidding  10:22 Being responsible for the terms of the prime contract  12:14 Another provision in the contract you need to watch out for  13:37 Delay damages  15:19 Pay when paid and pay if paid clauses  16:54 Liens  20:44 Personal guarantees and bonds  24:14 Prior work  25:44 Default and terminate  28:02 Retention    About the Guest:  Karalynn Cromeens is a published author and devoted leader. She is the Owner and Managing Partner of The Cromeens Law Firm, PLLC, who holds more than 16 years of experience practicing construction, real estate, and business law. Karalynn is passionate about protecting the businesses her clients have built and being a lifelong partner in their company's success. Resources:  Join a global community of 6000+ trade professionals (https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheSiteShed)  Tradie Web Guys ‘automation' - (https://www.tradiewebguys.com.au/automation/) Tradie Web Guys Elevation Program - (https://www.tradiewebguys.com.au/elevation/) Tradie Web Guys' Apply (qualification) page (https://www.tradiewebguys.com.au/apply/) The Quit Getting Screwed Podcast (https://the-quit-getting-screwed-podcast.castos.com/) The Subcontractor Institute “Review My Contract” (https://subcontractorinstitute.com/contract-review/) The Personal MBA (https://personalmba.com/) Cromeens Law Firm (https://thecromeenslawfirm.com/) Listen to the first episode of this series with Karalynn  TSS 302: What Should Be In Your Contract https://www.thesiteshed.com/karalynn-cromeens-1  Books mentioned in this episode:  Quit Getting Screwed: Understanding and Negotiating the Subcontract https://amzn.to/3h50lkb)  Connect with me on LinkedIn. For more podcast episodes, you may also visit my website. You can listen from your mobile device right now.

Most of the time, contracts tend to be the most challenging part of entering a business, and this is where we mostly fail. When we see a contract five pages long, we lose our interest in reading it and lean towards signing without even taking a look — not knowing this will be our downfall. Contracts are very crucial in whatever business or trade you are in. In part one of this miniseries, Karalynn Cromeens of The Cromeens Law Firm joins us to share her extensive knowledge about contracts — the necessary things you need to add in the draft and the kind of people you need to watch out for. Stay away from unsuspecting contracts and safeguard your rights by knowing what's in them. We have lots of valuable takeaways in this podcast, so stay tuned to this episode! Discussion Points: 0:00 The Elevation Program 3:44 Brief introduction to the topic and the guest 5:20 Karalynn talks about her book and her podcast 9:37 Who is Karalynn Cromeens? 11:28 Drafting your contract: Dos and don'ts and why it's essential 14:52 Things you need to include in your contract 21:03 Why it's so important to include the payment terms 25:02 Insurance and indemnity 26:44 What are defaults, and how do they cover you? 31:02 Karalynn recommends adding this to the contract you're writing because it's beneficial for both parties 33:36 Warranty, workers, attorney's fees 35:12 What is a complete agreement? Why close the contract with it? 37:06 Most common problem tradespeople and businessmen encounter in their trades and in running their businesses About the Guest: Karalynn Cromeens is a published author and devoted leader. She is the Owner and Managing Partner of The Cromeens Law Firm, PLLC, who holds more than 16 years of experience practicing construction, real estate, and business law. Karalynn is passionate about protecting the businesses her clients have built and being a lifelong partner in their company's success. Resources: Tradie Web Guys ‘automation' - (https://www.tradiewebguys.com.au/automation/) Tradie Web Guys Elevation Program - (https://www.tradiewebguys.com.au/elevation/) Tradie Web Guys' Apply (qualification) page (https://www.tradiewebguys.com.au/apply/) The Quit Getting Screwed Podcast (https://the-quit-getting-screwed-podcast.castos.com/) Quit Getting Screwed: Understanding and Negotiating the Subcontract (https://www.amazon.com/Quit-Getting-Screwed-Understanding-Negotiating/dp/1544517734) The Subcontractor Institute “Review My Contract” (https://subcontractorinstitute.com/contract-review/) The Personal MBA (https://personalmba.com/) Cromeens Law Firm (https://thecromeenslawfirm.com/) Connect with me on LinkedIn. For more podcast episodes, you may also visit my website. You can listen from your mobile device right now.

If you're like most of us and have ever been screwed over by a general contractor or a building owner (often through no fault of our own), or even if you haven't, but would like to avoid contractual issues altogether, then you'll enjoy the topic of today's conversation! My guest, Karalynn Cromeens, has written a great book that we'll be discussing today: Quit Getting Screwed: Understanding and Negotiating the Subcontract. Listen in for tips and strategies that you can use right now! Karalynn Cromeens is the Owner and Managing Partner for The Cromeens Law Firm, PLLC, in Houston, Texas. She is well-acquainted with the construction industry and knows the obstacles that contractors are likely to encounter, and she is passionate about protecting the businesses her clients have worked so hard to build. What you'll hear in this episode: Karalynn explains how she has been involved in the construction industry from a young age. Contracts are written with negotiation in mind. Karalynn shares tips around some of the biggest problems that contractors face: How detrimental the “Pay when paid” clause is Not having a contract at all Once you sign a contract, you're on the hook to do the work. There are consequences if you walk the job. Change orders Personal guarantees Progress / milestone payments Retainage Lien rights Arbitration Using subcontractors For a flat fee, Karalynn can draft an 8-page contract that anybody that isn't a lawyer can understand. She will also review a contract that you're signing for somebody else for a flat fee. To have a successful transaction in the construction industry, you have to be clear on expectations. Karalynn's firm has a flat-fee collection service for all states that includes the collection of liens.   Connect with Karalynn: Website LinkedIn Instagram Podcast Resources / Links: Check Out My NEW Website: The Roofer Coach Download My FREE 1-Page Business Plan Text Me @ (510) 612-1450 – Say Hi! I would love to hear your feedback, pros & cons! **Please leave me a review on iTunes!** ~Please Share My Podcast With Other Contractors~ THE ROOFER SHOW SPONSOR INFO: Need Help Answering the Phone Or Online Chat? Use Ruby Receptionists!! Find Out How They Can Help Bring In Leads!! Click here and use the code Roofer50 for a special $50 discount! https://www.callruby.com/roofershow Or Call Ruby at (844) 326-7829 Check out the app!! My Listeners Get a 21-Day Money-Back Guarantee!

Lately, I've been in a lot of conversations about the best way for web designers to make the move to go out on their own. The biggest problem is that the mainstream advice stinks to implement. For example… Subcontracting With Agencies One way to get work is to make a handful of relationships with other …

The contract is both the most integral part of securing work in the construction industry and is also frequently the most stressful part to wrangle with.  In this Episode, Karalynn breaks down when you need a contract, what a contract should consist of, and how you can get a contract made or make your own. Do you always need one? Should you accept one as it is? When making your own, what pieces are most essential? Listen in for this immeasurably helpful advice on contract construction and comprehension, and if you like what you hear, considering rating our podcast and following for more awesome industry insight! ____ Have Karalynn build you a contract: https://thecromeenslawfirm.com/karalynn-cromeens/ Buy Quit Getting Screwed: Understanding & Negotiating the Subcontract and do it yourself: https://www.amazon.com/Quit-Getting-Screwed-Understanding-Negotiating/dp/1544517734/ref=sr_1_1?crid=38GSIU8QWL3Y1&dchild=1&keywords=quit+getting+screwed+karalynn+cromeens&qid=1619454185&sprefix=quit+getting+s%2Caps%2C226&sr=8-1  Check out our Website, www.subcontractorinstitute.com , to learn more about what we do. Follow us! Instagram: @subcontractorinstitute Facebook: The Subcontractor Institute LinkedIn: The Subcontractor Institute Quit Getting Screwed was recorded on Riverside.fm and is distributed by Castos.

Contracts can make or break a business and you must not only have one, but also know what’s in it so you can protect yourself from lawsuits, litigation and lost revenue. Tom’s guest today is Karalynn Cromeens, owner and managing partner for the Cromeens Law Firm, creator of the Subcontractor Institute, and author of the new book Quit Getting Screwed. Listen in and learn how to play defense for your business by really understanding what’s in your contract so you don’t have to learn the hard way!   About Karalynn: The Subcontract Institute was created by Karalynn Cromeens, Owner & Managing Partner of The Cromeens Law Firm. In the sixteen years she has practiced construction, real estate, and business law, she has reviewed and explained thousands of subcontracts. For years, she has tried saving companies that have signed problematic subcontracts. Unfortunately, by the time they came to her it was too late; there was nothing she could do to help.  As hard as she fought, she could not get them out of the poisonous, one-sided subcontract they had signed. She hated seeing clients lose money- sometimes their entire business- over language they did not understand. Seeing these situations play out day after day was the driving force behind her book, Quit Getting Screwed, Understanding and Negotiating the Subcontract, and the creation of The Subcontractor Institute.    In this episode, we talk about… Different areas to negotiate as a subcontractor and contractor  Understanding the difference between scope vs. bid   Litigation is never a win for anybody—having something in writing is better than nothing Be clear and specific on your expectations, payment schedule, and know what’s in your contract Document everything to cover your ass! Don’t do any favors: Submit change requests and get paid for the work you do Why you shouldn’t sign a personal guarantee and how to recognize them in contracts Details about the Subcontractor Institute Remember there’s no set of rules to protect you once you sign a contract  Advice for how long your contract should be    Links to resources: Subcontractor Institute Cromeens Law Firm Quit Getting Screwed Book Quit Getting Screwed Podcast The $100k Contractor is designed to get you to at least $100k a year in personal income. It’s time we quit stealing from our families and get that time back! Learn how to market like a pro in our Marketing Boot Camp!  Schedule A Contractor Sales Academy Demo Order Your Fight Planner The Contractor Fight Facebook Group The Contractor Fight Night The Bridge The Contractor Fight TV The Contractor Sales Academy Podcast   Want to stop sucking the life out of your contracting business? Join the Contractor Sales Academy and take command of your entire sales process! CSA is a game-changer for your business. Read more at http://strongpreneur.libsyn.com/#vyWRWfcf0VRHIKyQ.99

As hard as she fought, Karalynn Cromeens could not get companies out of the poisonous, one-sided subcontract they had signed. She hated seeing clients lose money- sometimes their entire business over language they did not understand. Seeing these situations play out day after day was the driving force behind her book, "Quit Getting Screwed, Understanding and Negotiating the Subcontract" and the creation of The Subcontractor Institute.

องค์กรใดที่มีการจ้างพนักงาน Subcontract จำเป็นที่จะต้องทราบว่า กฎหมายแรงงานเขาให้สิทธิพนักงานกลุ่มนี้ไว้อย่างไรบ้าง

On this episode, Darrel Lamb, Regional Vice President with Old Republic Surety, joins us to discuss subcontract bonds. We discuss how subcontract bonds can help manage subcontracting in instances where the work is unique, when work contains upward design risks, when a subcontractor is unfamiliar, and when the capacity of the general contractor needs to be expanded. Take a look at Darrel’s NASBP Pipeline article, “Subcontract Bonds: Four Times When General Contractors Need Subcontractor Bonds” for more information on this topic. Hosted by: Kat Shamapande, Director, Professional Development, NASBP and Mark McCallum, CEO, NASBP Sponsored By Old Republic Surety!

Do you ever ask yourself "Should I sign a subcontract I don’t understand—one that might even put my company at risk? Or should I refuse to sign and lose the job?" If you do, you are going to want to tune in for this week's podcast!In this episode of the Contractor Radio Podcast, we talk with attorney Karalynn Cromeens from The Cromeens Law Firm and discuss her book "Quit Getting Screwed: Understanding and Negotiating the Subcontract". 2:00 - Introduction to Karalynn Cromeens9:25 - What is Your Greatest Achievement? What is in the Book?17:00 - 1099 Contractors and Non-Competes23:51 - What is the Worst Situation You Have Seen Due to Someone Not Having a Correct Agreement in Place?26:38 - Big Aspects of the Book28:10 - Most Valuable Piece of Advice from a Mentor31:23 - About the Website: https://www.subcontractorinstitute.com34:30 - How Do You Want to Be Remembered?36:45 - Get the Book: https://www.amazon.com/Quit-Getting-Screwed-Understanding-Negotiating/dp/154451773436:45 - Contact Karalynn at https://thecromeenslawfirm.com/ or Call 713-715-733438:50 - Parting ThoughtsA huge shoutout to this year's sponsors that you know you can trust! Thanks for making Contractor Radio possible!Signpost - helping home service businesses attract, connect with, and grow their customer base! https://www.signpost.com/Balanced Claims - solve claims administration problems for contractors who want to grow in the insurance restoration industry! https://balanceclaims.com/Atlas Roofing - the shingle manufacturer that innovates, supports, and enables contractors to gain a competitive advantage in their market. https://www.atlasroofing.com/Kill Your Competition - a distinctively different web design and marketing company. No hidden fees, more qualified leads. Learn more at https://killyourcompetition.today/GetTheReferral - the industry-leading referral app to proactively get better leads more often! https://www.getthereferral.com/ContractorCoachPRO - the executive level coaching team that helps contractors get control of their business so they can grow their business to achieve personal and financial freedom. Take our free contractor assessment today and get a free coaching call! https://s.surveyanyplace.com/ccpassessmentHail Trace - the industry-leading storm data provider that helps contractors get more customers! https://hailtrace.com/SumoQuote - contractor quotes that and crush the competition. The fastest way to build custom quotes that impress clients and win more work! https://www.sumoquote.com/Beacon - From the first quote to the final invoice, we are dedicated to the success of contractors. We maintain a massive network of 500+ locations in the U.S. & Canada and a suite of digital resources like automated order workflows, live pricing, material ordering, and mobile delivery tracking. https://www.becn.com/ScopeTechnologies - providing contractors with the measuring and estimating tools to win more jobs in more services! Roofing, Gutters, Siding, Painting, Insulation, and Concrete! https://myscopetech.com/

A discussion about finding subcontractors to work with and having God in your business with Melissa Schultz of Alpha Omega Professional Services. Melissa started her subcontracting business 27 years ago, before most people knew what a virtual subcontractor was.  She had just had her first child and decided to use her skillset to work from home.  Through the years she added to her portfolio and grew her business to the point where she needed to hire subcontractors herself. In this podcast you will hear Melissa’s story,how prayer helped her decide to hire her first subcontractor,  how she finds great subcontractors to work with, and her unique new business as a Breakthrough Coach.

In this weeks episode, Paul provides an overview on why there's a lot more to subcontract tendering than you think and delivers the five key stages of subcontract procurement.Head to www.get.c-link.com/podcast to learn how you can save a minimum of 5% against budget construction costs on your next project. You can also subscribe to our blog to stay up to date with the latest resources, articles, videos, and audio from C-Link. The Own The Build podcast is brought to you by C-Link and is hosted by; Liam Curley and Paul Heming.

You should walk into every contract expecting to negotiate?  Learn what to look for and how to quit getting screwed. What you'll get from this construction podcast episode with construction attorney Karalynn Cromeens: - The bid and scope are never the same, and not understanding the difference has cost some people their business. - There's no room for charity in a business transaction. - What is the first rule of subcontracts? - Common misconceptions about subcontracts. - How liens work and why they are leverage. - You should walk into every subcontract expecting to negotiate. What are some negotiation strategies? - Clauses to look out for in subcontract agreements - How to negotiate a "Pay when paid" clause - "Being clear is kind." - You say that "the bid and scope are never the same" and that you've had clients lose their entire business because they didn't realize this. - Tell us about the Subcontractor Institute - Talk about your book - Quit Getting Screwed Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode: Quit Getting Screwed: Understanding and Negotiating the Subcontract by Karalynn Cromeens- https://amzn.to/2Z2n725 Billd - They'll pay your supplier up front and give you 120 day terms.  Learn more and estimate your cash flow needs at http://www.billd.com/CLE 3 Questions to Help You Get Paid for Estimates - https://buildermasterclass.com/script Mastermind Group for CoConstruct Users- https://buildermasterclass.com/cogroup   How you can connect with Karalynn Cromeens https://subcontractorinstitute.com/ Karalynn Cromeens on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karalynn-cromeens-55ba216/ Company website - https://cromeenslawfirm.com  

In this episode we are joined by Texas construction lawyer, Karalynn Cromeens, author of Quit Getting Screwed: Understanding and Negotiating the Subcontract. We talk about arbitration provisions and the benefits and pitfalls of using arbitration instead of litigation to resolve construction disputes. Find Quit Getting Screwed on Amazon and visit Karalynn's website www.subcontractorinstitute.com.Visit www.hammerngavel.com for more Florida construction law and licensing tips and updates! *Nothing on this podcast should be considered a solicitation for legal representation. Further, nothing on this podcast establishes an attorney-client relationship between us. Do not take action or fail to take action based on the information provided on this podcast. The statements and views expressed on this podcast are my own and do not reflect those of my law firm. Further, they are intended for general informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice or a legal opinion.

In this episode we are once again joined by Texas construction lawyer, Karalynn Cromeens, author of Quit Getting Screwed: Understanding and Negotiating the Subcontract. We talk about the dreaded "pay when pay" clause in many subcontracts and how subcontractors can manage and negotiate these provisions to be less onerous. Find Quit Getting Screwed on Amazon and visit Karalynn's website www.subcontractorinstitute.com.Visit www.hammerngavel.com for more Florida construction law and licensing tips and updates! *Nothing on this podcast should be considered a solicitation for legal representation. Further, nothing on this podcast establishes an attorney-client relationship between us. Do not take action or fail to take action based on the information provided on this podcast. The statements and views expressed on this podcast are my own and do not reflect those of my law firm. Further, they are intended for general informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice or a legal opinion.

In this episode we are joined by Texas construction lawyer, Karalynn Cromeens, author of Quit Getting Screwed: Understanding and Negotiating the Subcontract. We talk about why subcontractors need to be aware of differences between the bid they submit to get a job and the scope of work attached to the subcontract they sign. Find Quit Getting Screwed on Amazon and visit Karalynn's website www.subcontractorinstitute.com.Visit www.hammerngavel.com for more Florida construction law and licensing tips and updates! *Nothing on this podcast should be considered a solicitation for legal representation. Further, nothing on this podcast establishes an attorney-client relationship between us. Do not take action or fail to take action based on the information provided on this podcast. The statements and views expressed on this podcast are my own and do not reflect those of my law firm. Further, they are intended for general informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice or a legal opinion.

We continue our interview with John and Lucy who voice Dougie and Jessie for Bob Davidsons 'Subcontract' and talk to Bob Davidson on his own insights into writing the play. Look out for Bob Davidsons 'Insights' and listen to Bob's favourite songs via our exclusive episode via Spotify Subcontract is available to listen to as an audiobook. it's also available in paperback and ebook format and live performance rights are available via The Grey Hill website. - Enjoy the episode! Links: Purchase subcontract: Amazon UK Audible iTunes Amazon USA Follow The Grey Hill via Social Media: Twitter Linkedin Instagram Facebook Follow Barry Robertson Twitter Instagram Made in Scotland with ❤ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barry-robertson/message

Today is an exciting day as I begin to sit down and talk to some of the actors and creatives since beginning The Grey Hill in what was the first production that I cast, edited and directed. Catching up with John and Lucy who voice Dougie and Jessie for Bob Davidsons 'Subcontract' was great to relive our time together, reflect and enjoy the finished work. This episode which is part one of two, talking to John and Lucy about the audio theatre production, the characters, the grey hill and many many more. Subcontract is available to listen to as an audiobook. it's also available in paperback and ebook format and live performance rights are available via The Grey Hill website. - Enjoy the episode! Links: Purchase subcontract: Amazon UK Audible iTunes Amazon USA Follow The Grey Hill via Social Media: Twitter Linkedin Instagram Facebook Follow Barry Robertson Twitter Instagram Made in Scotland with ❤ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barry-robertson/message

This podcast is provided by Ben Glass and Steve Emmert   www.BenGlassReferrals.com - www.Virginia-Appeals.com Granted Appeal Summary Case JAMES G. DAVIS CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION v. FTJ, INC., F/K/A CIESCO, INC. (Record Number 190345) From Circuit Court of Arlington County; L. DiMatteo, Judge. Counsel Stephen M. Seeger and Alexandra E. Busch (Peckar & Abramson, PC) for appellant. R. Scott Caulkins and Greta P. Iliev (Caulkins & Bruce, PC) for appellee. Assignments of Error The trial court erred as a matter of law by ruling that there was no consideration for the JCA which governed the payment obligations and expectations of DAVIS, H&2 Drywall, and Ciesco, because the JCA gave Ciesco assurances that monies would be paid to Ciesco, and that H&2 Drywall could not abscond with monies it owed to Ciesco. The trial court erred as a matter of law by ruling that DAVIS was unjustly enriched by Ciesco’s delivery of drywall materials to H&2 Drywall because Ciesco had no reasonable expectation to be paid by DAVIS for the balance of monies owed by H&2 Drywall to Ciesco for those materials given Ciesco’s prior written acknowledgment that DAVIS would not pay for materials except to the extent it owed money to H&2 Drywall, and the trial court determined that no monies were due from DAVIS to H&2 Drywall. The trial court erred as a matter of law in determining that DAVIS was unjustly enriched by Ciesco’s delivery of drywall materials to H&2 Drywall because DAVIS paid the full amount of the Subcontract for H&2 Drywall’s completed scope of work, which included the drywall materials, in accordance with the express, written Subcontract. Source Document: http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts/scv/appeals/190345.pdf

"Contract defaults are costly for all parties involved." In today's episode, I discuss how to handle a subcontractor or supplier default.Sign Up for the Elite Contractors Community Facebook GroupTake the Survey Want to speed up your path to success? Looking for some support for your business or career?Consider one of our coaching programs to get the support you need. Click below and complete the quick survey and we can schedule a call to discuss the benefits of working with me directly.Schedule a Coaching Review Call Thanks for Listening!Have questions or comments?Leave a voice message here.Comment on our Facebook page here.Ask a question at Ask the CoachI would love your feedback:Leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher. 1 Star of 5 Star, I love your feedback and read every review.Leave a review on our Facebook page.Listen Anywhere!Subscribe on iTunes or StitcherListen on Alexa just say "Alexa, play The Contracting Coachcast podcast."Online at ContractingCoach.comor on your favorite Podcast PlayerWant More?Check out these other great resources:The Contracting Coach AcademyThe Contracting Coach Resources

This Podcast Is Episode Number 0333, And It Will Be About Why High Demand Doesn't Always Equal High Profit In Construction   The business cycle operates like ocean waves that cause a lot of construction business to go out in a year or two. Some grew too fast without reliable financial reporting tools and proper guidance.   As you may know, there is an expansion and contraction Isoquant that occurs in all businesses. For construction companies, it is accelerated because of the enormous risks in project work. The changes in demand for Labor, Material, Other Costs, Subcontractors can occur almost overnight which often causes a financial death spiral, and the contractor does not know they are in trouble before it is too late.   We have discussed time and again that construction accounting is different from regular accounting because of the confusion between Costs of Goods Sold and Expenses, and that is one of the significant issues here. Also billing and invoicing is a bit more complicated because the sales are not usually one receipt or invoice. When the economy is expanding, demand for construction balloons rapidly and almost overnight construction companies phones are ringing off the hook as demand outstrips supply because so many contractors gave up and left the industry. Unseasoned hungry contractors try to seize the opportunity to grow their businesses rapidly and haphazardly by bidding on any project that is given to them. They end up winning a large share of projects without giving any thought to calculating their company Expansion Path Isoquants, infrastructure, logistical support, working capital requirements, The 80 20 Rule For Construction Businesses, Job Costs, and Key Performance Indicators (KPI). When the tangible world of things that can be seen, smelled, touched, tasted and felt is given disproportionally more value than the intangible elements which cannot be experienced in the physical world like bookkeeping, taxes, payroll, cash flow, bank balances, job costing, job profitability - the business is heading for trouble. The inevitable chaos caused by too much work and not enough resources leads to the contractor becoming a pipe through which money flows with increasing velocity, and not in a fun way. Unfortunately, many contractors become victims of their success and discover too late the value of the intangible needs of the company. Take for example: The construction company starts small; the owner is a visionary who understands the "Tangible" side of the business. They know how to bid, sell, produce, and manage the company as it grows to roughly $5,000,000 in annual sales without having a clearly defined Business Process Management System or Strategy. When they take their business to the next level not having a strategy or as I refer to it the "Intangible" side of the management equation, they often end up going bankrupt, several times in most cases, before hiring us or someone else to help them put together a strategy that includes the "3 P's" Processes, Procedures and Policies. It has been said, "The same law that binds the ignorant frees the wise." One way to handle your "intangibles" is taking care of your resources - Labor, Materials, Other costs, and Subcontractors (LMOS). We are actively involved in teaching the benefits of our LMOS system and how to incorporate it into best practices for businesses.  We conduct training on how to use our LMOS system on our podcast, as a guest on other podcasts, participating in seminars, and online conferences. LMOS helps construction companies get a better understanding of costs. Without LMOS they have one large cost bucket for every cost code. With LMOS they can review the costs at a granular level and know when it is best to: Perform work with in-house Labor vs. Subcontracting. Buy Material locally vs. ordering it online. Use Other outside services to provide plans and permits. Subcontract outside services vs. investing in tools and equipment rarely used. In our Construction Accounting Academy, we have a class devoted entirely to teaching our LMOS system. It goes into detail how to set up LMOS in QuickBooks desktop.  In conclusion Contractors who plan accordingly can break free of the limiting thought patterns that corrupt the mind, especially when the business is doing poorly. Proactive construction companies are not only recession-proof but also demand-proof. Invest not only your money but also your time in learning the critical construction accounting principles. About The Author: Randal DeHart, PMP, QPA is the co-founder of Business Consulting And Accounting in Lynnwood Washington. He is the leading expert in outsourced construction bookkeeping and accounting services for small construction companies across the USA. He is experienced as a Contractor, Project Management Professional, Construction Accountant, Intuit ProAdvisor, and QuickBooks For Contractors Expert. This combination of experience and skill sets provides a unique perspective which allows him to see the world through the eyes of a contractor, Project Manager, Accountant and Construction Accountant. This quadruple understanding is what sets him apart from other Intuit ProAdvisors and accountants to the benefit of all of the construction contractors he serves across the USA. Visit http://www.fasteasyaccounting.com/randal-dehart/ to learn more. Our Co-Founder Randal DeHart - Is a Certified PMP (Project Management Professional) with several years of construction project management experience. His expertise is construction accounting systems engineering and process development. His exhaustive study of several leading experts including the work of Dr. W. Edward Deming, Michael Gerber, Walter A. Shewhart, James Lewis and dozens of others was the foundation upon which our Construction Bookkeeping System is based and continues to evolve and improve. Check out our Contractor Success Map Podcast on iTunes. 

"A proper subcontract agreement provides the guideline for subcontractors." In today's episode, I discuss developing proper subcontract agreements to manage subcontractor risks.Sign Up for the Elite Contractors Community Facebook Group Want to speed up your path to success? Looking for some support for your business or career?Consider one of our coaching programs to get the support you need. Click below and complete the quick survey and we can schedule a call to discuss the benefits of working with me directly.Schedule a Coaching Review Call Thanks for Listening!Have questions or comments?Leave a voice message here.Comment on our Facebook page here.Ask a question at Ask the CoachI would love your feedback:Leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher. 1 Star of 5 Star, I love your feedback and read every review.Leave a review on our Facebook page.Listen Anywhere!Subscribe on iTunes or StitcherListen on Alexa just say "Alexa, play The Contracting Coachcast podcast."Online at ContractingCoach.comor on your favorite Podcast PlayerWant More?Check out these other great resources:The Contracting Coach AcademyThe Contracting Coach Resources

"Be sure to include the right clauses in your subcontract to protect your company." In today's episode I discuss subcontract agreements and certain clauses that should be included to protect the interests of your company. Get Fast, Simple Funding with OnDeck Want to speed up your path to success? Looking for some support for your business or career?Consider one of our coaching programs to get the support you need. Click below and complete the quick survey and we can schedule a call to discuss the benefits of working with me directly.Schedule a Coaching Review Call Thanks for Listening!Have questions or comments?Leave a voice message here.Comment on our Facebook page here.Ask a question at Ask the CoachI would love your feedback:Leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher. 1 Star of 5 Star, I love your feedback and read every review.Leave a review on our Facebook page.Listen Anywhere!Subscribe on iTunes or StitcherListen on Alexa just say "Alexa, play The Contracting Coachcast podcast."Online at ContractingCoach.comor on your favorite Podcast PlayerWant More?Check out these other great resources:The Contracting Coach AcademyThe Contracting Coach Resources

Dr. Omer Kucuk is a medical oncologist and professor at Emory Universtity with a major interest in nutrition and cancer prevention, Dr. Kucuk mainly treats patients with prostate, bladder and kidney cancer. Dr. Kucuk has conducted the first clinical trial to show the benefits of soy isoflavones and lycopene in prostate cancer treatment. Nutrition and cancer therapy are Dr. Kucuk's primary research focus. He has published extensively on various nutrients and botanicals alone and in combination with chemotherapy and radiation. Dr. Kucuk has been conducting preclinical and clinical studies with soy isoflavones, lycopene and other nutritional and botanical compounds since 1996. He is investigating the effects of micronutrients and phytochemicals on biomarkers of cell growth, differentiation, metastasis, inflammation, oxidative stress, DNA methylation and gene expression in a variety of cancers. His research also includes clinical studies on the epigenetic effects of botanicals, physical activity and relaxation techniques such as meditation and yoga. In this conversation Dr. Bergquist and Dr. Kucuk discuss: Integrative Medicine, its definition and history The role of antioxidants, vitamins and phytonutrients Why emphasize whole foods Effects of soy on patients with cancer Effects of lycopene The effects of diet, exercise and stress management on gene expression Effects of acupuncture, yoga and meditation Survivorship and recovery post-cancer Overall conclusion is that complementary treatments, like nutrition, exercise and stress management, reduce the risk of cancer, improve the chances of survivorship and response to treament for patients diagnosed with cancer, reduce the likelihood of recurrence of cancer and improve the quality of life long-term. Dr. Kucuk's selected publications and high impact papers from over 200 peer reviewed papers: • Zhang S, Wang Y, Chen Z, Kim S, Chi A, Ritenour C, Wang YA, Kucuk O, Wu D. Genistein Enhances The Efficacy of Cabazitaxel Chemotherapy In Human Prostate Cancer Cells. Prostate 73:1681-1689, 2013. • Wang Y, Zhang S, Iqbal S, Chen Z, Wang YA, Ritenour C, Kucuk O, Wu D. Pomegranate extract inhibits the bone metastatic growth of human prostate cancer. Prostate . 2013 Dec 23. doi: 10.1002/pros.22769 • Sahin K, Orhan C, Tuzcu M, Sahin N, Ali S, Bahcecioglu IH, Guler O, Ozercan IH, Ilhan N, Kucuk O. Lycopene Attenuates Diethylnitrosamine-Induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Rats by Modulating Nrf-2/HO-1 and Akt/mTOR Pathways. Nutr Cancer, March 2014. PMID:24660901 (epub ahead of print) • Souza L, Silva E, Calloway E, Kucuk O, Rossi M, McLemore ML. Genistein Protects Hematopoietic Stem Cells Against GCSF-induced DNA Damage. Cancer Prev Res. March 2014. PMID 24614013 (epublished ahead of print) • Kucuk O, Sarkar F, Sakr W, Djuric Z, Khachik F, Pollak M, Bertram J, Grignon D, Banerjee M, Crissman J, Pontes E, Wood DP Jr. Phase II randomized clinical trial of lycopene supplementation before radical prostatectomy. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 10:861-868, 2001. • Hussain M, Banerjee M, Sarkar FH, Djuric Z, Pollak MN, Doerge D, Fontana J, Chinni S, Davis J, Forman J, Wood DP, and Kucuk O. Soy isoflavones in the treatment of prostate cancer. Nutrition & Cancer 47:111-117, 2003. Current Research Support NIH- R21 CA164612-01A1 (PI: Daqing Wu). Omer Kucuk, Co-Investigator (5% effort): “EPLIN as a Molecular Target of Genistein (Soy isoflavone) in Preventing Prostate Cancer Metastasis”. 7/1/2012 – 6/30/2014. NIH R01 CA129356-0. David Schuster (PI), Omer Kucuk (Co-investigator): 18F-FACBC PET-CT for the Detection and Staging of Recurrent Prostate Carcinoma. Pending Research Support Small Business Technology Transfer Research grant (STTR) application NIH (PI): A dietary supplement as adjunct therapy in castration-resistant prostate cancer. (Daqing Wu, MetCure, Metaclipse Therapeutic LLC) Small Business Research grant (SBIR) application NIH (PI): A dietary supplement as adjunct therapy in castration resistant prostate cancer. (Subcontract to Daqing Wu, MetCure, LLC)

In this video, JT is interviewed by Daniel in an in depth discussion about whether or not Jehovah’s Witnesses do their own critical thinking or actually subcontract it out to the governing body of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Lady Cee and JT then discuss the interview and share their own personal experiences on the topic.

"Having the right subcontract agreement can save your business." In this episode, we learn about creating subcontract agreements for your projects. Want more? Drop by ContractingCoach.com to access all episodes and other great resources. Thanks for Listening! Have questions or comments? Leave a voice message here. Comment on our Facebook page here. Ask a question at Ask the Coach I would love your feedback: Leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher. 1 Star of 5 Star, I love your feedback and read every review. Leave a review on our Facebook page. Listen Anywhere! Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Listen on Alexa just say "Alexa, play The Contracting Coachcast podcast." Online at ContractingCoach.com or on your favorite Podcast Player Want More? Check out these other great resources: The Contracting Coach Academy The Contracting Coach Resources

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Welcome back special guest Christi Gilbert! Kevin and Christi discuss subcontract management, specifically relating to service contracts. Learn why Industry’s subcontract managers are similar to Government Contracting Officers. You’ll also gain an understanding of how incremental funding and the Limitation of Funds clause (FAR 52.232-22) impact subcontract administration and why this drives costs for Industry. (which ultimately costs the Government, and you as a taxpayer) ———— If you need help with the Government market, become a Skyway Connection Community licensee and get access to one-on-one insights, time-saving tools, and contract-centric training resources that will make sure you’re ready to take advantage of opportunities each time they knock. The Skyway Connection© Community was created specifically to help companies expand their knowledge and capabilities, and to increase their competitive position in federal government acquisitions. - Learn more at: https://skywaymember.com Membership benefits include: Access to Skyway Insight© Webinars Unlimited access to The RFP Score™ Access to Ask a Contracting Officer Forum™ Priority Access to Skyway Team for Skyway Insight, capture, proposal support __________ Kevin Jans and Paul Schauer created the Contracting Officer Podcast to help Government and Industry acquisition professionals understand more about how the other side thinks. Admittedly, the podcast’s name sounds very limiting. It is not just for contracting officers or even just for those in the contracting profession. Anyone with an interest in the Federal acquisition world can benefit from the insight and down-to-earth explanations of complicated topics provided by the hosts.

Carol created Essential VA Solutions after a 20 year career assisting small business owners with their bookkeeping and administrative tasks in the manufacturing, construction, healthcare, and retail management sectors.During this time, I developed extensive experience in business planning for small business start-up and expansion.Through my focus, organizational abilities, and commitment to lifelong learning, I proved myself to be a reliable, trustworthy, and skilled partner in business relationships.I bring this same dedication to the small business owners that I serve through my own company today.I seek clients who are self-employed, sole practitioners whose businesses are growing and are finding themselves overwhelmed and pulled in many different directions. People who are comfortable communicating via email and/or internet and delegating work.

According to her high-achieving clients, Sara Oblak Speicher is a business strategist and performance mentor who brings serenity, peace and confidence back in their businesses and lives.Those online entrepreneurs say that she creates fun and ease in developing structures so that they can earn more with less work; that's how they can perform at their best - from their zone of genius, and get paid $10k, $20k, $30k and more for their services, with ease and integrity.And, in case you didn't know:After moving from a medieval town of 10,000 in Europe to NYC to play NCAA D-1 basketball, barely speaking any English, and after getting MBA degree, Sara went on to start her business in 2011 when she lost her job the same week she found out she was pregnant.  Today, she is a wife and mom to two little ones, an international best-selling author, and is on a mission to help her clients multiply their revenues and build out sustainable businesses in a way that is fully aligned with their strengths, core values, and lifestyle. Find out more and apply for your call with her at www.saraoblakspeicher.com Here's to your success, expansion, and peace of mind ~

Kim Garnett, a serial entrepreneur, started Brainy Girl Virtual Assistant in 2012 after fifteen years of assisting small business owners with technology and marketing. She hired her first subcontractor within 6 months and now has a team of five other VA’s who help service her clients. In 2016 she opened the VA Success Academy to teach others how to start, and grow, a profitable virtual assistant business.

Tess Blankenship builds and grows better virtual teams helping entrepreneurs reach their revenue goals. Knowing what to hire out, how to work and using performance data to build rockstar teams. Spending over a decade focused exclusively on contracting virtual teams across the globe for big business, she’s sharing the secrets. To keep her business running strong requires a big mug of coffee, a good pastry and a dose of the outdoors.Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTessBlankFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetessblankenship/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thetessblankenship/

A subcontract agreement is our protection when something goes wrong. Don't take it lightly.

A talk as part of the Middle East Centre Friday Seminar Series

Protect against risk and save time by creating standard subcontract agreements and purchase orders.

There is a long history of supply chain management, from which many related policies, practices, processes, and enabling artifacts have been developed and employed by those business enterprises that acquire hardware and software components from a third party. Traditionally, Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) has been the focal point of supply chain practices and has focused on business and contractual issues, although recent efforts have increasingly included engineering expertise for product quality evaluations.This presentation advocates the introduction of a security assurance dimension to the SCRM process. It does not, however, propose the addition of an independent, parallel track of SCRM process for security assurance evaluation, but rather practical steps for augmenting those SCRM processes that already exist.Just as is the case in legacy SCRM, the cyber dimension of SCRM is based on assessing and balancing risk vs. cost. The goal is to minimize the added costs associated with improved information assurance by efficiently incorporating relevant practices industry, government, and academia to provide a security assurance dimension into the supply chain process.SCRM-relevant industry and government practices will be presented in this paper in such a way that supply chain staff can easily make use of them, even without a background in information security. Also, it will be clearly noted when subcontract management, information assurance engineering, or other business or technical expertise may be needed to complement traditional supply chain activities in the pursuit of cyber-based SCRM.Points of discussion common to both hardware and to software component acquisition will include:1. Acquirer business risk2. End customer mission criticality and mission assurance3. Subcontract management4. Supplier secure development assessment5. Supplier management practices for their suppliers6. Supplier business assessment7. Product assessmentPoints of discussion peculiar to hardware component acquisition will include:1. Quality vs. counterfeiting vs. malicious alteration2. ASICS, FPGAs, and microprocessors3. Information storage in volatile memory4. Information storage in non-volatile memory and permanent disk storagePoints of discussion peculiar to software component acquisition will include:1. COTS, contracted software, open source, and freeware2. Software pedigree and provenance3. License management of open source About the speaker: Mr. Brooks, a twelve year Raytheon employee, is an Engineering Fellow in the Cyber Defense Solutions business area in Largo, FL. He is a recipient of the Raytheon Excellence in Technology Meritorious and Distinguished Awards. He has developed and submitted 4 patents on Intrusion Detection and Prevention design and implementation with 3 Patents awarded. He is also a Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP), Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP), and an Information Systems Security Management Professional (ISSMP). He is a graduate of Purdue University with a Bachelors of Science from the School of Computer Science.

There is a long history of supply chain management, from which many related policies, practices, processes, and enabling artifacts have been developed and employed by those business enterprises that acquire hardware and software components from a third party. Traditionally, Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) has been the focal point of supply chain practices and has focused on business and contractual issues, although recent efforts have increasingly included engineering expertise for product quality evaluations. This presentation advocates the introduction of a security assurance dimension to the SCRM process. It does not, however, propose the addition of an independent, parallel track of SCRM process for security assurance evaluation, but rather practical steps for augmenting those SCRM processes that already exist. Just as is the case in legacy SCRM, the cyber dimension of SCRM is based on assessing and balancing risk vs. cost. The goal is to minimize the added costs associated with improved information assurance by efficiently incorporating relevant practices industry, government, and academia to provide a security assurance dimension into the supply chain process. SCRM-relevant industry and government practices will be presented in this paper in such a way that supply chain staff can easily make use of them, even without a background in information security. Also, it will be clearly noted when subcontract management, information assurance engineering, or other business or technical expertise may be needed to complement traditional supply chain activities in the pursuit of cyber-based SCRM. Points of discussion common to both hardware and to software component acquisition will include: 1. Acquirer business risk 2. End customer mission criticality and mission assurance 3. Subcontract management 4. Supplier secure development assessment 5. Supplier management practices for their suppliers 6. Supplier business assessment 7. Product assessment Points of discussion peculiar to hardware component acquisition will include: 1. Quality vs. counterfeiting vs. malicious alteration 2. ASICS, FPGAs, and microprocessors 3. Information storage in volatile memory 4. Information storage in non-volatile memory and permanent disk storage Points of discussion peculiar to software component acquisition will include: 1. COTS, contracted software, open source, and freeware 2. Software pedigree and provenance 3. License management of open source

Transcript -- Rod Taylor, MD of an electronic engineering business, talks about the value of ongoing professional development and the skills and competences required to succeed.

Rod Taylor, MD of an electronic engineering business, talks about the value of ongoing professional development and the skills and competences required to succeed.