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Ask Your Surety Pro – Is Surety Bond Capacity Available for Small Contractors in 2026?
The surety bond market in 2026 continues to offer strong capacity for small businesses, especially contractors working in federal infrastructure, manufacturing expansion, ...
How Construction Business Owners Can Use SBA Loans to Fund a Buyout or Succession Plan
Succession planning is one of the most pressing conversations happening in the construction industry right now. A generation of company owners is ...
Ask Your Surety Pro – When Should a Construction Company Hire a Full-Time Accountant or Controller?
Outsourced bookkeeping and year-end CPA support work well in the early stages. But for growing construction companies pursuing larger bonded projects, there ...
What Contractors Need to Know About the SBA 7(a) Loan Program
If you have ever been turned down for conventional financing or found that traditional lending did not quite fit what your business ...
Ask Your Surety Pro – How Tax Planning Strategies Affect Your Surety Bond Program
Tax planning is a normal part of running a construction business. But the strategies you use and when you use them can ...
Ask Your Surety Pro – How Personal Liquidity and Assets Can Increase Your Bonding Capacity
Your bonding capacity is not determined by your business financials alone. Personal liquidity and assets play a significant role in how surety ...
Ask Your Surety Pro – Why Sureties Focus on Gross Profit Over Net Income
Gross profit isn't just a number-it's a signal your surety is watching. It shows how well you estimate and execute work, whether ...
Ask Your Surety Pro – How a Surety Evaluates a Note Payable Due From an Owner
A note payable due from a construction company owner isn't automatically a problem-but to a surety, it often raises a simple question: ...