Accounting & Financial Management

Want to reduce your overhead? Wonder how your profitability compares with other builders? Need a rule of thumb for contingencies? From accounting methods to profit equations to tax strategies, here’s a variety of tools to help you boost profits and take control of the dollars and cents of the building business. Search the resources compiled below by title, detail, or date. NAHB's Chart of Accounts is a great place to start. Remember to check back often, we’re always adding more.

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Accounting & Financial Management for Residential Construction, 5th Edition Take control of your finances with Accounting and Financial Management. This solid resource for builders, remodelers, developers, and contractors provides detailed information on how an accounting system operates and the basic principles for processing financial data. This fifth edition includes … 2008	External Link
Custom Builder Symposium + Design Institute Custom Builder Symposium + Design Institute November 6-8 with Pre-Symposium courses November 3-5 San Diego, CA The 2009 event is over. Thank you to all of our attendees, speakers and sponsors for making this year's combined event such a success! To sign up to … 11/6/2009	Conference
Financial Management Improve productivity and increase profits by applying essential financial management techniques used in successful businesses. This course for building professionals discusses financial tools you can apply immediately to achieve financial success. Learn how to work with annual operating plans and … 5/13/2009	Course Overview
Accounting & Financial Management for Residential Construction, Fifth Edition Whenever she attends an NAHB board meeting, International Builders' Show, or seminar, author and accounting expert Emma Shinn attracts builders eager to draw on her sound financial advice. A well-known guru in financial management for home building companies, Emma Shinn, in her new book … 3/3/2009	Web page
Cost of Doing Business Study, 2008 Edition See How You Measure Up With ‘The Cost of Doing Business Study’ Find out how your home building business measures up against the competition with NAHB's "Cost of Doing Business Study." This one-of-a-kind resource gives home builders a rare glimpse at other builders’ … 1/8/2009	Web page
NAHB Toolkit for a Challenging Housing Market Today's housing market is very challenging, and while nobody knows exactly what the future holds, we do know that good basic business practices apply to any market. We also know that innovative approaches can spark success under almost any circumstances. To help members in today’s … 10/29/2008	Web page
Solveras Payment Systems NAHB members are eligible for nationally negotiated group discounts on credit card processing and other electronic payment services through Solveras Payment Systems. From secure Internet based transaction solutions to cell phone based mobile swipe rate processing, this program offers the latest … 2/9/2008	Web page
PRO BUILDER: Business Planning Successful businesses start with successful business plans. Business Planning provides step-by-step exercises you can use to develop your own business plan. It also offers an electronic spreadsheet to help you easily create the financial section. Now you don't have to let your business control you. … 2003	External Link
The Cost of Doing Business Study, 2008 Edition Just Released! The Cost of Doing Business Study is based on the results of a financial survey conducted by the National Association of Home Builders in 2007. This one-of-a-kind resource gives you the unique opportunity to compare yourself to other builders across the country. Home builders … 2008	External Link
EstimatorPRO(TM) 5.1 Easily Create Estimates in Just Minutes!Now residential contractors and remodelers can create fast and accurate estimates with EstimatorPRO™. It does everything that you can do with paper and pencil, but using EstimatorPRO™ you can produce a highly accurate, detailed estimate for an … 2005	External Link
Basic Business Management: A Guide for Small-Volume Home Builders This brand new, highly popular book answers the "whys" and "hows" of developing and implementing systems that enable you to increase productivity. Find out how to set up the policies and procedures you need to become a more effective manager, run a more professional building business, and increase … 1998	External Link
About the Business Management & Information Technology Committee BUSINESS MANAGEMENT & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (BM&ITC) Committee Charge: The Standing Committee on Business Management and Information Technology has jurisdiction over matters relating to improving the business management skills of builder members in order to enhance their … 11/15/2007	Web page
NAHB Chart of Accounts Developed by CPAs specifically for home builders, remodelers, developers and commercial builders, the NAHB Chart of Accounts is the foundation of a well-organized accounting system. Use it to classify financial accounting data as assets, liabilities, owners’ equity, revenues and expenses. The … 8/15/2007	Web page
Building Leader - The Newsletter for Certified Graduate Builders - Spring 2007 Building Leader - The Newsletter for Certified Graduate Builders Spring 2007; Vol. 1, No. 1 5/8/2007	PDF
NAHB's Custom Home Builders Have New, Free Quarterly Since 2006, federation members have turned to the Custom Home Building Quarterly to glean the latest news for custom builders as well as business management tips by and for the membership. The Custom Home Building Quarterly, a compreshensive, easy-to-read e-newsletter sponsored by the … 4/26/2006	Web page
Business Management Department Staff Contacts The Business Managment department develops and distributes tools to improve NAHB builder members’ management effectiveness and profitability. The department identifies member needs and defines models of business success by spotting emerging management trends, conducting research, and … 2/3/2006	Web page
NAHB's Chart of Accounts NAHB's Chart of Accounts 8/18/2004	MS Document