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How is COVID-19 Impacting the Construction Industry?

How is COVID-19 Impacting the Construction Industry?

New pandemic protocols, updated contracts, deferred spending to preserve cash...COVID-19 has changed the way many contractors and construction pros are doing business. Here are a few of the ways COVID has impacted the construction industry so far. Construction Considered "Essential" While many State governments ordered many businesses to shut down to slow the spread of COVID, the construction industry managed to elude ordered shutdowns. Infrastructure projects, in particular, are noted for their importance. And health and safety risks ...
7 Ways Employers Can Prevent Cyber Risks from a Remote Workforce

7 Ways Employers Can Prevent Cyber Risks from a Remote Workforce

Remote work was increasingly common before COVID-19, and now more and more companies are offering employees ways to work part-time or full-time at home. Unfortunately, remote work can bring its own unique set of challenges to employers, not the least of which is cybersecurity. Here are seven ways employers can reduce the risks of data breaches and hacks when they have a remote workforce. Avoid Unsecured Networks Free WiFi is available everywhere these days. And your employees ...
3 Tips to Keep Information Secure with a Remote Workforce

3 Tips to Keep Information Secure with a Remote Workforce

If your business adapted a virtual office environment during COVID-19, developing a remote work policy is critical for securing confidential data. Whether you're updating an existing remote work policy or starting one from scratch, there's no better time to make sure you're protecting the valuable data your remote workers are taking out into the world. How should you secure data with remote employees? We've got three tips to help you put together an ironclad data security ...
Contractor Insurance Dos and Don'ts

Contractor Insurance Dos and Don'ts

You need insurance for your construction business, but you don't want to spend too much or too little on it. If you're paying too much for your contractor insurance, you're tying up cash that you could use to help your business grow. But spend too little, and you may be sacrificing coverage -- and there's nothing worse than finding out after-the-fact that you don't have enough coverage if something goes wrong. Contractor Insurance Dos and Don'ts These ...