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Business Boosters
AI will not fix a broken process
By Cotney Consulting Group. Fix the process. Standardize the work. Define ownership. Then use AI. Artificial intelligence can help contractors work faster, organize information and reduce administrative effort. What it cannot do is repair a business process that was never clearly defined in the first place. A contractor with ...
Building a more engaged workforce starts with better conversations
By Emma Peterson. Through humor, business insights and real-world experience, Garrison Wynn showed Cultivate attendees how stronger communication can improve retention, performance and team alignment. Back in the second week of July (Saturday, July 11 – Tuesday, July 14, 2026 to be specific), AmericanHort brought thousands of horticulture, outdoor living ...
Leveling up irrigation with precise automation
By The Coffee Shops™. Modern automated block irrigation is playing a key role in improving water management, labor efficiency and crop performance. For specialty crop growers, irrigation decisions are a big deal. Take vineyards as an example. Irrigation must be perfectly balanced as overwatering can dilute Brix (sugar) levels and ...
Five business challenges a part-time CFO can help solve
By Jesse Sanchez. Organized financials, stronger cash flow and a clear business roadmap can help owners make more confident decisions. Running a growing business requires owners to balance daily operations, long-term planning and financial performance. As those responsibilities expand, Fox & Partners can provide part-time chief financial officer (CFO) support ...
Building stronger businesses through cleaner financials
By Jesse Sanchez. Fox & Partners helped a real estate development firm organize its accounting, improve investor reporting and create systems that supported continued growth. “Hurley has been incredibly helpful in advising us as a startup nonprofit with our financial and fundraising strategies! He is thorough and thoughtful in his ...
How fractional CFOs adapt to business needs
By Jesse Sanchez. Learn how fractional CFOs shift between consulting, accounting and executive roles to meet changing financial demands. For contractors and business owners, financial management does not operate on a fixed track. As companies expand, adjust to new workloads or respond to changing market conditions, the demands on budgeting, ...
The operational habits that separate profitable contractors from busy ones
By Cotney Consulting Group. Busy seasons will always come and go. The companies that last are the ones that build habits strong enough to handle the pressure. Being busy has never been the same thing as being profitable. Yet many contractors confuse the two. They measure success by backlog, trucks ...
Why part-time CFOs are reshaping small business strategy
By Jesse Sanchez. A closer look at how flexible financial leadership is helping companies improve stability, reduce costs and plan for long-term growth. For small businesses navigating growth, financial management often becomes both a bottleneck and a risk point. The need for strategic oversight is rarely in question, but the ...
The blueprints to success
By Emma Peterson. Dive into the basics of boosting your business with industry consultant and operations expert John Kenney! If you haven’t already heard of John Kenney, he is the CEO of Cotney Consulting Group and a seasoned expert in contracting operations. Throughout his extensive career, John has helped contractors ...
Harnessing the power of AI
By Emma Peterson. Practical applications for AI automation in your business. AI has quickly become a major segment of today’s market. TIME recently named the architects of AI as their 2025 Person of the Year, praising AI’s acceleration of medical research and productivity, as well as the fact that businesses ...
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