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Back to Episodes275. Stop Scrambling for Payroll: The 90-Day Cash Flow System for Contractors - Danny Kerr
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You're winning jobs, billing strong — and still sweating payroll every two weeks. Cash timing slips. Payroll doesn't. Here's how to fix it.
In this episode, Danny Kerr breaks down the exact cash flow management system BTA has used with 1,900+ contractors to stop the financial panic and start projecting 90 days ahead, so you can make growth decisions with intention, not desperation.
What you'll learn:
- The 5 cash flow killers quietly draining your roofing contractor business (weak deposits, slow collections, and more)
- How to build a simple weekly cash flow system — so you know what you can spend before you hire, buy, or market
- How to project your cash position 90 days out and spot payroll pressure before it hits
- The financial benchmarks $10MM contractors actually use
- How to stop playing financial roulette and build real confidence in your numbers
Whether you're at $1M or pushing $10M, cash flow management isn't optional — it's the difference between scaling and gambling.
00:00-Intro
09:32-Developing Annual Budgets
19:20-Effective Job Costing
23:48-Industry Profit Benchmarks
28:04-Strategic Cash Flow
32:28-Avoiding Cash Flow Destroyers
41:22-Using Cash Flow Projections
53:43-Expense and Overhead Q&A