“The downturn was difficult and the rebound will not be easy without serious planning and appropriate strategies.”  Dr. Thomas Schleifer
Training presented by the Alliance for Construction Excellence (ACE)

April 4, 2011 – 7:30  – 10:30 a.m
Speaker: Dr. Thomas Schleifer, author of Construction Contractor’s Survival Guide and acclaimed construction business management and turnaround expert.  Dr. Schleifer combines decades of experience working with financially distressed construction enterprises with continuing economic and market research to develop business strategies, methods and procedures to recognize and manage industry risks and prosper during the good and bad times.

Topics to be covered:

• Timing of Recovery
• 12 – 18 month Lag
• Margin Recovery
• Stimulus Impact
• Effect of drop in Sales
• Strategies: Preventative and Defensive
• Our Economic Future

 Dr. Schleifer will explain:

• The timing of the recovery and construction rebound
• How aggressive pricing will impact profits during recovery
• How growth “eats cash” and magnifies risk
• How cash flow problems lead to financial distress
• The blueprint for success in a cyclical market
• Why necessary strategies seem counterintuitive
• How the length of the downturn makes preparing for the recovery more difficult
• Why prior downturn experience helps

Cost                                                               
$199 – ACE Member
$229 – Non-Member

 Location – University Club, ASU Tempe Campus, 425 E. University, Tempe, AZ 85281

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 BUSINESS SUCCESS THROUGH CONTINUING EDUCATION

 All of our courses are taught by members of industry and academia with years of experience.  If you are an owner, contractor, specialty contractor, subcontractor, architect, engineer, project manager, engineer, or attorney or involved in a major construction project you may want to consider attending this training program or another one of our programs.

For more information contact the ACE Office at 480-965-4246 or visit our website at http://construction.asu.edu/ace.