ASA News Release: ASA’s 2018-19 Education Webinars Series Helps Construction Subcontractors Improve Their Businesses

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—In today’s fast-paced construction marketplace, prudent subcontractors gain a competitive edge by continually learning strategies to improve their businesses and by taking advantage of opportunities to better understand the ever-changing federal regulations that impact their businesses.

The American Subcontractors Association’s 2018-19 Webinar Series, beginning this August, will focus on topics that can help subcontractors stay competitive, avoid or reduce risks, and be more profitable. Topics will include marijuana use laws, electronic takeoff software solutions, group captive insurance, project management communication between general contractors and subcontractors as it relates to the project schedule, improving the change order process, work-in-progress reporting, the best and worst construction legal decisions of 2018, Lean construction, wrap-up insurance, tax planning under the new tax law, human resources basics for small businesses, emerging technologies, and the skilled trades shortage.

The registration fee for these business education webinars is $99 for ASA members and $179 for nonmembers. Register online under “Register for an Event” on the ASA Web site at www.asaonline.com.

All ASA webinars will take place from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Eastern time:

• Aug. 14, 2018—“High Times—Navigating a Drug Free Workplace in Light of Marijuana Use Laws and Restrictions on Post-Accident Testing,” by Philip J. Siegel, Hendrick, Phillips, Salzman & Siegel
• Sept. 11, 2018—“Electronic Takeoff Software Solutions,” by Justin Hobby, Exactal
• Oct. 9, 2018—“Group Captive Insurance for Construction Companies,” by Ed Kushlis, Insurance Associates
• Nov. 13, 2018—“The Soft Side of Scheduling: Improving Communications Between GCs and Subcontractors,” by Steve Groth, Chiaramonte Construction
• Dec. 11, 2018—“Improving the Change Order Process,” by Ron Churchey, Shapiro & Duncan
• Jan. 8, 2019—“Work-In-Progress Reporting,” by Stephen Blankenship, Ennis Electric
• Feb. 12, 2019—“The Best—and Worst—Construction Legal Decisions of 2018,” by Adam Harrison, Harrison Law Group
• March 19, 2019—“Lean Construction—What Subcontractors Need to Know,” by Lean Construction Institute
• April 9, 2019—“Avoiding Predatory OCIPs, CCIPs and Builders Risk Insurance Flow-Downs,” by Jonathan Mitz, Ennis Electric
• May 14, 2019—“Corporate and Individual Tax Planning Under the New Tax Law,” by Thomas B. Bailey, CPA, CVA, Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell, P.C.
• June 11, 2019—“ HR Basics—for Small Businesses,” by Jamie Hasty, SESCO Management Consultants
• July 9, 2019—“ Emerging Technologies—Smart Tools, UAVs and Others—and How They Relate to the Internet of Things,” by Maxim Consulting Group
• Aug. 13, 2019—“Skilled Trades Shortage,” by Michael Brewer, The Brewer Companies

Founded in 1966, ASA amplifies the voice of, and leads, trade contractors to improve the business environment for the construction industry and to serve as a steward for the community. The ideals and beliefs of ASA are ethical and equitable business practices, quality construction, a safe and healthy work environment, and integrity and membership diversity.

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