Within days, Mr. Ringel had signed three jobs for the independent contractor, most of them referred from Mr. Ringel's clients at the other flooring company.

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He also partnered with a number of other flooring contractors.

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Sageworks analyzed accounts receivable days for privately held companies in various construction-related industries, including those tied to early-stage work, such as architectural design and foundation work, and those for drywall, flooring and other end-of-project tasks.

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You have to know how to ease your car around the track, braking at just the right time and flooring the accelerator at other moments.

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White epoxy concrete terraces continue the indoor flooring, connecting to each other and to the outdoors.

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With separate sales forces it would later expand into other kinds of selling, including fundraising services, hospital flooring and even cancer insurance.

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