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Subject: The best way to protect your profitability.
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An essential tip for every subcontractor.

Billd: Material Financing and Pay App Advance (https://mail.billd.com/e3t/C=
tc/GD+113/cGz8r04/VWcxVD6Z8xW1W6dGm0m6vPrq6W6wcfC_5pL6PSN7Hm8xz3prCCW7lCdLW=
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V5rLhw6dgdbrf414tyT04 )

Stay Ahead of the Game: Why Securing Capital Before You Need It Is So Criti=
cal

Stay Ahead of the Game: Why Securing Capital Before You Need It Is So Criti=
cal (https://mail.billd.com/e3t/Ctc/GD+113/cGz8r04/VWcxVD6Z8xW1W6dGm0m6vPrq=
6W6wcfC_5pL6PSN7Hm8y83prCCW8wLKSR6lZ3nFW8P60SV1HMWtWW6s5kT72Z_TqjW6MhH3-2qS=
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HL3pjHnlW4PFxp42sXmGxf33BZCx04 )

As a construction executive, you know exactly how unpredictable this indust=
ry can be. This is why having and acquiring multiple working capital option=
s before you need them is crucial for your business growth and stability. H=
ere, we=E2=80=99ll dive deeper into why thinking about working capital proa=
ctively is so important, specifically for subcontractors.

READ THE ARTICLE (https://mail.billd.com/e3t/Ctc/GD+113/cGz8r04/VWcxVD6Z8xW=
1W6dGm0m6vPrq6W6wcfC_5pL6PSN7Hm8y83prCCW8wLKSR6lZ3nFW8P60SV1HMWtWW6s5kT72Z_=
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Zc1cZ6BvW76X7HL3pjHnlW4PFxp42sXmGxf33BZCx04 )

Case Study:

How F&G Carpentry Uses Billd to Get the Working Capital They Need to Pursue=
 a $100M Revenue Goal

Case Study: How F&G Carpentry Uses Billd to Get the Working Capital Needed =
to Pursue $100M Revenue Goal (https://mail.billd.com/e3t/Ctc/GD+113/cGz8r04=
/VWcxVD6Z8xW1W6dGm0m6vPrq6W6wcfC_5pL6PSN7Hm8xT3prCCW7Y8-PT6lZ3l9W6_bn0x8pxL=
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F&G Carpentry, a framing subcontractor based in Ellenwood, GA, experienced =
significant cash flow issues due to slow pay, joint check requirements, and=
 working capital limitations. By partnering with Billd, F&G gained access t=
o flexible financing solutions that allowed them to stabilize their cash fl=
ow, encouraging them to go after more ambitious projects.

READ THE CASE STUDY (https://mail.billd.com/e3t/Ctc/GD+113/cGz8r04/VWcxVD6Z=
8xW1W6dGm0m6vPrq6W6wcfC_5pL6PSN7Hm8xT3prCCW7Y8-PT6lZ3l9W6_bn0x8pxLbkW8zXGHD=
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wVdW7MtbFC1jJJ56f1wC5D604 )

Transactional vs. Transformational:

What Real Supplier Partnerships Look Like

Transactional vs. Transformational: What Real Supplier Partnerships Look Li=
ke (https://mail.billd.com/e3t/Ctc/GD+113/cGz8r04/VWcxVD6Z8xW1W6dGm0m6vPrq6=
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Supplier-subcontractor relationships range from purely transactional intera=
ctions to true strategic partnerships. In this article, you'll find out how=
 to discern between the two, identify where your relationships fall, and ho=
w to decide when to make the effort to foster true partnerships.

READ THE BLOG (https://mail.billd.com/e3t/Ctc/GD+113/cGz8r04/VWcxVD6Z8xW1W6=
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px;color:#CCCCCC;font-size:12px">An essential tip for every subcontractor.&=
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ed It Is So Critical" style=3D"display:block;border:0;outline:none;text-dec=
oration:none;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic" width=3D"300" class=3D"adapt-i=
mg" title=3D"Stay Ahead of the Game: Why Securing Capital Before You Need I=
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ght:21.6px;color:#333333;font-size:18px">As a construction executive, you k=
now exactly how unpredictable this industry can be. This is why having and =
acquiring multiple working capital options before you need them is crucial =
for your business growth and stability. Here, we=E2=80=99ll dive deeper int=
o why thinking about working capital proactively is so important, specifica=
lly for subcontractors.</p></td></tr> <tr style=3D"border-collapse:collapse=
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boto, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:20px;font-st=
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h3> </td></tr>
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g:0;Margin:0;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px"><h3 s=
tyle=3D"Margin:0;line-height:33.6px;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;font-famil=
y:roboto, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:28px;fon=
t-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:#2880f8"><strong>How F&amp;G Carpen=
try Uses Billd to Get the Working Capital They Need to Pursue a $100M Reven=
ue Goal</strong></h3></td></tr> <tr style=3D"border-collapse:collapse">
<td align=3D"center" class=3D"es-m-p30r es-m-p30l" style=3D"padding:0;Margi=
n:0;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;font-size:0px"><a target=3D"_blank=
" href=3D"https://mail.billd.com/e3t/Ctc/GD+113/cGz8r04/VWcxVD6Z8xW1W6dGm0m=
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font-size:14px" data-hs-link-id=3D"0"><img src=3D"https://ihofxf.stripocdn.=
email/content/guids/CABINET_d4a4038a3e849ed7b2dd0d40a30dee49a58824ada8f352f=
15834e6e5ff4408f2/images/screenshot_20241212_at_64944pm.png" alt=3D"Case St=
udy: How F&amp;G Carpentry Uses Billd to Get the Working Capital Needed to =
Pursue $100M Revenue Goal" style=3D"display:block;border:0;outline:none;tex=
t-decoration:none;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic" width=3D"300" class=3D"ad=
apt-img" title=3D"Case Study: How F&amp;G Carpentry Uses Billd to Get the W=
orking Capital Needed to Pursue $100M Revenue Goal" height=3D"179"></a></td=
></tr> <tr style=3D"border-collapse:collapse">
<td align=3D"center" class=3D"es-m-p5t es-m-p0b es-m-p0r es-m-p0l" style=3D=
"padding:15px;Margin:0"><p style=3D"margin-bottom: 1em; Margin:0;-webkit-te=
xt-size-adjust:none;-ms-text-size-adjust:none;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;=
font-family:roboto, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;line-hei=
ght:21.6px;color:#333333;font-size:18px">F&amp;G Carpentry, a framing subco=
ntractor based in Ellenwood, GA, experienced significant cash flow issues d=
ue to slow pay, joint check requirements, and working capital limitations. =
By partnering with Billd, F&amp;G gained access to flexible financing solut=
ions that allowed them to stabilize their cash flow, encouraging them to go=
 after more ambitious projects.</p></td></tr> <tr style=3D"border-collapse:=
collapse">
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ottom:30px"><!--[if mso]><a href=3D"https://mail.billd.com/e3t/Ctc/GD+113/c=
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eue&quot;, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size:22px; font-weight:400; l=
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