Since 1999, we’ve helped thousands of general and specialty contractors build stronger, more profitable businesses

Our website, books, and online courses provide the practical knowledge to run a profitable construction company

Top Selling Books

Markup and Profit, A Contractor's Guide Revisited, Front Cover.

Markup & Profit: A Contractor’s Guide

Profitable Sales, A Contractor's Guide, Front Cover.

Profitable Sales, A Contractor’s Guide

Estimating Construction Profitably, Front Cover.

Estimating Construction Profitably

Online Classes

Markup and Profit Class

Markup and Profit

Profitable Estimating Online Training Class

Profitable Estimating Training

Discover how to market your construction business online properly, without spending thousands

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Year-End Planning

Plan to succeed. Invest time in planning for 2026; watch this short video from Michael, then get started.

How Can We Help?

Owning the Business

Being Profitable, Knowing Your Numbers, Charging a Fair Price, Paying Yourself a Salary, Small and Handyman Jobs, When It Gets Tough

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Pricing Jobs

Calculating Your Markup, Lowering Your Markup, Markup or Margin, Cost Plus or Firm Fixed Pricing, Overhead and Profit

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Estimating

Estimating Labor, Giving Free Estimates, Itemizing Your Estimates

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Production

Getting Jobs Built, Change Work Orders, Employee Issues, Subs or Employees?

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Relationships

Family, General and Specialty Contractors, Working with Architects and Designers, Working with Clients

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Questions We’ve Been Asked

Profitability, Problems with Clients, Pricing Mistakes, with a few Homeowner Questions

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Marketing Your Business

Generating Leads, Marketing Ideas, Your Marketing Budget

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Home Improvement Sales

Qualifying Leads, Setting the Budget, Design Agreements, Transparency, Paying Sales Staff

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Contracts

Contracts Basics, Payment Schedules, Details to Consider, After the Contract

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Starting a New Business?

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