Owning a construction-related business is
difficult. Our advice and encouragement has strengthened many construction-related businesses. We
can strengthen yours as well.
Our Mission
To help construction business owners know how to price their jobs and by providing
assistance with marketing and sales, estimating, contracts, employees, sub-contractor
relationships and other business management issues.
What We Believe
A construction-related business has the right and the responsibility to charge a fair
price for their work, a price that enables them to pay their business bills, support their
family and their employee's families, and set aside a profit for stability.
A contractor's business should provide enough income to adequately support their
family. If not, it is a hobby not a business.
Contractors have the right and the responsibility to write contracts that are a win-win
document for both their client and their business.
A contractor should do what is on their contract, to the very best of their ability,
and never cut corners at the client's expense.
Relationships between general contractors, specialty contractors and suppliers can and
should be win-win relationships, and should provide a reasonable standard of living for all
parties.
A construction business owner has a responsibility to conduct business in a
professional manner. This includes returning phone calls and showing up for appointments on
time.
Next Steps
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You have to market
your business, make sales calls, build estimates, supervise jobs,
manage employees, schedule suppliers and specialty contractors,
keep clients happy and maintain the books. Or hire and oversee
competent professionals who can do it for you.
Regardless of your specialty, your business has
the same need as every other construction-related business - you
need to price your
work so you can pay all your bills and make a
profit. If you don't, you won't stay in business.
Every new business
owner has two options - just get started and
learn from your
mistakes, or find out what mistakes others have made so you don't
repeat them. If you're reading this, you are smart enough to choose the second
option.
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