Michael,
I want to thank you sincerely for putting together such a great book on running a successful construction business. Before reading “Markup & Profit” I was a hammer swinger with a contractors license. Now, after having read and reviewed M&P several times I feel that I am on the right path to becoming a [...]
We are so excited that three of our clients have been selected to the Remodeling Magazine Big 50 this year!
Adams Construction in Jeffersonville, Indiana, Burgin Construction in Santa Ana, California and Jacob S. Meck Construction in Green Bank, West Virginia are three of the Big 50 this year. All three companies are coaching clients and [...]
Continue reading: Congratulations on Remodeling Magazine’s Big 50!
I know I sometimes beat a dead horse, but I want to share something that has come back over the phone during the last week.
Four coaching clients, all unsolicited, told me “Thank You” for encouraging them to advertise over the last year. All four are now busy while still making their full markup on [...]
I was talking with a coaching client today, Gary Palmer from Palmer Custom Builders in Charlotte, N.C. Gary has always been a student of this business and it has really paid off for him.
He just recently completed a $90,781 contract that had $7,752 in additional work added for a total contract price of $98,533.
When the [...]
I spoke this morning with a client who purchased our Markup & Profit package and Profitable Sales package a year ago. He lost his copy of “Profitable Sales, A Contractor’s Guide”.
He told me he’s selling 90% of the calls he goes on – and he owes the success of the business he and his father [...]
A coaching client sent the following note the other day:
“I’ve just been busy laying the foundation and preparing for opportunities to come. Things seem to be slowly but surely getting better and I refuse to listen to the naysayers.
They say ‘luck is when preparation meets opportunity’ so I guess you can say I’m [...]
Continue reading: Lay the Foundation – Prepare for Opportunities
I had the privilege of talking with Scott Avery yesterday. Scott owns and runs Modern Tech Floors in Portland. Scott is one of our success stories, I love talking with him.
Scott told me that when we first started our coaching sessions roughly two years ago, he was looking for the next meal. That was his [...]
A positive note received from a coaching client over the weekend -
“Things are going well; we have likely never worked harder on marketing; and its paying off. We just signed our largest project ever at $1.6M…even in this market! We have remained positive; we are having to (confirm) our pricing for some; but you will [...]
