As a specialty contractor, your focus might be marketing and selling to
homeowners, facing the same issues remodeling and renovation contractors face.
Or maybe you work solely as a sub to general contractors with a different set of
issues.
More likely you do both, with two very different markets and two very different
types of customers. Managing your business is a juggling act.
We've worked with a wide variety of specialty and sub-contractors, and in all cases,
some things are constant.
- You have to price your work to cover all job costs, all overhead expenses and make a
profit, or you won't stay in business.
Regardless of your specialty, the book "Markup & Profit; A
Contractor's Guide" applies to your business. Written specifically for the construction
industry, it discusses both general and specialty contractors, showing all
construction-related business owners how to price their jobs to make sure there is enough
money to pay their job costs, overhead expenses and still make a profit. For even more
business management information, order the 6-hour class on DVD.
Read what one specialty contractor had to say:
- Nothing happens until someone sells something, for a profit.
If you are working directly with homeowners you need "Profitable Sales, A Contractor's
Guide". Written primarily for construction-related sales in a residential setting, this
book addresses the unique issues faced when sellling to clients in their own home. It's
real-life situations and answers will give you confidence in your sales ability.
- We address other concerns specialty contractors have - watch our blog, subscribe to our free newsletter and order "The Board" to learn more.
A few construction-related business specialties we've worked with:
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Air Duct Cleaning
Apartment Management
Architecture, Designing
Backhoe and Drilling
Cabinet Door Replacement
Cabinetry
Carpet Installation
Ceilings
Chimney Services
Cleaning Services
Closet Systems
Concrete
Countertops
Crown and Mouldings
Demolition
Disaster Cleanup
Dock Building
Drywall
Electrical
Excavation
Fencing
Finish Carpentry
Flooring |
Framing
Garage Doors
Glass
Handyman
Hardwood Floors
Heating and A/C
Home Inspection
Iron Working, Steel Fabrication
Land Development
Landscaping
Lock & Key
Low Voltage Wiring
Marble and Granite
Marine Construction
Masonry
Mechanical Systems
Metal Framing
Painting
Paving
Pest Management
Plumbing
Pool Installation, Maint. |
Power washing
Property Maintenance
Pump Service
Refrigeration
Roofing
Security Systems
Septic Systems
Sheet Metal
Sheetrock
Siding
Signage
Sprinkler Systems
Tile Installation
Trenching
Wallpapering
Water Testing
Welding
Well Drilling, Pump Installation
Window Coverings
Window Tinting
Windows and Doors |
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