Michael Stone discusses common problems that lead to business failure in these three videos.

• Hour 1: Business blunders: estimating, marketing, and production related
• Hour 2: Using numbers correctly: Markup, margin, budgets and planning, cash flow, job costing, owner’s salary, etc
• Hour 3: Sales blunders: Three bids, your sales presentation, cutting your price, becoming the contractor of choice

Streaming video, view as often as you want, no expiration date, no recurring charges. Length: 3 hours, $59.00

These classes are available online only. You’ll set a username and password during checkout, and have immediate access.

Contractors licensed in Oregon state: Purchase these classes directly from Oregon Contractor Education at the same price to receive CCB credit.

Michael explains the importance of using your own markup, not anyone else’s.

Michael points out the advantages of an operating capital reserve account instead of lines of credit.

Michael shows why using the right payment schedule matters.