How Building Your Business Is Critical to The Success of Your Business
Like the Construction of a Building – You Need a Plan for Your Company If you own your own business and aren’t being intentional about the organizational operation of your company, it is likely that you won’t make it past your 5th year. This is according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Just think about […]
Change is Going to Happen, Whether We Embrace it or Not
Memories From the Past, Looking to the Future, Living in the Present This past Sunday was Pastor Lee’s last Sunday serving as our pastor. After more than eight years of him being a part of our lives, it was an emotional day. You don’t spend this amount of time with someone without there being a […]
How Using the Payment Application Tool Communicates Clearly with Construction Customers
Learning About Business Tools Isn’t Necessarily Fun, but it is Necessary for Business Success I know that the topic of the Payment Application over the past couple of weeks hasn’t been one of the most exciting topics. Learning about any tool, how it works, and how to use it isn’t one of those things that […]
Being a Hero Doesn’t Mean That You Have to be More Super Than Anyone Else
It Just Means That You Need to Connect with the One and Only “Superpower” This past Sunday’s service was a treat as we were given a message by the kids. It was the annual Bible School program. The kids spent the five weekday evenings prior, experiencing the… “Hero Hotline, Called Together to Serve God”. The […]
How Our Payment Application Tool Works to Help Build a Better Business
This is One of the Most Important Tools in the Construction Business Toolbox Last week we talked about how construction companies struggle with cash flow and how not knowing what to expect can be very damaging to the business. Communication between construction companies and customers is one of the biggest problems in the construction industry. […]
How Using Sermons as Sunday School Lesson Content Has Been a Win
The Unexpected Benefit of Leading a Sunday School Class This week’s sermon was the best one ever… This inside joke was said again this week in our Sunday School class. It has been said many times and for multiple weeks in a row. Actually, there is some truth to this. You know how when you’re […]
The Payment Application is Another Important Tool in the Business BUILDing Toolbox
This Tool Helps the Construction Companies See Their Cash Flow Ahead of Time Concerns about cash flow is one of the biggest struggles construction companies and contractors face — and for good reason. These businesses typically lay out large amounts of money for project-related expenses. Waiting to get paid until the job is complete is […]
There’s a Good Reason We’ve Been Give Two Ears and One Mouth
It’s Because Good Communication Takes Twice as Much Listening as Talking Miscommunication happens too often but doesn’t have to if we weren’t so quick to jump to conclusions. Our Pastor told a story about visiting a lady in the hospital who had had a stroke and was unable to speak. She kept pointing at something, […]
A Proposed Change Order for a Construction Project is as Important as a Proposal
If So Many Issues Come from Not Doing Change Orders, Why Are They Not Done? A Proposed Change Order is another very important tool that should be in the business toolbox of every construction company. However, it’s probably used less than almost any other business tool. Its lack of use causes as many, or even […]
We Are Left Sitting on the Edge of Our Seats with a Good Cliffhanger
We’re Eager to Know What’s Going to Happen Next A cliffhanger is a plot used in fiction which features a precarious or difficult dilemma or a shocking revelation at the end of an episode. A cliffhanger is hoped to incentivize the audience to return to see how the characters resolve the dilemma. Cliffhangers became prominent with […]