Breaking Big Things Down into Little Steps Over the past several months we’ve been talking about building a successful construction business. We’ve compared it to
How I Put This Superpower to Work The past couple of weeks we talked about my “aha moment” and how the Seven Decisions in Andy
The Question Is: Will You Make It? Last week we discussed my “aha” moment when I was recovering from a concussion. This revelation involved reading
Going Forward from Core Values Building a business is like building a construction project. You need to know what you want the end product to
Why Did the Turkey Cross the Road? It’s just a few days until the beginning of a new year. This start represents an opportunity for
Learn from the Past, Look to the Future, Live in the Present As we are rapidly approaching the end of another year, I’m beginning to
The Payment Prior to Starting It can be hard to invoice large construction projects in a way that is fair to both the customer and the contractor. Random payments at the
Let John Show You How After Gene got the signed proposal from Burford’s, he needed to figure out how to set up a payment plan.
You Also Need a Good Teacher Back in February, Gene was having second thoughts about being in business. As he whined to his friend David
How Do You Invoice to Prevent That? Construction companies shouldn’t get paid just when they finish a job, especially if it’s a big one. They
If It’s Done for the Right Reasons Over the past few weeks, we’ve been talking about business-building tools for construction companies. We’ve discussed how good
This Can Sneak Up on You Last week we discussed project numbering. I shared how it started as a simple spreadsheet called the Job List,