It Means Getting Past the Intangibles Construction companies regularly find themselves stuck in the rut of doing the same thing over and over hoping for
Deciding What Your Big Rocks Are Self-employed people, especially those in construction, struggle trying to keep up with all the things there are to do.
Now What Are You Going to Do About It? If you had known how hard it was going to be to own and operate your
An Out-Of-Balance Business is Like a Short-Legged Table Have you ever felt like your business and/or your life were out-of-balance? This is a common situation
It’s Amazing How Clear Things Become With Limited Time There are so many things trying to get on the “to do” list and each one
Getting Control of Your Busy Life For years I’ve used the example of a runaway train as a comparison to my busy, on-the-go, overscheduled, out-of-control
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,