Building Your Very Own Barbie Dream House As builders it is important to encourage your customers to dream big. Sure they may have a budget
Moving the Mountain One Shovel at A Time One of the most difficult things that I struggle with is delegating. By nature, I try
Computer Tools Are as Important to Construction as a Saw or a Hammer Being a self-employed small business owner is a difficult undertaking
Why Did the Turkey Cross the Road? It’s just a few days until the start of a new year. This start represents an
The Roots of the Financial Planning Tree A few weeks ago I wrote about the 4 W’s of budgeting. That post was an
The Place to Start When Considering a Budget Recently I have been asked multiple times about how I do my business budgeting. This question
Use It To Build Your Business I was having a conversation with Teresa, my sales rep from B&B Lumber, yesterday about how hard it is
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