Try To Minimize the Hot Fires I’ve been really busy over the past several weeks with holidays, getting the Planning Journal for Builders published, and
I Know, This Sounds a Little Backward Planning backward makes sense to me, but then again, I’ve been doing this for a while. I like
Being Aware of This Is Important I got a text this morning regarding a little thing that caused some big changes. Our township’s old road
Find the Balance of Planning and Doing I’m an overthinker. I can spend a lot of time thinking through things before taking action. This isn’t
It Helps Cut Down on the Dizzy Last week we discussed how being too busy is often self-inflicted, and how we usually have more control
Chasing Your Tail Can Make You Dizzy The past several weeks have been crazy busy as we’ve been pushing to meet a project deadline. Getting
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,