OK, so construction contractors and construction accounting pros have moved from photocopied, three-hole-punched, big blue binder...

Effective Construction Contractors Prioritize On any given day, the following potential priorities may shift and move from one position...

Mission Statement Every construction company has a mission statement. The only question is whether the statement is: Intentional Informed...

A loving and caring marriage doesn’t necessarily follow a full-out gorgeous wedding. In the same way, knowing a few efficiency techniques...

Your construction business depends on the concept of recharging in many different ways. For example, some hand tools, most electronic...

They go by several different titles. It could be they are the bookkeeper. Other titles we’ve heard are accountant, controller, accounting...

Most folks tend to think of growth as getting bigger. And that is a way people, things, and construction businesses grow. But there are...

Excellent leaders enable others to act. They empower people to step up and become leaders themselves. “Before you are a leader, success...

Perhaps one of the best examples in recent history of a leader being able to inspire a shared vision is Martin Luther King Jr. His “I...

Do What You Say You Will Do Before you can successfully complete the mission of doing what you say you will do, you must cross three...

Typically, traditions are associated with holidays. Usually, the aspects considered are which meals are prepared, where the ornaments or...

Take a Leap You probably don’t strap a sizeable elastic cord around your ankle several times a week and jump off the edge. But if you’re...

In this final installment of the word of mouth series, the topic is clients and customers. You can see the other posts here: Word of...

In this, the fifth installment of the word of mouth strategy series, the topic centers on your employees and subcontractors. The first...

In this continuing Word of Mouth series, it is time to look at Vendors and Service Providers. Use these links to take you to the previous...

This post is the third in the series concerning word of mouth strategy. The introduction is here, with the second found here. Where’s the...

In the last post. you learned about the upcoming series of articles having to do with word of mouth strategies. These strategies are...

Which One Is It? When I first heard the words Word of Mouth Strategy, I thought the concept seemed rather oxymoronic. My thinking went...

Networking the Old-Fashioned Way Even if it is New-Fashioned The concepts and practices of networking are both ancient and fresh. On the...

When you want information, confirmation, or illumination, you draw from a supply of resources. Perhaps your mentor, a fellow contractor,...