Proper budgets and estimates If your commercial construction contracting business is to survive, then you must be equipped to provide...

How neglecting some things in your business pays off Here’s the deal; big picture thinking is a core leadership competency. Yes, as a...

Being Patient for the long-haul Learning to be patient takes . . . well, it takes a modicum of patience. And, I’m among those who’ve had...

How Financial Acumen puts you ahead When you gain financial acumen, you understand how to use financial reports along with all the...

Building Codes in Stone So, you think it is hard to deal with city hall? Then, you gotta check this out. The beginning of documented...

Subcontractors – What’s Your Story? Subcontractors create The culture you create within the confines of your construction subcontracting...

Delegating in the Construction Arena Delegating: a leadership tool Every day you send people into the field or to their desks to...

Outsourcing Accounting – How to know when it is time Outsourcing accounting too soon If you: Are an average (non-construction related)...

Subcontractors in Construction – A view from both sides Subcontractors are not alone Listen Subcontractors, more than once I’ve heard...

Business is great Business is great – until it isn’t. The construction contracting business is well known for its boom or bust nature....

Construction business growth Construction, at its very heart, is exhilarating. Being part of an industry that manufactures the clients’...

You’ve gone beyond finding your first client. You’ve gotten past all the start-up issues. You are ready to take the next steps to grow...

Who our clients are Our clients are construction subcontractors. Yet there is more to the picture. They’re ambitious, smart, determined,...

Your technology choices Finding technology that is relevant to running your subcontracting business is easy. Right? *Beep* Wrong! Finding...

Phones anywhere on a construction site What do you think? Should there be phones on your construction site? There are a number of...

Hubdoc! Whether or not you faithfully watch the annual Hollywood extravaganza known as the Academy Awards, you know there is a...

I grew up hearing this phrase, “Let go and let God.” The jist of the phrase is to allow God to handle the things you can’t. It is a...

This is the third in a 5-part series about specific strategies you can use in order to retain your best construction employees. You can...

This is the third in a 3-part series dealing with efficiency in a construction contracting office. The first installment can be found...

Efficiency in the construction office Efficiency for the sake of efficiency isn’t enough. As a project-based organization, you often face...