Employer Breakfast With the Boss — on base There was an invitation to attend a breakfast meeting. There was a response in the...

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,...

Cost is something we can all understand – or not There is this interesting mindset we humans get caught up in, known as the Lost Cost...

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

Office systems – they’re no joke Office systems could be funny, right? Let’s step back a moment and look at where this post came from. As...

Hire the right knights Hire someone soon or see your kingdom hurt. So, you’re the King (owner) of your construction subcontracting...

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

Hubdoc pulls your bank statements, recurring bills, and uploaded receipts into one hub. Yet, that is just the beginning. Using Hubdoc...

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...

Show your schedule who is boss You’re a busy construction contracting business owner and you feel the pinch. Your schedule can be your...

Trying to do it all Superman you’re not. KAPOW! Nor are you Wonder Woman. SNAP! So, as we say in our office, DWI (Deal With It.) We also...

Build the bonus program Building an achievement-based bonus program will take some effort on your part, yet it need not be overly...

Win, win, win Once you’ve decided that embarking on an achievement-based bonus program will be beneficial for your team members as well...

Some bonus programs stink Bonus programs based on the wrong parameters or instituted poorly can be really yucky for everyone. Your team...

Last time, I talked about making decisions concerning whether a change order is necessary when dealing with requests from clients. If you...

Client requests Strategy is involved when you determine what to do and what not to do when dealing with client requests. Be sure all your...