Since 1999, we’ve helped thousands of general and specialty contractors build stronger, more profitable businesses

Our website, books, and online courses provide the practical knowledge to run a profitable construction company

You’ll find hundreds of articles on our website, on topics like:

Being Profitable, Knowing Your Numbers, Charging a Fair Price, Paying Yourself a Salary, Small and Handyman Jobs, When It Gets Tough

Calculating Your Markup, Lowering Your Markup, Markup or Margin, Cost Plus or Firm Fixed Pricing, Overhead and Profit

Estimating Labor, Giving Free Estimates, Itemizing Your Estimates

Getting Jobs Built, Change Work Orders, Employee Issues, Subs or Employees?

Family, General and Specialty Contractors, Working with Architects and Designers, Working with Clients

Profitability, Problems with Clients, Pricing Mistakes, with a few Homeowner Questions

Generating Leads, Marketing Ideas, Your Marketing Budget

Qualifying Leads, Setting the Budget, Design Agreements, Transparency, Paying Sales Staff

Contracts Basics, Payment Schedules, Details to Consider, After the Contract

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