I always find it amusing when someone calls our office and asks, “do you guys do free bids?” Are there actually any contractors that charge to perform bids?

The whole “free bid” thing is a curse on our industry that will probably never go away. Nevertheless, although this is what consumers expect and demand, we should always be analyzing who … Read more

Getting paid and managing cash flow can be an ongoing struggle for contractors.  While chasing down certain customers to collect payment is a struggle that will never go away, one priority we established at our contracting business was that we must have our own clerical house in order.

More specifically, although we perform over 1,000 separate jobs each year, we … Read more

We have a saying that’s developed around the office in the last few years: “sometimes the easiest decisions are the hardest ones to make.” When faced with these types of issues, being able to pull powerful and relevant data can be the best thing to make rationale, rather than emotional, decisions.

When it comes to sales, it’s difficult to fight … Read more