Oct 28, 2021 | Job Bidding, Management
Excerpt from Digging for Profit: Secrets to Success in the Construction Industry, by Jeff Spencer and Jerry Work There are going to be times when you can’t self-perform every part of a project yourself. It’s very common to be looking at a project,...
Dec 29, 2020 | Finances, Management, Marketing
As we discussed in our last issue, 2021 is going to be a competitive year. If you want to succeed, you need to manage your business well (professional job bidding, accurate costing, etc.) AND you need a marketing plan to create new business! So let’s talk about...
Dec 17, 2020 | Management
You need to have relationships with multiple suppliers. After you have worked a few jobs, you can look back and compare the quotes you have received from different suppliers and see what your potential savings are working with one supplier or another for different...
Dec 9, 2020 | Finances, Job Bidding, Management
Construction activity is slowing down in some places, so this is a good time of the year to evaluate your business from a high level standpoint and begin considering what you can do to build a bigger, more successful company. We talk often about strategies for better...
Nov 18, 2020 | Finances, Job Bidding, Management, ProfitDig Updates
Here are some of the major recent upgrades to the ProfitDig system that will save you time and make your job easier: Project Manager viewing restrictions. There was some concern from larger companies that Project Managers had too much visibility on employee hourly...
Nov 4, 2020 | Finances, Job Bidding, Management
It doesn’t matter how good you are at performing the work for which you are hired – if you don’t manage the money coming in and going out, you will end up broke. If you own a construction company, you’ve probably got a lot of money going out,...