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Posted by Randal DeHart on Wed, Sep 05, 2012

Emerging Contractors Welcome Here

Would You Like To Increase Sales And Profits For Your Construction Company?

If Your Construction Company:

  • Started When Dirt Was Two Days Old

  • Is Brand New Or Getting Ready To Start

  • Is Anywhere Between New And Seasoned

  • Had Sales Last Year From $0 To $5,000,000

  • Has All The Owners Involved Company Operations

  • Wants To Increase Sales And Profits Steady And Safely

Then It Is Time - To take a long hard look at what has worked for your construction company and should be kept in place and what has not worked and why.

We Are Looking For A Few - Good men and women who own a construction company and are willing to have an open and honest conversation with us to find out if we are a good fit and we can help each other.

The Economy Is Always Tough On Contractors - Anyone who says otherwise does not understand construction or a dim-bulb ignorant get-rich-quick salesperson trying to sell sky-hooks, pipe stretchers, lumber extenders or my favorite a box of 2-9/16" holes for 2" plumbing drain waste and vent pipe.

If You Know The Answers

The Questions Will Not Bother You!

You Have Made An Important Decision - To own and operate a construction company. Most of you came from the skilled craftsman trades, some of you were working as a manager for a construction company.

Some Of You Believe In Competition - This is big lie and a myth started by "customers" in an effort to pit contractors against each other in a "winner take all game" so they can pay less and get more.

Customers Are Your Good Friends - As long as you give them your wholesale price on faucets, fixtures and material. After a while that is not good enough and they start telling you they are happy with your work and they want your construction company to do all their future work as long as your price is lower than the other bids they are getting. They say "I am keeping you honest". What they are not saying "...and dirt poor".

Clients Are The Opposite - Clients are people who value and respect professionals. Once you learn and apply the principles we will teach you about how to read and understand your financial statements and Job Profitability Reports you will be able to apply the 80-20 rule in your construction company to get more clients and few customers. That is one of the steps to increasing sales and profits in your construction company.

80/20 Rule Top 20%

We Teach Emerging Contractors Like You How - To develop power partners with other contractors and exchange leads with each other so that you focus on the parts of construction where you make your customers and clients happy and they pay you lots of money!

If You Graduated From The University Of Hard Knocks - The time you spent learning by experience will help you understand some of the stuff we can teach you. 

The Story Of Frank Hotdog's Construction Company

Frank Began His Construction Company - Because a few of his friends and relatives said "Frank you are such a great construction worker you should be in your own business" so he opened a construction company.

His Friends And Relatives - Had construction projects for Frank to do which meant he started making money right away. Frank thought his your overhead expenses would be low since he worked out of his home.

As Time Went By - Frank made a decent living, hired a few employees, paid his suppliers and earned a profit. At least that is what his tax preparer said.

Then It Happened - Things begin to change and the reality of the construction industry began to dawn on him as those early customers who were his friends and family did not need his services as often.

The Problem Is Frank's Construction Company - Took the first step in the expansion isoquant path going from Dog and Pick Up Truck Contractor to Salt of The Earth Contractor.

 

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Now He Has Real Overhead - Not just office overhead, but field overhead too. Office overhead includes expenses like shop rent, office rent, common area management fees, bookkeeping, insurance audits, quarterly tax returns, office payroll, utilities, a computer, an administrative assistant, insurance, contributions, associations dues, etc. Field overhead includes tools and equipment, cell phones liability insurance, contributions and more. Frank has to juggle all these things at once to keep his company going and he sincerely believes he has to keep his prices competitive to attract more "customers".

Congratulations Frank!

You're An Emerging Contractor!

Frank Was Ready - To back off from the long days of:

  • Swinging a hammer, drilling holes and doing the work

  • Long evenings meeting with prospects and customers to gather information about a project to bid

  • Staying up late to crank out the bid only to be told he needs to "sharpen his pencil" if he wants the job.

  • Spending weekends doing the books. He needs construction bookkeeping services

  • That means if he will do the job for the hard cost of labor and material plus 10%; which is means by the time Frank adds overhead, truck and equipment costs Frank will lose money on the job.

  • The customer, someone who buys everything at the lowest possible price and expects quality service, has a never ending punch-list and demands a 100 year warranty, will award him the job.

  • No wonder construction is the only game on earth where the contractor "Winning The Bid" is all too often "The Big Loser"

Frank Engaged Fast Easy Accounting Step-By-Step Process - That helps emerging contractors like him avoid perils and pitfalls and get on the right track and now his construction company is generating over 200% more profit than ever before. Now he is enjoying life as someone who owns a construction business, not the other way around and his office and field staff are happier and healthier. Life is good!

We Can Help You Discover And Use - Business Process Management (BPM) tools, construction bookkeeping services and help you every step of the way in planning your construction company business strategy.

Along The Way We Can Help With - Putting the processes and procedures into a comprehensive Business Process Management system that can turn your construction company into well-oiled, lean, mean money making machine. It is simple but not easy. In the long run it is worth it and you will be glad you did.

Take The First Step - And contact Sharie 206-361-3950 or sharie@fasteasyaccounting.com for a conversation. The call is free and it is a way for us to get to know each other.

Profitable Construction - Companies have known about the value of business coaching and consulting for a very long time and now you know about it too!

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About The Author:

Randal DeHart, PMP, QPA The Construction AccountantRandal DeHart, PMP, QPA is the co-founder of Business Consulting And Accounting in Lynnwood Washington. He is the leading expert in outsourced construction bookkeeping and accounting services for small construction companies across the USA. He is experienced as a Contractor, Project Management Professional, Construction Accountant, Intuit ProAdvisor and QuickBooks For Contractors Expert. This combination of experience and skillsets provides a unique perspective which allows him to see the world through the eyes of a contractor, Project Manager, Accountant and construction accountant. This quadruple understanding is what sets him apart from other Intuit ProAdvisors and accountants to the benefit of all of the construction contractors he serves across the USA. Visit http://www.fasteasyaccounting.com/randal-dehart/ to learn more.

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