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Common Construction Business Pitfalls And How To Overcome Them

Posted by Sharie DeHart on Fri, Feb 23, 2024

Construction Company owners like you have probably experienced life-changing events in the past few years, as many of our clients did. Are you struggling to keep your construction business afloat? Do you find yourself facing the same issues over and over again? It's common for construction businesses to meet various challenges, but if you're not addressing them properly, they can quickly become pitfalls. 
 
1. Poor Cash Flow Management 
 
One of the biggest challenges for construction businesses is managing cash flow. You need cash to buy materials, pay workers, and keep your business running. However, you may be in a cash crunch if you don't correctly deal with your cash flow. To avoid this, you should create a cash flow forecast and regularly update it. This will help you anticipate cash flow issues and take steps to address them before they become a problem. 
 
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Topics: Profit and Growth Strategies For Contractors, Leadership Styles, Project Management, Construction Productivity

Unlocking New Construction Clients And Markets

Posted by Sharie DeHart on Fri, Feb 16, 2024

For a business to thrive and grow, it needs a strategic plan and the ability to find new customers and continually tap into promising markets. However, this can be easier said than done in a highly competitive trade industry.
 
With time, the quality of your work will speak for itself, which is the most valuable testimonial of all. While your good reputation preceding you is undoubtedly essential, there are a few other ways that you'll want to market your services to ensure that you have a steady stream of work.
 
The untapped potential in existing markets
 
Start by re-evaluating your existing customer base. Profiling them will help you more accurately define your target consumers. 
 
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Topics: Profit and Growth Strategies For Contractors, Construction Marketing, Contractor Marketing, handyman marketing, Inbound Marketing For Contractors

Improving Productivity And Leadership Mentality As A Contractor

Posted by Sharie DeHart on Fri, Feb 09, 2024

As a construction business owner, improving productivity is essential to your company's success. But you may often find yourself pulled in different directions by competing responsibilities. At some point, we all experience that.
 
Classifying tasks and tackling the most time-consuming ones can feel daunting. But why is it so hard for us to start – or even finish – seemingly insignificant tasks? Why do these tiny tasks become the bane of our existence, tempting us into procrastination limbo? 
 
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Topics: Profit and Growth Strategies For Contractors, Leadership Styles, Project Management, Construction Productivity

Easing Your Back Office Burden One Payroll At A Time

Posted by Sharie DeHart on Fri, Feb 02, 2024

As a construction business owner, you have a lot on your plate. You need to manage your employees, oversee projects, ensure compliance with regulations, and keep your clients happy. Amidst all this, you may be tempted to handle your payroll to save costs and maintain control.
 
At face value, it seems like a great idea. If you're a small business owner with just a few employees, you probably think hiring a payroll specialist is an expense you can avoid.
 
You feel that you can handle it yourself. You intend to keep your staff paid right and on time. What could go wrong, right? Well, lots, actually. And before you know it, it's now a costly mistake, and you need to spend more money to make it right.
 
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Topics: Payroll Processing, Profit and Growth Strategies For Contractors, Payroll Options, Payroll For Construction Contractors

Scaling And Adapting Business Strategies Amid The Cost Of Living Crisis

Posted by Sharie DeHart on Fri, Jan 26, 2024

When you're ready to take your construction business to the next level, you might start thinking about "scaling." No, it's not just a fancy term for growth; it's about doing more with less. Scaling is about increasing your revenue without proportionately increasing your resources—fancy yet practical, right? It's like sending an email: your effort is the same whether you send it to 100 people or 100,000. 
 
But, as of now, we also probably feel like we are in the thick of a cost-of-living crisis. This challenges entrepreneurs and is a nerve-wracking time for many small construction business owners.
 
If you've had sleepless nights worrying about how you'll pay your suppliers or support your staff, you're not alone. You've likely already considered where to cut costs, but it seems impossible when suppliers raise prices. 
 
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Topics: Construction Strategy, Profit and Growth Strategies For Contractors, Success In Owning A Construction Business, MAP vs. PAM, Construction Business Inflation, Scaling Your Construction Business

Seven Sure-Fire Ways To Grow Your Construction Business

Posted by Sharie DeHart on Fri, Oct 20, 2023

Once your construction business is up and running, it’s essential not to rest on your laurels. Successful business owners always look for ways to grow and maximize their profits. We’ve compiled a guide and checklist to help you identify ways to get the most out of your contracting company.
 
1. Grow your sales
 
Contact your best clients.
 
One of the easiest ways to increase sales is to sell more to your existing clients. For example, you could try contacting every customer and offering a complementary product or service they might need now. You could also determine when clients need maintenance checks.
 
Create a client loyalty scheme.
 
You’re looking to create a customer care program using customer contact software and implementing a customer loyalty scheme.
 
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Topics: Growth Coach, Profit and Growth Strategies For Contractors, Construction Business Interest Rates, Grow Your Construction Business

Growing Your Construction Company Through Collaboration And Partnership

Posted by Sharie DeHart on Fri, Feb 03, 2023

Operating and growing your construction business requires more than functional and skilled employees, but it's an excellent start. You need a steady stream of quality, paying clients to keep your company afloat. Likewise, deciding on an online marketing plan can be overwhelming for company owners like you who are looking for affordable ways to nurture consistent, sustainable growth. With time in short supply, the key is to find one or two growth strategies that will get results at a minimal cost.

Building a construction business requires collaboration and partnership. The deployment of employees in a way that allows them to work together to problem-solve and act with a shared sense of urgency; and increasing brand awareness through an alliance with people in the industry are simple, cost-effective ideas for building your company within, in the office or job site, or externally through referral and online connections.
 
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Topics: Profit and Growth Strategies For Contractors, Construction Bookkeeping And Accounting, construction business partnership, Boost Construction Profitability, Construction Collaboration

Reasons Why Contractor Startups Fail And How To Avoid Them

Posted by Sharie DeHart on Fri, Jul 08, 2022

Many surveys and reports show that nearly half of all new construction companies close their doors within the first five years of opening them. When we speak with contractors who failed, most say it was due to a lack of cash flow. It was pretty obvious, yet when questioned, all of them said they were "Blind-Sided" and were not aware they were running out of cash until it was too late.
 
There is a point when a contracting company starts to fail, and nothing short of a massive cash infusion can stop it, and a domino effect begins, which is when a series of similar or related events occur as a direct and inevitable result of one initial event.
 
Planning is essential to give your business the best chances for success. Planning means anticipating challenges and developing ways to successfully address them, so they don't upset your startup. 
 
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Topics: New Contractors, Start Construction Company, Profit and Growth Strategies For Contractors, New Business Startup, New Business, Contractor Guidance, Construction Business Goals

How High-Profit Jobs Can Make Or Break Your Construction Company

Posted by Sharie DeHart on Fri, Jun 17, 2022

Knowing which jobs have the highest probability of success and profit before getting involved moves your construction company from an unpredictable roller coaster to a peaceful merry-go-round.
 
You have what appears to be a high-profit job, and now you think you have it made, and I hope you are right!
 
The problem is that high-profit jobs can turn into low or no-profit jobs. In some cases, they can bankrupt your construction company because you bid on the project using whatever model you are accustomed to using, and in the end, you wind up with cash flow problems.
 
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Topics: High Profit Construction Projects, Profit and Growth Strategies For Contractors, Contractor Guidance, Construction Business Goals

Unconventional Ways To Market Your Construction Business

Posted by Sharie DeHart on Fri, May 20, 2022

One of your greatest fears is wasting money on a less than good lead.
 
They may or may not have any genuine desire for services. Sometimes a person is committed to collecting three bids when they already have someone picked out to do the work. They may be looking for a "temporary friend" to do them a favor, or by the time you have completed the form, they have changed their mind and no longer want service. This is often the case when one spouse or partner wants the work done, and the other doesn't.
 
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Topics: Profit and Growth Strategies For Contractors, Construction Marketing, offline marketing for contractors, Contractor Guidance

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