Building Business

Self-Taught MBA: Head (Way Down) South Young Man
Until recently, only Latin Americans headed toward “El Norte,” for good jobs with real wages. Nowadays, North American builders are also heading south, to Latin America, looking for good projects…
Self-Taught MBA: Accounting for Callbacks
Tracking all you spend on callbacks may help you identify and fix weak points in your construction processes.
Self-Taught MBA: Filters for a Perfect Fit
A successful Dallas remodeler tell us how he identifies clients that are a perfect fit for his company, and avoid costly client mismatches.
Managing Customer Expectations
Whatever your role in the construction process, ensuring customer satisfaction during the weeks and months required to complete a typical project is a tall order. It helps to go over…
Self-Taught MBA: ‘The Elements of Building,’ a new book by Mark Q. Kerson
There’s only a handful of books aimed at the business of building. Of those, only three talk turkey to remodelers and small homebuilders, and none were written recently. So it’s…
Self-Taught MBA: Trend Spotting (and Trend Setting) with Irina Woelfle
If the “Not So Big House,” “Pocket Neighborhoods,” “Katrina Cottages,” or “Live-Work Units,” have become part of your lexicon, you can thank Irina Woelfle for bringing these ideas to your…
Self-Taught MBA: Finding your Sweet Spot
Don’t sweat success, find your sweet spot and coast through the next recession without so much stress. A builder explains why he found happiness in a no-growth business model.
Self-Taught MBA: Keep Control by Keeping Track
Tracking your trucks, tools and job site has becomes a lot easier and less expensive. Here’s a primer on the technology available for monitoring what matters without wasting your money.
Self-Taught MBA: Agreeing to Agree
You may not want to jump straight into a partnership any more than you would jump into a marriage without a period of engagement. A Letter of Intent can function…
Self-Taught MBA: Between a Handshake Deal and a Formal Partnership, There’s an MOU
How a Memorandum of Understanding can provide a useful tool when you need to bridge the distance between good intentions and formal legal relationships.

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