Building Business

Better to lose a sale but remain trustworthy than have the client feel tricked

Accurately and efficiently determining what to charge is an issue that causes many construction business owners to lose the battle for profitability

It's not just carpenters. Salespeople also have tools of trade. You may want to tool up with sales software to get off the feast-and-famine seesaw

The YEAR IN REVIEW will enable you to start the upcoming year with the end of the year in mind. You will have a plan. You will have goals, and you will have metrics to track that will get you there.

Good news in building: Federal budget keeps the EPA alive, as housing starts are up in the latest data release.

Construction business owners have to do a lot of heavy lifting when it comes to running their businesses. But many construction businesses make little progress toward their goals because of the heavy lifting.

Donald Trump is the first builder to become president of the United States. Among his campaign promises, he included reducing the regulatory cost of homebuilding from 25% to about 2%. What does this mean for your business?

Some surprising facts, figures and trends defy the experts and conventional wisdom. For one, trends have not changed all that much, and Millennials are not as mysterious as advertised.

Developing a dashboard for your construction business will help guide you along your entrepreneurial journey and enable you to reach your business goals.

These measurements, based on total revenue, can help predict and project the health of your construction business.