The goal in business is not to stay in business or keep your crews busy. The goal of business is to always make a profit. According to a Construction Financial Management Association study, companies ...

A variable mark-up system is the best solution to maximize a construction contractor's bottom-line because small jobs require just as much time and overhead as a bigger job Construction company owners ...

COMPETITION IS AS tough as it has ever been. Since the mid-1960s the domestic construction market has not grown by any measure. In constant dollars (inflation adjusted), we have the same size ...

Don't let profits pass you by. Although this may seem like obvious advice, many people establish a specific routine when it comes to selling and managing a particular type of project in the ...

Costs in a business are traditionally divided into operating and administrative categories. Both are necessary for the company, but operating costs are closely tied to specific products and services ...