What construction business owners need to know to run their business better.
Direct content on numbers, operations, people, contracts, protection, technology and business decisions in the United States.
Your construction business starts here
Entity, EIN, license, insurance and the right way to hire. The map of the first steps in the United States, without tripping over the basics.
Read the articleDecision and method
1 articleStarting a Construction Business
4 articlesYour construction business starts here
Entity, EIN, license and insurance. The map of the first steps.
Read article Getting startedW2, 1099 and ITIN
The terms that decide tax, cost and risk.
Read article Getting startedAIA G702 and G703
How to bill a large project without stalling payment.
Read article Getting startedHow to price a project
Cost, overhead and the margin that is actually left.
Read articleArtificial Intelligence for Construction
6 articlesAI for beginners
The first step, without jargon.
Read article AIThe differences between the main AIs
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini: which one is good for what.
Read article AIAlways question AI
It makes things up with confidence. Always double-check.
Read article AIAI for construction people
Estimates, proposals, contracts, translation.
Read article AIHow to write a good prompt
The answer is only as good as the request.
Read article AIPrompt tips for contractors
Ready-made templates to copy and paste.
Read articleWorkforce · Attract, train and retain
4 articlesPay attracts. Structure retains.
Pay brings people in; what keeps them is feeling part of the team.
Read article TeamYou had to be the best employee
Attitude and responsibility on the side of those who do the work.
Read article TeamCulture is not talk. It is the written model
The model, the method and the word that holds the chain together.
Read article TeamTrain, value, retain
Retention in practice and how it closes in the Unity phase.
Read articleThe right price
4 articlesThe real cost of labor
The 30-dollar helper who costs 50.
Read article Pricing50% markup is not 50% profit
The math that confuses margin and markup.
Read article PricingWhat overhead is
The cost of existing, even with no project running.
Read article PricingPricing without losing money
The step almost everyone skips.
Read articleGet paid and protect yourself
3 articlesI finished the job and did not get paid
The right that protects those who built, and the deadline that catches people.
Read article ProtectionConstruction contract
What every contract needs to protect you.
Read article ProtectionWorkers' comp audit
How to prepare so you do not get fined.
Read articleCash flow and the current landscape
3 articles
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