How to grow a contracting business
Six topics, written from what working contractors, owners and the industry's own data say. Every number has a source. Every quote has a name.
Leads and marketing
Where contractor leads come from and what each source really costs.
0 articlesOperations and software
CRMs, scheduling, field service and work-order tools, compared by people who use them.
3 articlesPricing and profit
Markup, overhead, margins and the numbers behind a healthy contracting business.
2 articlesCash flow and financing
Getting paid, offering financing and keeping cash in the business.
1 articleSales and estimating
Estimates, close rates, follow-up and the sales habits that win jobs.
0 articlesHiring and crews
Finding, paying and keeping good people in the trades.
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Operations and software
Construction Accounting Software for Small Contractors
Construction accounting software for small contractors: stay on QuickBooks Online ($140 to $340 a month) until unit-price or public work forces a move.
Operations and software
Construction Estimating Software Compared, With Prices
Construction estimating software costs $59 to $339 a month for price-book tools and $2,000 to $3,600 a year per seat for takeoff. Prices for 7 tools.
Cash flow and financing
How to Offer Financing as a Contractor (and What It Costs)
How to offer financing as a contractor: sign up with a lender, send a link, pay a dealer fee of about 2% to 15%. Wisetack, Hearth and Acorn compared.
Pricing and profit
General Contractor Markup Percentage and How to Set It
Most guides say 15% to 30%. NAHB data implies about 43% for the average remodeler. Here is how to set your general contractor markup percentage.
Pricing and profit
HVAC Maintenance Plans and How to Price Them for Profit
HVAC maintenance plans sell for $175 to $350 a year. Here is how to work out your cost per visit, set a price with real margin and build three tiers.
Operations and software
Best Remodeling Software for Contractors (With Real Prices)
The best remodeling software for contractors with 1 to 10 people: JobTread, Contractor Foreman, Jobber or Clear Estimates, $29 to $332 a month.
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