Running a business isn’t easy, but it can be rewarding. There’s a lot of moving parts and responsibilities. There are many factors you need to keep in mind in order to not hurt your own business.   Here are some things that could hurt your contracting business:   Not having enough cash to cover payroll, bills, fuel, maintenance,

As we’ve seen in the past year, life can be unpredictable and thousands of businesses can completely be halted due to something out of everyone’s control. Although not everything in life will be as an extreme as a world pandemic, there’s always good and bad times in business.   It’s always good to be prepared for

If you’re a contractor that builds or works on residential homes, one-third of the market for home buying right now is Millennials. In order to be successful, you need to attract this market, and different types of marketing efforts work on this generation.   What do Millennials want?  Conscious contractors  Responsive contractors  Customer-centric contractors  Community-involved contractors  You

If you are a skilled contractor with a license, you may want to offer a craftsmanship warranty, despite your talents and years of experience.   Many clients may like the idea of this warranty if they have been hurt by past contractors. It also can give clients a peace of mind that the work that they won’t

A general contractor has a lot on his/her plate from scheduling and safety to bidding and time management.   Although the job is a rewarding one, we wanted to share some of the current challenges facing general contractors today:   General contractors have to keep up with a lot of documents and files, which is why it’s a good

 To-do lists never go out of style. Without a to-do list, how would you keep everything you have to do straight in a day, week, or month? To-do lists help keep you organized and hold you accountable for all your tasks.   Every person prefers to keep these lists in different ways – there is no right or

Registered contractors must complete their continuing education and renew their license(s) by August 31.  State law requires contractors to complete 14 hours of approved continuing education (CEU) every two years prior to the renewal deadline (8/31) of every odd numbered year for registered contractors. This means, you have until 8/31/2021 to get this done and pay the renewal fee.  A

Hurricane season is almost here. It begins on June 1st. We like to remind our contractors and friends to always be prepared each year, whether or not the previous year was an active hurricane season or not.   As a contractor, it’s important that you are licensed if you plan to work on homes that received damage from

The second you start working as a contractor, you begin to build your reputation. Your reputation is built on things like your personality, workmanship, creativity, flexibility, honesty, prices, timeliness, reliability, dependability, and more. No matter what stage of your career you are in, you should always take a step back to look at your current

These days, a business pretty much needs a social media presence to be successful. However, you must use social media correctly if you want your business to grow and flourish.   Here are some dos and don’ts of social media to remember as a contractor to help your business succeed.   Use your social media to market your business, not your personal life. You want to