Building Value:  Whether you hope to sell your company, hand it off to the next generation or hire someone to run it for you there are practical steps you should take now to help make that happen.  If you recognize that retirement will work out better if your business can run smoothly without you, this... Read more »

Building Value:  Whether you hope to sell your company, hand it off to the next generation or hire someone to run it for you there are practical steps you should take now to help make that happen.  If you recognize that retirement will work out better if your business can run smoothly without you, this... Read more »

Adjusting For Growth: In a project-based business like construction, growth comes in large blocks, bringing sudden demands for resources, financing, and management attention. There’s no such thing as test-marketing. If you decide to take new work, extend your scope of services or enter new markets, you need to be ready for what comes. At this... Read more »

Getting Professional: Even an established construction business can become so focused on the job site that the “office work” fails to keep up. Simultaneous projects can demand more attention than one person can provide. Hiring staff brings whole new dimensions of management and regulatory challenges. The owner can’t be everywhere and active on everything so... Read more »

Adjusting For Growth: In a project-based business like construction, growth comes in large blocks, bringing sudden demands for resources, financing, and management attention. There’s no such thing as test-marketing. If you decide to take new work, extend your scope of services or enter new markets, you need to be ready for what comes. At this... Read more »

Becoming a Business: Whether you’re starting out or you just want to know how to organize your business this is your starting point. Emphasis here is on what a functional organization looks like. We study demands from outside interests (e.g. government, your banker, insurance etc), recognizing priorities, where risks lie and how to be prepared.... Read more »

Becoming a Business: Whether you’re starting out or you just want to know how to organize your business this is your starting point. Emphasis here is on what a functional organization looks like. We study demands from outside interests (e.g. government, your banker, insurance etc), recognizing priorities, where risks lie and how to be prepared.... Read more »

Getting Professional: Even an established construction business can become so focused on the job site that the “office work” fails to keep up. Simultaneous projects can demand more attention than one person can provide. Hiring staff brings whole new dimensions of management and regulatory challenges. The owner can’t be everywhere and active on everything so... Read more »

Becoming a Business: Whether you’re starting out or you just want to know how to organize your business this is your starting point. Emphasis here is on what a functional organization looks like. We study demands from outside interests (e.g. government, your banker, insurance etc), recognizing priorities, where risks lie and how to be prepared.... Read more »