Being a great carpenter, electrician, plumber or builder and running a great business are two very different skill…

One of the great advantages of being a smaller trades or construction business is that you can move…

There are plenty of ways construction businesses try to win more work: tenders, marketing, networking, advertising and increasingly…

Construction businesses rarely grow in a straight line. There are good years, difficult years, weather events, funding changes,…

Growing a construction business can look great from the outside. Revenue climbs, more projects are won and the…

Many trades and construction businesses begin with one person who is exceptionally good at what they do. As…

Many trades and construction businesses begin with an owner who is exceptionally good at the work. That expertise…

Construction businesses are under pressure to move faster, respond to increasingly complicated opportunities and keep pace with technology…

Many trades and construction businesses are built around the owner’s technical ability, judgement and commitment to quality. That…

Doing good work is essential in trades and construction, but it is not always enough to build a…

In trades and construction, trust is often built long before the quote is accepted. That came through clearly…

A lot of trades and construction businesses do not have a work problem. They have an admin problem….