Executive Hiring: 12 Hidden Costs That Kill Growth You think a $150,000 salary is the price of a new operations manager. You are dead wrong. You are looking at the sticker price of a specialized service vehicle and ignoring the fact that the engine is missing, the tires are bald, and the transmission is about…
Fire and Security Profit: 9 Brutal Secrets for Massive Gains You are bleeding cash and you do not even realize it. Your technicians are busy. Your schedule is packed. Your trucks are rolling from sunrise to sunset. Yet, when you look at the bank account at the end of the month, the numbers do not…
Tracking Matching Funds: 3 Crucial Ways to Save Your Cleaning Business Your bank account is a liar. You see a healthy balance on Tuesday and by Friday afternoon you are scrambling to cover a supply order or a surprise payroll tax hit. You think you are profitable because the contracts keep coming in, but the…
New Hire Expenses: 9 Shocking Traps for Small Business You think you can afford a new hire. You can’t. At least, not the way you have calculated it in your head. You look at your bank balance, you see a bit of a surplus, and you think that bringing on a $20 per hour employee…
Progress Billing Systems: 7 Crucial Ways to Stop Bleeding Cash You are not a bank. Stop acting like one. Every time you start a roofing project without Progress Billing Systems in place, you are effectively providing an interest-free loan to a stranger. You pay for the shingles. You pay for the delivery. You pay for…
Job Costing in QuickBooks: 7 Essential Secrets for Massive Profit Your bank account is lying to you. You see a six figure balance and think you are winning. You see a busy dispatch board and assume the business is healthy. You look at your crews heading out in wrapped vans and feel like a success….
Task Switching Losses: 7 Brutal, Painful Costs for Plumbers Multitasking is a lie that is currently stripping the equity out of your plumbing business. You think you are being a hero by answering the phone while you are under a kitchen sink. You think you are being efficient when you reply to an estimate request…
Prevailing Wage Job Administration: 3 Crucial Mistakes to Avoid You think that government contract is your golden ticket. You saw the high hourly rates and the massive project scope on the bid and you ignored the mountain of fine print that came with it. Now you are sitting at your desk at 10 PM on…
Seed Stage Operations: 7 Proven Stellar Joys You are currently suffocating under the weight of your own potential. Your seed stage startup is not failing because the product is bad or the market is cold. It is failing because your daily calendar looks like a crime scene and your inbox is a digital graveyard. You…
Growing a Small Team: 3 Simple Signs Your DIY Path Is Broken You are not failing because you are lazy. You are failing because you are trying to run a real company with the back office of a hobby. Growing a small team is where your calendar starts to attack you. Growing a small team…