5 Tips to Help Your Contracting Business Answer Questions

Learning to answer questions may feel like a skill you picked up in preschool, but it’s more complicated than you think. Within a question, even a short one, may be assumptions and details that you miss if you’re not paying attention. Knowing how to break down a question can help you figure out how to … Read more

How Your Contracting Business Can Maintain Relationships With Partners

The longer you develop your business, the more opportunities you have to build relationships with business partners. Your contractors, subcontractors, supply chain and other companies help to keep you running smoothly. When you do it right, it’s a win-win for everyone involved. The trick is that you have to maintain the relationship so that it’s … Read more

5 Things to Do If Your Contracting Business Gets Shut Down Temporarily

Several states, California included, have shut down what they call “non-essential services” until they can get better control over the rising cases of COVID-19. Although construction is currently proceeding mostly as usual, this may not be the case next week. Dealing with a state-level or city-level shutdown presents a number of possible complications for your … Read more

5 Ways to Work With the Community During Large-Scale Construction Projects

When you make arrangements to work on a large-scale construction project, you’ll probably work with a lot of invested parties. The property owner, the client, the city or state in some cases. You may be the general contractor, or you might be subcontracting under another professional. But what about the community? Construction projects that are … Read more