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Bug ‘Em ‘til They Buy

Creating awareness is based on the rule of seven: You must have at least seven contacts with prospects before they recognize and trust you enough to call you.

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What Do Team Leaders Do

People are motivated by their own reasons, so it is the team leader’s job to discover what makes each person do their best and produce outstanding results.

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Motivate Players to Perform

There is a better way to build your construction business with the people you have. You can get them motivated, all on the same page, and working like a winning team with common goals, drive, and excitement.

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Are Employees Stealing from You?

Everyone wants to trust their employees, but you must have controls to keep honest people honest. A few simple checks and balances will avoid a lot of problems, disappointments, stresses, and financial loss. Don’t wait until it’s too late to implement some of these safeguards.

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You Can't Do It All Yourself

Some people starting and building a construction company try to do too much by themselves. The beauty of written systems is not having to worry about every little detail all of the time. Your team will have a company standard to follow. This will allow you to spend time on important matters like growing your business and making more money.

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Is Your Company Stuck in the Muck?

As small companies begin to grow, they get bogged down, hit challenges, and find roadblocks that hold them back. These include lack of time, energy, money, people, and customers.

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Live More, Give More, and Get More

Everyone is in a different place. But to get what you want, start by being specific about how you will balance your business and personal goals.

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Buy Low and Sell High

Most construction business owners focus a lot of energy on trying to cut costs by being more efficient, working faster, buying cheaper, not wasting any money, keeping their crews busy, or doing all the pricing and ordering themselves. Spending all your time focused on cutting costs won’t improve your bottom line unless you keep some of the savings for yourself.

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Profit Is Overrated

Many business owners want to build equity and generate wealth, on top of just making a profit. Equity and wealth are the outcome of consistently making a profit, retaining it, and using it to seek other business opportunities, create passive ongoing income, own investments such as real estate rental properties, and grow net worth.

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