Trust is critical in your business - you must have trust within your company in order to be successful. It takes a long time to build up trust and it takes a New York second to lose it!

The industry playing field has changed, is changing and will continue to change.

Let’s talk about three ideas that can improve your 2014 net profit. These are ideas that you can kick off January 1, 2014. They’re all doable and they can save you and your company some significant dollars.

What percent of business can you afford to lose? The typical answer is that you cannot afford to lose any of your volume without a major shock to both you and your business.

Most people would answer the question posed in the title by saying, “Whoever’s doing the business development in the company.”

One of the first boundaries is the rules that apply to the employees must also apply to the owner.

When asked, most contractors will tell you that they are the best contractor in their market place.

I would suggest to you that the No. 1 thing you need to do now and forever more, is to make a profit on the total amount of work that you do.