Construction Business Management: What Every Construction Contractor, Builder and Subcontractor Needs to Know: 67 (RSMeans) - Softcover

Ganaway, Nick B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0876298250 ISBN 13: 9780876298251

Verlag: R.S. Means Company Ltd, 2006

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Less than half of construction firms are still in business after four years. Make sure your company thrives with essential – and very readable – guidance from a pro with 25 years’ success. Find out what it takes to build all aspects of a business that’s profitable, enjoyable, and enduring.

Here are just a few of the things you’ll learn from this book:

• The duties of the owner of a successful construction business
• Essential terms and conditions to include and exclude in contracts
• Commandments to follow to ensure you’re paid what you're owed, including step-by-step change-order procedures to avoid disputes and non-payment
• Strict dos and don'ts of mechanics’ liens – including when an owner goes bankrupt
• What must be done administratively before breaking ground on every project
• How to select, hire, and keep “golden” employees
• Effective marketing even the smallest contractor can afford
• How to identify the accountants, lawyers, and insurance agents that are right for you
• The what, when, where, and why of licensing and registration
• The advantages of specializing, including the opportunities in chain store construction

Whether you’re a contractor, a key employee, a subcontractor, a student, or a facility executive, you’ll find many ideas you can immediately add to your management and leadership toolbox. Adopting even a single one of them will pay dividends now and throughout your career.

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Only 43% of construction firms remain in business after four years. Help your company not only survive, but thrive ? with guidance from a pro with 25 years' experience as a successful commercial general contractor. Find out what it takes to build all aspects of a business that's profitable, enjoyable, and enduring.

Here are just a few of the things you'll learn from this book:

• The duties of the owner of a successful construction business.

• Essential terms and conditions to include and exclude in contracts.

• Commandments to follow to ensure you're paid what you're owed, including step-by-step change-order procedures to avoid disputes and non-payment.

• Strict dos and don'ts of mechanics' liens ? including when an owner goes bankrupt.

• What must be done administratively before breaking ground on every project.

• How to select, hire, and keep "golden" employees.

• Ways you can target, check out, land, and retain profitable customers.

• Effective marketing even the smallest contractor can afford.

• How to identify the accountants, lawyers, and insurance agents who are right for you.

• The What, When, Where, and Why of licensing and registration.

• The advantages of specializing, including the opportunities in chain store construction.

• More than 40 construction, government, and other valuable online resources.

Whether you're a contractor, a key employee, a subcontractor, a student, or a facility executive, you'll find many ideas you can immediately add to your management and leadership toolbox. Adopting even a single one of them will pay dividends now and throughout your career.

About the publisher: RSMeans is the foremost source of construction cost information in North America, with 27 annual cost data products, a nationwide seminar program, and consulting services. RSMeans also offers a library of reference books on construction estimating, project management, and many other topics.

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• Verlag: R.S. Means Company Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0876298250
• ISBN 13: 9780876298251
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224