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A lot of contractors eventually reach a point where experience gives them a pretty good feel for a job. You walk the site, look at the plans, think through the equipment and labor, and a number starts...

Growth sounds like the goal. More crews, more trucks, more equipment, more jobs, more revenue. But none of those things automatically mean you have a better business. Sometimes they just mean you have...

A business can be busy, profitable on paper, and growing faster than ever while still heading straight toward a cash problem. That is what we dug into on last week’s Dirt to Dollars call. Financial le...

One of the most common questions contractors ask is whether they should move into commercial work. From the outside, it looks like the natural next step. The jobs are bigger, the equipment is bigger, ...

Working harder doesn't always mean your business is getting healthier. Plenty of business owners stay busy every day, complete jobs, and keep money moving through the company, yet still can't explain ...

If your business only pays you when you’re working, what happens when you stop? That question makes a lot of business owners uncomfortable, but it is one worth asking. We’re into Week 11 of our 12-wee...

We're into Week 7 of our 12-week Dominate Your Busy Season series inside Dirt to Dollars, and this is where a lot of guys start to lose ground without realizing it. The schedule is full, the phone is ...