Three construction jobs can look similar on the surface and still tell you very different things about your business. One may perform close to expectations. Another may struggle because labor takes longer than estimated or additional work is not fully recovered. A...
One poorly performing construction job does not necessarily mean you should stop taking that type of work. A better decision starts by comparing similar completed jobs and looking for repeated financial and operating patterns. Use this worksheet to organize what...
Knowing whether your construction business is profitable is only part of the picture. You also need to understand which jobs are producing profit and how their financial results differ. This worksheet helps you compare job-level profitability information so you can...
Not every job that performs poorly is a type of work you should stop taking. A construction project can miss its expected profit for many reasons. The estimate may have been wrong. Labor may have taken longer than expected. Material costs may have increased. Change...
Being busy does not always mean your construction business is charging enough. You can have a full schedule, plenty of work under contract, and strong revenue while still struggling to produce the profit you expected. The problem may not be how much work you have. It...
How Contractors Can Tell Which Construction Jobs Are Actually Making Money A construction company can be profitable overall while individual jobs lose money. One strong project can help cover the losses from another. Several profitable jobs can hide one project that...
