Start Your Own Construction and Contracting Business - (Startup) 3rd Edition by The Staff of Entrepreneur Media & Rich Mintzer (Paperback)

About the Book

Revised edition of Start your own construction and contracting business, 2013.

Book Synopsis

Focusing on budgeting and estimating -- the least understood but most important factors of a contracting business -- this guide shows contractors how to price their services to recover expenses and still have money for capital expenses and profits. It goes into detail on accounting issues and provides checklists for required government accounts. Plus, it covers concerns such as dealing with problem employees and clients and establishing lines of communication within the company.

From the Back Cover

Start a Construction and Contracting Business -- We'll Show You How

At more than 100 billion dollars in annual revenue the construction and contracting industry is just setting the foundation for growth. Whether you're interested in building homes or prefer contracting the services needed to get the job done, this guide will help you determine what type of construction or contracting business is right for you.

The staff of Entrepreneur covers the many aspects of starting and running a successful business and includes checklists for getting started, ideas on marketing your services, and how to price your services to make a reasonable profit.

Along the way we'll include valuable tips, statistics, and facts about running your own business as we show you how to:
- Determine what type of contracting / construction business is right for you
- Create a winning business plan that grows your business and gets you funded
- Set a budget and write an accurate estimate for any type of job
- Price your services competitively while maximizing profits
- Hire, train, and manage the right team
- Develop a marketing plan that gets you noticed--onsite and online
- Handle client complaints and on-the-job issues appropriately

Everything you need to make your construction or contracting business a successful reality is right here -- plan your foundation and get started today!

About the Author

For more than 30 years, Entrepreneur Media has been setting the course for small business success. From startup to retirement, millions of entrepreneurs and small business owners trust the Entrepreneur Media family -- Entrepreneur magazine, Entrepreneur.com, Entrepreneur Press, and EntrepreneurEnEspanol.com -- to point them in the right direction. The Entrepreneur Media family is regarded as a beacon within the small to midsized business community, providing outstanding content, fresh opportunities, and innovative ways to push publishing, small business, and entrepreneurship forward.

Rich Mintzer is an expert in making complicated topics reader-friendly, including business, technology and environmental concerns. He has written more than 45 nonfiction books on a wide range of topics. He has also spent 20 years as a magazine journalist and the past several years writing and producing web content. Mintzer lives in Mount Kisco, NY.