Construction Business Management: What Every Construction Contractor, Builder and Subcontractor Needs to Know (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780876298251)

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.

Author: Nick B. Ganaway
ISBN-10: 0876298250
ISBN-13: 9780876298251
Publisher: Rsmeans
Language: English
Published: 10/06/2006
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.64lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.52w x 0.69d