The 7 Deadly Sins of Building a Contractor Business - 09 - Sin #7 – If I’m Really Good at What I Do, the Business Will Come and I Will Eventually Be More Successful
09/17/16 • -1 min
Sin #7 – If I’m Really Good at What I Do, the Business Will Come and I Will Eventually Be More Successful
If there is one thing I hope this book has helped you see it is this: There is a big difference between being good at your trade and being good at your business.
Most contractors strike out on their own because they have good technical skills, inherited the company from their family, or wanted to fire their boss. These are all good reasons to start a business, but as you know, they are not nearly enough to create a real lifestyle business – as opposed to a never-ending job.
This last sin is about letting go of the idea that "if you build it, they will come." Yes, it is critical to provide your clients with high-quality work; but if you really want the life you say you want, you have to develop your entrepreneurial skills just as much. Listen for more!
Sin #7 – If I’m Really Good at What I Do, the Business Will Come and I Will Eventually Be More Successful
If there is one thing I hope this book has helped you see it is this: There is a big difference between being good at your trade and being good at your business.
Most contractors strike out on their own because they have good technical skills, inherited the company from their family, or wanted to fire their boss. These are all good reasons to start a business, but as you know, they are not nearly enough to create a real lifestyle business – as opposed to a never-ending job.
This last sin is about letting go of the idea that "if you build it, they will come." Yes, it is critical to provide your clients with high-quality work; but if you really want the life you say you want, you have to develop your entrepreneurial skills just as much. Listen for more!
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Sin #6 – I Just Need to Sell More Jobs to Make More Money
Let me ask you an important question: How much money are you actually making on each job?
If you do not know the answer off the top of your head we have got a problem.
You see, it is not enough just to sell more jobs. You need to sell more jobs that are more profitable. You can have all the volume in the world, but if you are earning mere pennies (or worse, are actually losing money in the process) by selling more jobs, you may be putting yourself into debt or out of business even faster! You might as well be flipping burgers – at least then you would get a free lunch every once in a while. Listen for more!
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We have been helping owners of construction businesses become business owners, instead of feeling like their business owns them. This includes not just developing
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