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What Is Your Trade Business Actually Worth to a Buyer?
69% of trade business owners have never had a formal valuation. Most are guessing from revenue. Here’s what buyers actually look at when they price a specialty subcontracting firm.
What Trade Business Owners Told Us About Succession Planning
Most trade business owners have thought about their exit. Few understand their real options. Here’s an honest breakdown of the five paths — and what each one actually means for a specialty contractor.
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The PM Bottleneck: Why You’re Spending Your Day Moving Information Instead of Managing Work
The average project manager spends 60% of their workday on “work about work” — routing information, chasing updates, and syncing between field and office. In construction, that number might be higher.
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Why Your Foreman Knows Things You Don’t
Your foreman knows which GC superintendent is going to be a problem. He knows which material delivery came in short. He knows the job is behind before the schedule says so. Does that information make it back to you?
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