Be a Successful Remodeling Contractor

Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-07-144382-1
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, 322 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 629 g

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Here's all the savvy you need to start and run your own profit-making remodeling contractor business, in a single volume

If you're a building professional with the technical skills and desire to work on your own business, the Third Edition of R. Dodge Woodson's - Be a Successful Building Contractor will give you the business savvy you need to set up and manage a profit-making enterprise! Packed with dozens of handy business forms, the book will help you define your business requirements-find desirable building lots-build on speculation-computerize your operations-track financial transactions-hire top-notch employees-and much more.

You get everything you need to: choose the best business structure for your company-corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship; avoid 15 common business mistakes-from incurring heavy overhead to selecting poor subcontractors; deal with subcontractors, suppliers and code officers; work with bankers and real estate brokers; purchase trucks, tools, equipment and inventory; develop job-winning bidding methods; manage jobs efficiently for maximum profits; and much more. New material added on insurance, financial issues and energy requirements.While the main strength of the book will be to update and strengthen the business tools and techniques, new material will be added on quick calculations for estimating purposes, Fast-Track building codes facts, tip boxes added throughout, land development issues. Less words and more quick reference facts and figures for ease of use.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Woodson, R.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technik: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

IntroductionChapter One: Going From Carpenter To Remodeling Contractor Chapter Two: When Builders Become Remodelers Chapter Three: Why Remodeling? Chapter Four: Kitchens and BathroomsChapter Five: Setting Up Your BusinessChapter Six: Your Business StructureChapter Seven: Office and Storage RequirementsChapter Eight: Adding a Computer to Your ToolboxChapter Nine: Keeping Track of Your CashChapter Ten: Trucks, Tools, Equipment, and InventoryChapter Eleven: Creating and Promoting an Attractive Business ImageChapter Twelve: Hiring EmployeesChapter Thirteen: 15 Mistakes That Can Kill Your Business and How to Avoid ThemChapter Fourteen: Bidding Jobs at Profitable PricesChapter Fifteen: Subcontractors, Suppliers, and Code OfficialsChapter Sixteen: Time Management Translates Into Stronger EarningsChapter Seventeen: Customer SatisfactionChapter Eighteen: Growing Your Business From Year to YearChapter Nineteen: Nuts and Bolts of General Remodeling ProjectsChapter Twenty: Jobsite SafetyINDEX

Über Autor(innen)

Woodson, R.
R. Dodge Woodson (Brunswick, ME) has over 20 years' experience as a home builder, contractor, master plumber, and real estate broker. He is the author of many McGraw-Hill books, including Be A Successful Building Contractor 2/e, and National Plumbing Codes Handbook 2/e.

R. Dodge Woodson knows the home construction business inside and out. The owner of The Masters Group, Inc., of Brunswick, Maine, he has been a successful remodeling contractor for almost a quarter of a century. He is also a licensed master plumber; a Class A builder who has constructed over 60 homes in a single year; and a Designated Broker, the highest classification of professional real licensure available. With nearly 30 years of experience in construction and remodeling, Woodson is a true business insider whose advice has been tried and tested in the field.