Business systems that keep a small building company sane
Most small building companies do not have a systems problem, they have a document-control problem. This is a template and control approach that keeps quoting, bookkeeping, WHS and project records consistent without adding software.
13 min read
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Quoting
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Business systems that keep a small building company sane
Most small building companies do not have a systems problem, they have a document-control problem. This is a template and control approach that keeps quoting, bookkeeping, WHS and project records consistent without adding software.
13 min read
Winning renovation work: running the sales process from first enquiry to signed quote
Renovation work is won or lost in the week between the enquiry landing and the quote going out. This is how to run that week as a process rather than an interruption.
11 min read
Marketing a residential building business in NSW: lead generation and conversion that holds up
Most small builders do not lose work because nobody called. They lose it because the enquiry was never qualified, the quote went out flat, and nobody followed up. Here is how to fix the pipeline before spending more on ads.
12 min read
Setting your margin: how residential builders price overhead recovery into every job
Margin is not a feeling you add at the end of a quote. It is a structure that recovers your overhead, absorbs risk and pays you for running the job — and it has to be built into every price you send.
11 min read
Quoting residential building jobs in NSW without losing money
Most quotes that lose money were not priced badly at the takeoff. They were priced without a deliberate margin, without a risk allowance, and without a written set of assumptions the client agreed to. Here is a repeatable process for residential work in NSW.
13 min read