Make Your #1 Priority Your #1 Priority!

Several years ago, I made a New Year resolution to take charge of my business life, put my priorities first and focus on building loyal customer relationships. I committed to: – work smarter, get organized and in-control – focus on the 20% that produces...

Winning Coaches Call Good Plays!

Think back when you first started in the construction business. Your company was smaller and things were a lot simpler. All you had to do to be successful was ‘bid it’ then ‘build it’ and finally ‘bill it!” To grow your company, you...

How Entrepreneurs Profit During Slower Times

True Or False: The recent elections will not help your business in the near future? The slower economy is here to stay for at least one or two years? Your business must change or die a slow death? So, how are you doing? How’s your business, cash-flow, stress...

Gone But Never Forgotten!

This article is dedicated to Brooks Williams, owner and President of Brooks Corporation General Contractors of Las Vegas, Nevada who died in a tragic private plane crash with his wife on September 18, 2008. When we wanted to start developing commercial projects in Las...

Live Life’s 6 F’s & 3 R’s!

We use large 100 ton cranes in our construction business to lift concrete tilt-up wall panels and erect the building’s structure. It’s very important to calculate each wall panel weight prior to lifting it onto the foundation. A conservative safety factor...