How to Collect on Past Due Invoices When You Run an Electrical Shop
SHORT VERSIONPut every unpaid invoice in one place with the date it went out and...
Why the Software You Paid for Sits Unused
SHORT VERSION Software gets used when using it is the only way the job...
How to Follow Up on Estimates Without Relying on Memory
SHORT VERSION Follow up on estimates by deciding the follow-up before the estimate goes...
Why Extra Work Gets Done but Never Reaches the Invoice
If the extras keep getting done and never billed, the problem isn't your guys...
How to Speed Up the Estimating Process When Every Quote Goes Through You
SHORT VERSIONQuotes pile up on you because the price only exists in your head. Fix...
Unbilled work in progress: why finished jobs don’t show up as profit yet
SHORT VERSION You can't see profit in real time because nothing counts the work...
The Jobs You Never Knew You Lost
A homeowner called a plumbing shop on a Tuesday. His water heater was going, and...
What an Operations Consultant Does for an Electrical Contractor and Where Most of Them Stop
SHORT VERSION Most owners searching for an operations consultant for their electrical shop are...
Quotes Piling Up?
A request came in Monday. It's Thursday and it's still in your inbox, half-priced,...
When Too Much of the Business Lives in One Person’s Head
SHORT VERSION The work only one person knows how to do isn't at risk...
He’s My Friend’s Kid. I Can’t Fire Him.
Marcus is your buddy's son. You've known him since he was twelve. He's been...
Why a busy shop can still lose money on jobs
SHORT VERSION A busy shop loses money on jobs when nothing compares what a...
