Restoration Matters

If you’re like me, then now is the time of year when you’re finalizing those important plans for next year. It’s an important way to step into a new year with major goals in mind. I don’t know about you, but I don’t need a 30-page business plan that’s going to sit on a shelf somewhere collecting dust for 12 months.  What I’ve done for years, with continued success, is to create a 1-page plan that communicates to my team what’s most important to our path forward.  If I were to look at you

You know what I’m about to say…you’ve heard it before. But it’s VERY HARD to be consistent, so allow me a moment to remind you once again. The Owner Mindset means working yourself out of more and more of the day-to-day so you can change how you use your time to take your company to the next level. And the next. And the next. You need to grow for your company to grow. Easy to say; hard to do. You start as a Rainmaker, right? Actually, THE ONLY Rainmaker. Nothing happens unless you sell

Thinking Profit-First can be the most generous strategy of all. Here’s what I mean… You can’t pay your employees more, you can’t hire more employees, you can’t improve your service delivery to customers, you can’t support worthy causes, and you can’t expect to be around for long if you aren’t making a profit. And, just so nobody forgets, buyers don’t buy sales, they buy profits. To put it simply, without a profit-minded approach, no one wins. We see it all the time. Thinking profit-first isn’t as simple as charging more than it costs you

Successful business owners know that understanding your finances is key. I’ve seen firsthand how top performers always know their numbers inside and out, and that’s what helps them make smart decisions and keep their companies on track.  Getting a grip on the basics—things like financial reporting, profit margins, and overall profitability—is important to getting the most out of your business. When companies take the time to break down each job or project, it becomes easy to see how that job impacts the bigger picture.  If you can talk accounting basics like WIP reports and