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Revised edition of Start your own construction and contracting business, 2013

Preface -- The Contracting Industry -- Why Become a Contractor? -- The Business Plan -- Law and the G-Man -- It's Moving Day -- Financial Techniques for Profitability -- Contribution Margin and the Impact on Profits -- Promoting Your Services -- Get a Job -- Errors and Omissions -- PANIc Is Proper -- Constructing Contracting Resources -- Glossary -- Index

"Focusing on budgeting and estimating -- the least understood but most important factors of a contracting business -- this guide shows contractors how to price their services to recover expenses and still have money for capital expenses and profits. It goes into detail on accounting issues and provides checklists for required government accounts. Plus, it covers concerns such as dealing with problem employees and clients and establishing lines of communication within the company"--