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What You Quoted VS What You Made

What You Quoted VS What You Made

It is important to know if you’re losing money between quoting jobs and getting paid. If you quote with a 30% gross margin but you don't see 30% in your P&L, something's wrong and you should fix it. You should set up systems so you do it for every job...

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How Smart Tradies STOP Losing Money

How Smart Tradies STOP Losing Money

The Virtuous Cycle  Understand costs Set rates Build price book - with margins Build estimating process - with same margins Do quotes - same margins Win jobs - same margins Do jobs - same margins Check the margins Figure out where the money went Fix the...

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Job Profitability

Job Profitability

I taught this workshop in my recent client Intensive - how to measure job profitability. It’s part of my program - they paid to get it. You’re getting it here for free. Most people don’t measure job profitability. It feels like an admin burden that gets in...

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