What People Are Saying About CBO

Readers say …

“CBO is the most relevant publication to my continuing education as a contractor, and if I could only get one magazine, this would be it.” —President of a mid-sized contracting company, Survey Respondent, 10-Year Reader

“I have followed CBO all along since it is the leading business magazine for contractors. Most of the monthly copies are on file in my office for reference since they contain pertinent information about current problems and opportunities facing the construction industry. Thanks for your expert guidance in helping to shape our industry.” —W. E. Burton Jr., PE, President, Jack Sipe Construction Company, 10-Year Reader

“Rarely is there an issue that does not have at least one article to share with members of our team. I forwarded one of Gregg Schoppman’s articles (“Why Project Superintendents are Key to Winning Repeat Business,” February 2014) to our field staff and had several of them call to say that they saw room for improvement in their own style and approach to continuous selling of our firm.” —Ellen Yank, Construction Services Support, Market Contractors, 5-Year Reader

“I keep all issues of CBO in my drawer of my desk and pull them out occasionally to reference something or to give myself a pick-me-up!” —Owner/President, Survey Respondent, 2-Year Reader

“I started reading CBO because I had just become an owner of the construction company where I worked. CBO gave me lots of helpful information about running a company. Now, I read it because it keeps me informed about the construction industry and new ideas.” —Officer, Survey Respondent, 9-Year Reader

“I am next in line to take over my family’s 115-year-old contracting business. Business management is my favorite topic to read in CBO, because we have been in business a long time and haven’t changed many policies or procedures. I enjoy hearing how the industry is doing things differently.” —Project Manager, Survey Respondent, 2-Year Reader

“I began reading CBO when I was working as a cost estimator, and now, as a teacher, I read it to help stay current and find good information to use in my classes. I teach all the construction estimating, scheduling, and management courses at Murray State University in Murray, Ky., and use CBO articles in class on a regular basis for lectures, discussions and homework assignments. The content is very helpful in communicating to my students what to expect in the real world when they graduate.” —Ben Ashburn, Lecturer, Murray State University, 4-Year Reader

“The articles are very practical and accessible to non-specialists. This aids in developing a broad-based understanding. There is a good mix of articles that give a broad view of what issues are affecting contractors.” —President, Survey Respondent, 4-Year Reader

“CBO gives me insight into what is going on in different states than mine and what other owners are doing to make their businesses more profitable. Articles about new businesses are my favorite, because most of us can relate to the struggles of starting a business.” —Owner, Survey Respondent, 7-Year Reader

Advertisers say …

“It has been a pleasure working with CBO and Judy Rice for several years now. CBO and Judy are easy to work with, and we see results from our advertising. Aside from the monthly advertising, I really enjoy the ‘Real Jobsite Solutions,’ and we’ve been proud to see our customers featured in a few of these issues, both inside and on the front cover. Congratulations on your 10-year milestone, and we look forward to working with you all in the years ahead.” —Brooke Smith, AlturnaMATS, 10-Year Advertiser

“I especially value ExakTime’s relationship with CBO not just because it is an excellent publication, but because of the people associated with it. Judy Rice and Amelia Messamore understand the importance of what our company provides to the construction industry and are always eager to reach out to us. I get calls from Judy on trade shows she thinks may be important for us or a request from Amelia to interview one of our executives because she believes our voice provides value to the industry. Our relationship is more than just a business transaction: It’s an opportunity for growth, to connect and share expertise and insight, and I appreciate that most of all.” —Anthony Alexandre, Marketing Development Administrator, ExakTime, 10-Year Advertiser

“We chose Construction Business Owner because it helps us strengthen our brand recognition with the business owners/ corporate entities whose work crews use our trailers to get the job done. As an advertiser, CBO makes feel as though you are the only advertiser—that your ad rep and the all the staff at CBO are doing everything they can to make sure you get maximum exposure. I work with Van Imbragulio, my CBO ad representative, with planning and placement of ads for the year, along with ad creation. Van is a great help when choosing the best placement of our ads to reach the market segments that are the best fit for our company and works with our budget.” —Rebecca Gerads, Felling Trailers Inc., 10-Year Advertiser

An author says …

“I was asked 10 years ago to be a contributing business expert and to provide articles for the first Construction Business Owner magazine. Ten years later, I am still proud to be a part of the best and most practical and hands-on, relevant business magazine in our industry. Being involved with the CBO team has been incredible. They care about their readers, continue to set a high standard to provide real solutions for their loyal readers and a platform for business owners who deal with ever-changing issues and tough challenges every day. Being involved with CBO has provided me a great opportunity to help thousands of contractors with their everyday problems and long-term strategy to make more money, win profitable work, enjoy the benefits of business ownership and live the life they want. Congrats to the CBO team for 10 great years!” —George Hedley, Certified Speaking Professional, Licensed Professional Business Coach, Hardhart Presentations, 10-Year Contributor

The owner says …

“While standing at our booth at a construction industry trade show in early 2005 or 2006, a gentleman walked up to our booth, pointed at the magazine lying on the table and said something like, ‘I really like your magazine; in fact, it may have helped save my marriage.’ He said he read an article that described a new approach to estimating that would lead to pricing projects at a higher gross margin. He said the article opened his eyes and that he had implemented the practice at his company the week after he read the article. The change had worked. His projects were now more profitable, he was under less stress, and his wife had noticed the difference. This is one instance from the early years of CBO that made me feel like we had hit on a great mission for the magazine.” —Wally Evans, Owner, Cahaba Media Group, 10-Year Publisher of CBO