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Jayme Dill Broudy
Jayme Broudy is the founder and principal of Contractor's Business School®, a coaching, training and consulting firm specializing in helping contractors produce more profit in less time.
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ManagementI do HVAC service work, and one of my techs gets more bad feedback on his attitude than any of the others. The problem is, he's also the best tech I have. What should I do?
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Business Management
Getting Your Business To Work For You, Instead of the Other Way Around
Dear Jayme, I have a $700,000 a year bricklaying business. I’m doing okay financially, but I feel like a slave to the business. If I don’t keep at it 110 percent all the time, my business will stop. What can I do? Mason Dear Mason, It’s painfully ironic that you probably started your business to create freedom and independence and its now taking away the very things it was meant to give you. How’d this happen? Simple. Most contractors build their shiny new businesses on their own trade skills. Plumbers become plumbing contractors, electricians become electrical contractors, etc., which was perfectly natural and necessary in the early days. But owning the business isn’t just about sweating pipes and pulling wire. There’s all that other stuff:... -
Accounting
Key Performance Indicators: Your Early Warning System
Know your construction business' monthly metrics by identifying Key Performance Indicators. -
ManagementHow Do I Deal With Angry People?
The founder & principal of Contractor's Business School on navigating workplace hostility -
Business ManagementThe Role of a Construction Business Owner
Contractor's Business School founder Jayme Broudy explains how to shift from daily tasks to strategic leadership -
ResourcesDon’t Underestimate the Human Element
Reduce hidden costs and increase profits with an effective HR program. -
Green
What’s the Big Deal About Green?
Dear Jayme: Everything I hear is "Green, green, green." I don't disagree with it, and I know it's become a factor in my market, but how important is it? What should I be doing? Daniel -
Business Management
The Hamster Wheel of Misfortune
Jayme Dill Broudy answers your construction business management questions.


