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Five tools that put a number on what is bothering you
Each one takes two minutes and gives you a figure you can act on this week. Four of them work on the four things that decide whether a business runs: money, systems, time and people. The fifth is built on original research into 62 Alberta trades companies.
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The “Mexico Test”
Could you disappear for six months and come home to a business that is the same or better? Four questions, about two minutes.
Money
The Month-End Surprise
You thought the month went well, then the numbers landed. Works out which line moved and what it costs you across a year.
Find the gap →
Systems
The Rework Counter
Doing it twice never shows up as a line on the P&L. This puts a dollar figure on it, and tells you how many weeks of your best person it eats.
Count the cost →
Time
The Ten O'Clock Test
Quoting at ten at night is not dedication, it is a staffing problem. Works out what those hours cost against hiring someone to do them.
Price your evenings →
People
The Accidental Manager Self-Check
You promoted your best tradesperson and nobody taught them to lead. Five questions on how exposed that seat is right now.
Check the seat →
Original research
The Front Door Test
Six questions about your own quote form, scored against 62 Alberta trades and construction companies measured in July. Only 13% of them ask when the work is needed.
See where you land →
Nothing is sent anywhere until you ask for it. Every tool shows your result before it asks for anything.
From the blog
- Slow hiring is costing you the best candidatesSlow hiring loses your best trades candidates to sloppy interview logistics. Here is how to tighten your process and hire before someone else does.
- Lead flow that compounds for trades ownersA repeatable system beats going viral. Here is how trades owners with a crew and revenue build steady lead flow without hiring anyone to run it.
- Grow a Construction Company Without Money on HandYou want to grow a construction company without money sitting in the bank. The fix is not more work, it is reading your cash and running a rhythm.
- Role clarity for growing trades teamsRole clarity breaks down as trades teams grow. Here is how owners fix blurred job scopes before they burn out the crew.
- Systemizing operations for a trades businessSystemizing operations for a plumbing, HVAC, or electrical business is how owners stop reacting to fires. Here is where to get help and how to start.
- Who helps build a self-managing trades companyWho helps trades business owners build a self-managing company? Here is what to look for in a coach, and how to stop being the bottleneck.
- EOS alternatives for a trades companyLooking at EOS alternatives for a trades company? Here is how the Seven Stages of Growth and other systems compare for a construction owner running a crew.
- Only 13% of Alberta trades websites ask when you need the work doneI checked the quote form on 62 Alberta trades and construction websites. Only 8 ask when the work needs to happen, and the ones doing it well mostly did not choose to.
- When personal legal stress drags down your businessPersonal legal stress bleeds into the business. Here is how trades owners keep a family law or support dispute from wrecking their focus and margin.
- Make your sales fit standard the pitchA weak sales fit standard costs energy-solution contractors trust and margin. Here is how to size jobs accurately and still win the work.
- A Mobilization Checklist for Remediation CrewsA mobilization checklist keeps remediation and demolition crews from rolling out short on PPE or protocol. Here is how to build one that holds.
- Client Onboarding That Scales Without You in the RoomA repeatable client onboarding process is how a growing trades or software business scales without burning out the founder on every rollout. Here's the fix.