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Contract terms that protect margin in materials work

Contract terms that protect margin in materials work

You won the account. The volume is real, the customer wants to scale, and everyone at the table is nodding. Then six months in you are running product that barely clears spec, eating rework, and wondering why a contract that looked profitable is running thin. That gap...
Preventing Employee Theft in Your Trades Business

Preventing Employee Theft in Your Trades Business

You trusted someone for years. They ran your office or your yard, they had the keys and the access, and somewhere along the way materials, hours, or capacity started walking out the door. Now you are staring at the mess wondering how you missed it, and whether you...
Employee Theft in a Trades Business: What to Do

Employee Theft in a Trades Business: What to Do

You trusted someone for years. They ran your office or your yard, they knew where everything was, and then you found out they were quietly helping themselves to your materials, your labour, or your production time. Now you are staring at two ugly questions at once: do...
Employee Theft in Small Business: How to Prevent It

Employee Theft in Small Business: How to Prevent It

You trust the person who runs your office. You trust the guy who orders your material and signs for deliveries. That trust is exactly what makes employee theft in small business so hard to see, and so expensive when it finally surfaces. Most owners find out the way...
Business Partner Risk in a Trades Company

Business Partner Risk in a Trades Company

You built the company with a partner. Now their marriage is falling apart, their spending is out of control, or a life event you never planned for is pulling their attention away from the work. The business you both own is exposed, and you are the one lying awake over...