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Tips for Upgrading Your Contracting Business

  • July 2, 2021
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  • Ashley Jenkins
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We all live in an expensive world. As such, this makes it all the more critical for each one of us to build wealth and secure our future.

Tips for Upgrading Your Contracting Business

While many people work a 9-5 job for up to four decades before they retire, some of us simply don’t want to work for “the man.”

Entrepreneurship comes in many forms. You don’t have to be a world-class inventor or an app developer to start a business that makes money. In fact, many industries are teeming with freelancers and independent contractors, and these are the individuals that work to become entrepreneurs in their own right.

If you own your own contracting business, then you’re ranked just as highly as many other business owners in your community. But, how do you take your business to the next level and reach the revenue goals that you dream about?

Here, we’ll outline several steps you can take to elevate your contracting business to the next level.

Upgrading Equipment

So, you’ve been contracting for a while now. You have all of your tools and a trusty work truck that gets you to the job site efficiently and on time every day. But, now you’ve made such a good name for yourself that you’re taking on bigger jobs, and even more jobs than you can handle on your own.

So, what should you do?

If you’re having to travel further, or if you’ll be needing to haul more equipment, it’s probably time to upgrade that trusty old work truck. If this is the case, moving from a ½ ton truck to a ¾ ton truck is probably the ideal move to get you more space and power. The good news is that you can rent a ¾ ton work truck for your contracting needs instead of purchasing one outright.

Often, a contractor doesn’t want to spend the extra money on a bigger truck, but if you’re thinking of expanding, renting a truck is an ideal option to not only save on costs but to help you expand your business slowly.

Hiring Employees

Congratulations! You’ve finally made such a good name for yourself and have become a respectable member of your community that you have so much work it almost makes you cry every morning.

If this is the case, then it’s probably time to hire some much-needed help in order for you to get to those jobs that are sitting on the backburner.

But, how should you go about doing this?

While you could list your job on many job search sites, you might want to get really specific about what kind of skills you’ll require. Do you need a worker with his or her own tools? And, do they need to have their own work truck, or will you be providing a work truck for them?

These are only a couple of the questions you should consider before deciding to hire any additional personnel.

Ideally, you should look for independent contractors who might be looking for extra work.

Just like you, these contractors started out small and worked their way up as they built relationships within the community, and now you’re at the level where you can offer them the chance at making a little more money from their unique skillsets.

Going Forward

Expanding your contracting business will involve much more than buying new equipment, new trucks, and hiring other contractors. You’ll need to think really big if you want to make the big bucks.

This could include a marketing plan or hiring a marketing or office manager to assist you with your business affairs. You might even want to move your home office out of the garage and into a brick-and-mortar location.

This not only gives you an upgraded professional look but also allows more people to find your business when they’re looking for a contractor within the community.

The sky’s the limit when it comes to expanding any business, and truly, the only limit you have is your imagination.

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Ashley is, first and foremost, a mom to an amazing young son and a wife. Ashley has started and sold a couple of small companies over the last many years, and now has decided to take some time off to spend time with her family, and raising her son. Ashley managed a team of 11 staff and intends to start another business shortly. Ashley is an avid saver and investor and is knowledgable about not only entrepreneurship but, also investing.

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