Most trades business owners calculate the cost of hiring wrong — they look at the wage and stop there. This issue breaks down the true fully-loaded cost of an employee and the revenue threshold you need to hit before the hire makes sense.
Subscribe to receive this issue →Maintenance agreements look like easy recurring revenue — but most contractors price them without accounting for the true cost of the visit, the call-back risk, or the opportunity cost of a locked-in rate. Here's the math that changes how you think about them.
Subscribe to receive this issue →Year two is when most HVAC businesses hit a wall. Revenue is up, but cash is tight, margins are shrinking, and the owner is working more hours than ever. This issue diagnoses the most common financial mistake and the fix that turns it around.
Subscribe to receive this issue →Most contractors underprice by 20–40% — not because they don't know their material costs, but because they forget to account for overhead, unbillable hours, and the real cost of running a business. This issue breaks down the loaded labour rate calculation that fixes it.
Read Full Issue →Every Tuesday morning. Free, always.