NARI, NAHB, NKBA and aaargh!
By the Paul
Because of a question posed by another contractor at a home show yesterday I explained my EIEIO certification. Excellence In Everything I Offer.

Oh man, another scholarly guy’s book on tradesmen.
By The Paul
Matthew Crawford is a scholar, his book celebrates the sureness and easy intelligence of people who work with their hands,

Mark-up and Overhead

by Randy Austin (Owner & President)
Field Service Solutions (fieldservicesoft.com)

How to calculate exactly what an employee costs you per hour
What percentage to use to mark up your jobs based on your job costs, overhead …

Tomboy Tools comes to Mpls…………………..
The Paul met the Tomboy Tools crew at the Mpls Home Show today and guessed what the funny looking tool was for. Nice woman and we talked a little and shared …

By The Paul
“Do you give free estimates”?

If you say yes that’s a big fat lie. If you don’t charge for estimates the truth then is, the people that hire you pay for the free estimates …

Kitchensync and The Paul let the Happy Feet Meet
By the Paul
Kelly Morisseau and I talk from time to time, both of us seem to have found our place in the big picture of life