by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business Failure, Business Failure
INSIGHTS INTO THE RISK OF FAILURE If that’s all it takes to succeed in the construction business is a pickup truck, a box of tools, a cast-iron stomach, and a forgiving wife, why do so many contractors fail? Check next to the causes listed below that you believe most...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic and Project Planning
Consolidation in Construction Constant population growth is the relentless expansionary force that drives all markets. The principles of Survival of the Fittest dictates that only the fittest companies will survive in expanding markets. The rest will either cease to...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Succession Planning, Succession Planning
YOU Are the Company Subjects: What makes a company, succession “A closely held construction company is the sum and substance of its experience. All of that sum and substance resides in its people”. (Dr. Thomas Schleifer) Think about that for a minute. Most of us...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Labor & Labor Issues
For Want of a Nail Subject: Labor Shortage Solutions For want of a nail the shoe was lost For want of a shoe the horse was lost For want of a horse the rider was lost For want of a rider the message was lost For want of a message … Read the rest “For Want...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Current Events/Interests, Current Events/Interests
DOES WHAT HAPPENS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD… MATTER TO US? Subject: Construction in China Within the next 10 years the World Economic Forum says that China will account for nearly half of new construction worldwide making it the world’s biggest building...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Project Selection, Project Selection
How to Handicap Project Profitability Like a Vegas Bookmaker Imagine if bookmakers in Las Vegas accepted bets based on their loyalty to their favorite teams or just a hunch. They would be out of business after the first round of betting. They understand their chances...
