by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
16th Weekly Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Dr. Tom Schleifer Preparing for the Next Construction Market Cycle It is almost impossible to run a business when the world economies are crashing around us for reasons so unique that there is no precedence. Our...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
15th Weekly Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Dr Tom Schleifer Market Brief – Recommended Defenses Market Brief: The construction market is unchanged in that recovery continues to be pushed out farther with each new event as the expected pandemic reactions...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
14th Weekly Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Dr Tom Schleifer Construction Market Downturn’s Impact on Profitability Most industries prosper during growth and many also profit when sales decline. Logic would suggest that if a business makes $X profit while...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
Thirteenth Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Dr Tom Schleifer The Dynamics and Patterns of a Construction Market Downturn Finally: some light at the end of the tunnel. The US economy may have bottomed out and unemployment may have leveled, even improving some. I...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business Development
Compression Schleifer’s Dictionary of Business English Compression: the domino effect of the downward pressure applied to construction pricing by large contractors during market contractions. Compression occurs during construction market downturns when the larger...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
26th Weekly Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Dr Tom Schleifer Global Perspective I was going to start this message off with a positive note that perhaps we might be leveling off or at least might be seeing a little light at the end of the tunnel, but had to...
