Contractor Business

Estimating, pricing, customer management, scheduling, and field-tested systems for contractors and home-service businesses.

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Contractor Business · 13 min read

Track budgets, commitments, actual costs, forecasts, revenue, and profit with a simple worksheet.

Contractor Business · 11 min read

Use a professional follow-up schedule and copy-ready messages that help customers make a decision.

Contractor Business · 12 min read

Create accurate takeoffs and account for package sizes, waste, delivery, taxes, and price changes.

Contractor Business · 12 min read

Calculate wages, payroll burden, crew hours, productivity, overhead, and the final labor selling price.

Contractor Business · 12 min read

Build a complete overhead list, choose an allocation method, and recover operating costs on every job.

Contractor Business · 11 min read

Calculate a profitable hourly rate from wages, labor burden, overhead, billable hours, and target margin.

Contractor Business · 10 min read

Use the correct formulas, conversion examples, and job-cost process to protect your target profit.

Contractor Business · 10 min read

A practical pricing formula for labor, materials, overhead, risk, and profit—with a clear worked example.

Contractor Business · 9 min read

A step-by-step estimating framework, including what to include, common pricing mistakes, and a free checklist.