Publisher's Synopsis
This book was written for construction subcontractors who manage from 1 to 200 employees and/or subcontractors. This book is for you if you are frustrated with any of the following:1.Not knowing where your workers are at any given moment2.Not knowing what they are working on at any given moment3.Not knowing if they are idle or not4.Not knowing if the job will be completed on time during the day5.Not knowing in real time, what caused the delays6.Spending too much time and money estimating7.Spending to much time and money managing customers, including scheduling and coordinating appointments8.Spending too much time and money creating a daily/weekly job schedule9.Spending too much time and money ordering supplies10.Spending too much time and money managing your warehouse11.Spending too much time and money preparing, fixing, and sending invoices12.Spending too much time and money chasing payments from customers13.Not knowing how much cash you have on hand dailyAnd last but not least - not knowing how much money you've made on each job the moment you completed it (or not knowing how to improve each job's profitability). The good news is that most of these frustrations can be eliminated with the combination of 2 to 4 existing off-the-shelf smartphone apps. In most cases, your monthly cost will not exceed a couple of hundred dollars per month, with some solutions running below $100 per month.The bad news is... actually, there is no bad news-if you're willing to spend time to implement the solutions discussed in this book. Today, it is possible to run your whole subcontracting business using a smartphone or a simple tablet as long as you have an Internet connection. You can be in your office or car, on your boat, or on vacation, and still know, in real time, where your money is being made, by whom, and on what projects. The potential is just enormous-to increase your profits, and lower the level of stress. To enjoy your hard-earned money and time off as well.
