Is Your Field Software Killing Your Trade Business Profits? Many trade owners believe that buying a "big name" software like Procore, BuilderTREND, or ServiceTitan is the silver bullet for growth. They spend $10,000+ on implementation, only to find that their financial reports are still messy and their cash flow is still tight. The problem isn't the software. The problem is the "Great Divorce" between your field operations and your accounting department. Why Software Alone is

If you’re waiting for a perfectly quiet, eight-hour block of time to finally launch your digital course or start that business, I have some news for you: You’re going to be waiting forever. The biggest lie in the entrepreneurial world is that you need a "monk-like" focus and a pristine office to be productive. For most of us—the ones with kids, 9-to-5s, and endless "to-do" lists—business building doesn't happen in a vacuum. It happens in the gaps. The Myth of the Founder’s "O

Why Your Trade Business Bids at 50% But Only Profits 20% If you are a trade business owner doing between $3M and $15M in annual revenue, you likely know your numbers well enough to bid with confidence. You sit down, calculate your materials, estimate your labor, and add a healthy markup to hit a 50% gross margin. But at the end of the quarter, the P&L tells a different story. The profit you "captured" on paper has evaporated. You aren’t alone—this is the Margin Mystery, and i

If you run a construction, landscape, or trade business, there's a good chance your payroll runs twice a month—on the 15th and end of the month, with cutoffs on the 10th and 25th. It's a common schedule. It sounds clean on paper. And it's quietly destroying your ability to track job costs accurately. Here's why—and what to do about it. The Problem with Twice-Monthly Payroll The twice-monthly payroll schedule creates artificial urgency that makes accurate financial data nearly