Do you have what it takes? Your role as owner of your construction firm Sales, marketing and business development Creating customer loyalty Business considerations Controlling your finances Bidding Building it Accounting and record keeping Contract terms and conditions You and your employees You and your subcontractors Banking and finance Insurance and bonds Specializing in chain store construction

Only 43 per cent of U.S. construction firms remain in business after four years. Why? Inadequate management, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. This is surprising because most construction firms are formed by ambitious construction project managers, executives and tradesmen who have excelled at what they have been doing. But as experienced as these entrepreneurs may be, they are not likely prepared to take on the full range of responsibilities forced on them in managing the business of construction in its entirety.