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BUILT TO GROW: WHY YOU NEED SYSTEMS TO RUN YOUR BUSINESS

ARE YOU THE BOTTLENECK OF YOUR BUSINESS?

There are four phases in managing a construction business or, what I call, the Contractor Journey: Doer, Thinker, Communicator, and Leader. 

If you feel like you’re constantly stuck on the treadmill of the daily grind, chances are you are stuck in that first phase.

You aren’t making upward progress in your business. 

You want to see real growth, but you can’t do it all yourself.

SYSTEMS ARE YOUR KEY TO GROWTH AND SUCCESS

Most contractors think the path to success is growth. But undisciplined growth will put you out of business just as fast as running out of money.

You don’t need growth. You need systems. 

You can increase your sales if you have a system to deliver on your value. 

You can hire the right people if you have a system to properly evaluate them. 

You can quickly price work with a solid estimating system. 

Implementing the right systems will produce a profitable business. 

AND you won’t be doing all the work. Instead, you’ll be managing a construction business through thinking, communicating, and leading.

Your business will run autonomously. 

THE 4 CORE SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING A CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS

Chances are, there are 4 areas of managing a construction business that suck up most of your time: hiring, scheduling, estimating, and customer experience.

You probably have systems in your head for each of these areas, but you’ve likely never iterated them or expanded upon them. 

You need to actually get these systems out of your head and into practice. 

That’s why I created Built to Grow in the Built to Build Academy™.

Built to Grow: The System to Build Systems

The Built to Grow program helps construction business owners achieve profitable growth through systems. 

Hiring

You’re going to be able to attract and recruit the best employees with your new hiring system.

You won’t have to look for skilled people to hire because you’ll be attracting ideal employees from inside and outside our industry.

Estimating

Your new estimating system will produce fast accurate proposals that are always profitable.

This means saved time and high margins.

Scheduling

In the third system, you’re finally going to have a schedule that works. 

This scheduling program is not only going to help you manage your team but you’re also going to predict your cash flow and manage your customers expectations.

Customer Experience

The fourth system is all about your customers. 

You will have a step-by-step process that helps you design an experience to deliver best-in-class service and generate raving fans.

 

ARE YOU STUCK DOING EVERYTHING AND SEEING NO RESULTS?

Imagine how much simpler your life would be with an updated schedule that works, raving fans that can’t say enough good things about you, motivated employees that want to do their best work for you, and fast accurate estimates that help you make more money, stop guessing, and eliminate your worries.

If you need more than just a solid foundation, the Build to Grow program is for you.

Enrollment is now open through April 13th at www.BuilttoBuildAcademy.com.

Stopes are limited to 40 people, so act fast. 

When you enroll today, you’ll get:

  • Lifetime access to everything in Built to Start and Built to Grow (Time Management, Paid for Planning, Profit First for Contractors, Hiring, Estimating, Scheduling, Customer Experience)
  • 3 months of group coaching and access to the recordings library
  • 3-month membership in the Built to Build Academy’s private Facebook group
  • Bonus sections filled with live recordings, FAQs, and past coaching sessions

Don’t wait! Click here to enroll today.

If you need 1-on-1 coaching to get your business where it needs to be, stay tuned for more info on the Built to Lead Program.

Transcript

Most contractors think the path to success is growth. But undisciplined growth will put you out of business just as fast as running out of money. You don’t need growth. You need systems first. Here’s what I mean.   If you grow your sales without a system to deliver on your value then you’re a fraud. If you hire people without a system to properly evaluate them then you’re frustrated. If you’re pricing work without a solid estimating system then you’re broke. And no one sets out to become a broke, frustrated, fraud. You want to be a profitable business owner that creates freedom for yourself and others and delivers an exceptional value to your customers. The problem is you can’t do this without systems and if you’re like most construction business owners, all your systems are in your head. The solution to efficiently managing a construction business, getting all those systems out of your head and in place, is the Built to Grow program. The Built to Grow program is going to teach you a system to build systems. You may be able to grow your top line, but growing the bottom line is all that matters. If you want to get off the treadmill of the daily grind, then you, the construction business owner, must create systems for your business so you don’t have to do all the work. Listen, you’re on this journey I call the Contractor Journey. There are 4 phases that every contractor must go through in order to build a successful business. You must go from Doer to Thinker to Communicator to Leader. We’ll get into the details of how these phases work in the Built to Grow program and how they fit into what we call the Built to Build framework But for now, let’s talk about how the Built to Grow program works. The Built to Grow program is designed to build upon the foundational systems of the Built to Start program.   Remember those? Time management, Paid for Planning, and the Profit First for Contractors system. Once the foundation is in place then you can start on the next phase, going from the Doer to the Thinker. The systems in the Built to Grow program are going to allow you to start thinking about how to grow your business. And you’ll be thinking in systems. Here are the four core systems in Built to Grow program: First, your hiring system.  You’re going to be able to attract and recruit the best employees with your new hiring system. Next we are going to tackle your estimating system.  Your new estimating system will produce fast accurate proposals that are always profitable. In the third system you’re finally going to have a schedule that works.  This scheduling program is not only going to help you manage your team but you’re also going to predict your cash flow and manage your customers expectations. And that leads us to the fourth core system in the Built to Grow program – your customer experience.   You will have a step by step process that answers the 3 questions every customer wants to know – Where am I am, How does this work, and What’s next. And the best part of the customer experience system is that you are going to leverage simple technology like email and video to create raving fans. And raving fans are your best salespeople. So if you’re tired of being the bottleneck of your construction business, then you need to enroll in the Built to Grow program. When you enroll in Built to Grow here’s what you going to get: You get lifetime access to the Built to Start program plus you get lifetime access to the on demand courses in the Built to Grow program.  That’s hiring, estimating, scheduling and the customer experience systems plus time management, paid for planning, and profit first for contractors. But Built to Grow doesn’t end there. When you enroll in the Built to Grow program, you’re also going to get 3 months of group coaching.  We call these group coaching sessions ShopTalk sessions. We meet 4 times per month for 3 months, so you’ll have access to 12 of these group coaching sessions. And don’t worry.  I know you’re busy.  All of the group coaching sessions are recorded so if you can’t make it on a live group coaching session, you can watch a recording of the session in the ShopTalk Library. And finally you’re going to get a 3 month membership in the Built to Build Academy’s private FB group. This is where you will get your questions answered, share the systems you are building in your business, and get coaching and feedback from me and my team and the other members of the Built to Build Academy. You are not alone.  This community of like minded business owners is one of the most valuable resources in the Built to Build Academy. The Built to Grow program is for construction business owners that need more than just a solid foundation. This program is for the business owners that want purposeful, profitable growth through systems. With these systems in place, out of you head, and organized, you’ll stop being the bottleneck Of your construction business. You won’t have to look for skilled people to hire because you’ll be attracting ideal employees From inside and outside our industry. Your estimates will be more accurate which means you’ll make higher margins. Your schedule will become a tool for communication with your team and your customers. You’ll have better customers when you design an experience that delivers best in class service, and generates 5 star testimonials. Imagine how much simpler managing a construction business would be with an updated schedule that works, raving fans that can’t say enough good things about you, motivated employees that want to do their best work for you, and fast accurate estimates that help you make more money, stop guessing, and eliminate your worries. If you want growth through systems, then enroll in the Built to Grow program. Enrollment for Built to Grow is open now and is limited to 40 people. These spots will fill up fast and it’s first come first served. So don’t wait. If you’re not one of the first 40 people, Then you’ll have to wait 6 months until we open it up again. Remember, growth for growth’s sake will put you out of business. But growth through systems will give you freedom. Enroll in the Built to Grow program today and when you do I’ll send you an email with the next steps and we’ll be off to the races. Don’t wait, our first couple of ShopTalk sessions are coming up the week of April 6th. Enroll today in Built to Grow and I’ll see you in the academy.

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