One of the most frequent, and perhaps also the most fatal, mistakes that can you can make is to price your services at too low a rate. Start-ups, with their natural over-eagerness to gain new accounts, are especially prone to this. Even experienced contractors don’t always have a clear understanding of their actual costs per hour.
If you are at all uncertain about how you are pricing your accounts, do yourself and your family a favor and take time to make certain that your bidding includes all of the following areas.
Before his untimely death in a car accident in 2011, Dale McCaskill, owner of South Carolina-based Southco Sweeping and Maintenance, discussed in this article the many ways his company was using the WorldSweeper.com website and other Internet websites, as well as the computer in general, to make his business more competitive and profitable.
How do people deal with windshields broken, and ‘allegedly broken,’ as a result of sweeper action?
At times it seems as though quality customer service is a thing of the past. Some companies just don’t appear to care about keeping their clientele happy. If only they knew how damaging this is to their business.
When you come looking for a loan it takes preparation, and conventional wisdom says that you need to look professional when you walk in through the door. Three Bank of America small business experts provide the information.
In order to survive as a sweeping contractor in today’s highly competitive market, there are several questions you need to consider. As in any business venture, taking time to evaluate a few key questions will provide a clearer picture of the direction to take to maximize your success.
The first question is: “Who is the competition?” This may sound insignificant, but many contractors don’t realize who their biggest competitors are – and it’s not necessarily the other sweeping companies in town. I recognize three categories of competition: in-house, competing sweeper companies, and others.
