Business of Contracting

Contract types, the clauses that matter, lien rights, getting paid, and the licensing-law trap.

Job costing, WIP schedules, percentage-of-completion, AIA billing, and retainage.

Cash flow, construction loans and draws, and surety bonds — bid, performance, payment, and more.

How to joint-venture a project — especially work you have not done before: why it works in your favor, how the JV agreement is structured, and how the partners work together.

The business side of contracting: systems, planning, pricing for profit (markup vs. margin), job profitability, sales, and leadership.

Build accurate estimates, recover overhead, bid the right work, and lock in your margin at buyout.

Why cash—not profit—kills contractors, and how to bill, collect, and forecast so you never hit the crunch.

Build a team, delegate outcomes, structure the company, and grow on purpose without breaking quality.

Run jobs on time and on budget: the PM role, scheduling and the critical path, submittals/RFIs, change orders, quality control, and closeout.