http://www.thecontractorsside.com in association with BUILDERnews Magazine and http://www.filthyrichcontractor.com will give a business consultation to one contractor or contracting business who writes the most interesting story of their encounter with a bad client, supplier, official, or another contractor.
If you have more money going out than coming in, this is something you need.
The business consultation will consist of a two hour evaluation of the contractor’s business and set up of a viable business model, then it will followed up by two one-hour follow up consultations to make sure the model works.
The consultation will be conducted by Ron Roberts of filthyrichcontractor.com, a well-known and respected business model consultant dedicated to the peculiar styles of the construction business.
The discounted value of the program, available to members of thecontractorsside.com, is $1000.00, and Ron has testimonials that say it’s worth $100,000.00 if the construction business is in trouble. By registering on thecontractorsside.com and posting your experience you line up to get it free.
The story does not have to be well written, but it does have to lay out the facts of the business relationship. Believe me, with over a hundred years of aggregate experience in construction, we’ll get it.
The stories will be judged by a panel of eight regular people from all over the country connected to the business:
In addition to the opportunity to get the best advice keyed to your particular business, thecontractorsside.com has arranged with BUILDERnews magazine to give a free one year online subscription to the publication to each registered user of thecontractorsside.com up to ten thousand users.
The magazine is a terrific source for business info, well produced, smart, and professional. It could end up to be the best source for industry news and comment this year. If bought at the news stand, the year price would be $48.80, by registering and entering, you get it delivered monthly right to you computer.
Register. You can’t participate in the competition if you are not on the site. It’s for members only.
Fill out the form.
Tell your story. Be factual. Tell what happened. Tell us what the problem did to your business, and please keep it clean. You can tell us what this event cost you financially and personally.
We read every post and evaluate them according to a point system.
Enter soon. This competition closes July 8th.
The winner will be announced on Michael King’s Home Talk USA Saturday July 20th at 9:30 am CDT. Only one person will know the name of the voted winner, and she will reveal it to Michael King on the air.
Other prizes may be awarded to runners up the same day and time.
Digital BUILDERnews subscriptions will be awarded on a first come, first served basis up to 10,000, and will be automatically subscribed to the email address on the registration page.
If you drive on it, work in it, or live in it, a contractor built it.
Best of luck.
DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?
“I have to take another bad job to pay for the last bad job.”
There are sites out there for people to complain about businesses (you) but The Contractors Side is the only place for YOU to complain about clients.
We call them “Contractor Abusers” – clients who beg you to take their addition, their remodel, their house and after you are done they stiff you.
Contractor Abusers are aided and abetted by the State Contracting Licensing Board, “The State” and the Courts who are accomplices to this ripping off of the everyday contractor. You already know when you get taken to court or take a client to court that you are going to lose. It’s a given.
Since when did it become a crime to make a fair profit for a job well done? A job maybe you didn’t even want but you have to make your mortgage, you have to pay your bills – you hope against reasonable hope that maybe this one won’t go south. Maybe this guy will actually give you a check ON TIME that clears. It happens. Unfortunately, it only happens about one out of three times.
You get:
Should we mention the new compulsory insurance requirements agreed to by Governor Schwartzenegger whereas if you have 10 employees on a crew or more you have to buy health insurance for everyone? Sure – why not? You can’t afford to buy your own health insurance but “the state” thinks you should buy it for everyone else.