Contractors & Trades Businesses
You Win Jobs.
You Should Also Win Margins.
Most contractors are busy. Very few are actually profitable. Cole Corrigan works directly with trades and field service businesses to find where the money is going and build a business that does not depend entirely on the owner.
What contractors tell Cole
The problems that keep showing up
You win the job and still lose money
Your bid looked right. The job ran long, materials spiked, or a sub came in over. By the time you close it out, the margin is gone. You do not know which jobs are actually profitable until it is too late to fix them.
Cash is always tight even when revenue is up
You are billing more than ever but the account never seems to build. Payroll, materials, and equipment eat everything before the receivables clear. You are financing your customers without knowing it.
You are the business
If you step off a job, things slow down or fall apart. Estimating, scheduling, quality control, customer calls - it all runs through you. The business cannot grow past what you personally can manage.
Overhead is eating your margins
Trucks, insurance, tools, shop space, admin - the fixed costs keep climbing. You raise your rates but the margin does not move. You are not sure what your real break-even number is on any given month.
What a Business Analysis covers
A direct look at your numbers
Job costing and bid accuracy
Are your estimates capturing real labor, materials, and overhead? Which job types are actually profitable?
Cash flow and receivables
How long are you waiting to get paid? What is the gap between when you spend and when you collect?
Overhead structure
What does it cost you to open the doors each month? Do your prices reflect that number?
Owner dependency
What breaks when you are not there? Where are the systems gaps that keep you stuck on the tools?
Crew and labor cost
Is your labor burden priced into your work? Are you carrying people who are not producing at the rate you need?
Growth readiness
Can the business handle more volume without the wheels coming off? What needs to be in place before you scale?
Not sure where to start?
Take the Business Worth Owning Score first
Five minutes. Ten questions. You will see exactly where your contracting business stands on profit, control, and owner freedom before you talk to anyone.
Ready to see what is actually happening?
Request a Business Analysis
Cole reviews your financials and operations directly. No sales team. No generic advice. A real look at what your contracting business is doing and what it should be doing.