How To Start And Operate An Electrical Contracting Business

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The First Complete Blueprint for Setting up a Successful Electrical Contracting Business


For electricians who've been thinking about starting a contracting business - or established contractors who want to give their current business a boost - this book lays out a proven road map of practical details. all the bases for building and operating a successful electrical contracting business are covered - from forecasting your business potential in a given market to technical needs, hiring employees, managing finances, and achieving profit goals. In this clearly written, brass-tacks guide, seasoned contractor C.L. Rya, Jr. gives encouraging professional advice on: What you need to start an electrical contracting business; Estimating and bidding fundamentals; Market research and planning for the future; Market sources of revenue; Human resources; Surety, underwriting, and bonded projects; Communications skills; Promoting new business; Service work.

ISBN-13: 9780070526211

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: McGraw Hill LLC

Publication Date: 03-01-1998

Pages: 256

Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.61(d)

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Table of Contents

Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Improving Human Relations Skills.
Leadership.
The Future of the Work Force.
Getting Started.
Advanced Management.
Partnership Consideration. Growth.
Personal Handbook.
Estimating and Bidding Fundamentals.
Estimating Overview and Work Exercise.
Market Research for Revenue.
Promoting New Business.
Setting Goals.
The Electrical Contractor's Management Package.
Service Work.
An Example of a Five-Year Plan.
Suretyship.
The Prequalification Process.
Contract Surety.
Outlook and Facts.
Electrical Contractor's Sample Safety Plan.
Index.
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