Running a Successful Construction Company: Practical handbook on estimating, scheduling, and leading a profitable construction firm.

I'm an ordinary small time carpenter/ builder. I've found this book is helping me already and I'm only half way through it. I'm pretty lucky to have found this book. If you are like me and struggling to keep your head above water this will teach you what needs to be done to get your business running efficiently, less loses on underquoting as your pricing of jobs becomes more accurate due to historcal records you use from previous jobs , also giving you more free time away from being snowed under with the amount of time working out quotations. Oh, and a stack more information that is required knowledge. Highly recommend this book....but its up to you to study it and put the hard effort into following what he has recommended to do !. Ps, like alot of other reviewers have quotated...."wish I had this book years ago."

This book is an excellent tool for gathering your thoughts about becoming a builder. It gives great advice and principles and a realistic view of what it takes to get started in construction and grow. I recommend this book for anyone considering starting or running a construction company. A lot of inside tips on hidden costs and ongoing costs of doing business.

I had to get this book for a college course. However, if I were to purchase this book for my own personal education, I would not have bought it. The author does a great job of explaining how to run and operate a residential home construction company, that does about $800,000 worth of new home sales in a year. It does a great job of covering every subject involved in running a residential home construction company, with some great sidebars involving the authors own experiences.

excellent product I recommend it

I recieved the book quickly in Perfect Condition! I highly recommend this Seller! Exceeded All Expectations! This book is very thorough. It gives fair warning to people who lack skills in certain areas, and gives great suggestions on where to gain that particular knowledge. The Author "Pulls No Punches" and tells you how this business really is.

Elementary

Good product!

David Gerstel put lots of effort into the thoughtful preparation of this book. It is a well organized, thorough, and comprehensive guide to the reality of the construction industry and gives a reader and newbie construction business owner his or her best shot at business survival. It should be required reading for construction business employers.

Bought this for my boyfriend.. he seems to like it, hasn't put it down.

Purchase: Book arrived early and in excellent condition. First Impressions: Early perusal reveals a wealth of knowledge. Years in construction have shown me that most people who ARE running construction companies could benefit from much of the knowledge in this book. The style is pleasant, easy-to-read, and engaging.

I like this Book cause it gives you a good insight in the world of running your own Business, I think if you starting out for the 1st time then get this Book, it will really help to move forward and make better decisions

Again expensive for what it is, try the library first

Basic business development information. No template of possible company organization chart. No example of systems. Just generic business process