Goals
- More time with family
- Busy during “off” season
Karen
Wants to provide a great life for his family
Wants to expand to other products and services
Wants 5-star ratings
Go-to vendors
Wants to retire early and fish every day
Phil
Staying busy during off-season by having good relationships with contractors.
Financial stability because building is a feast and famine.
Referrals.
Jami
More employees that are reliable and skilled
Quality products
Make wife happy
Financially stability
Pain points
- Consistent Business Revenue
- Enough work to keep crews busy
- Quality employee retention
Karen
Defining and getting the ideal site job
Marketing that works for them
Safety
Inspections, inspectors
Crews that don't show up
Supply chain issues
Quality employees and retention
Prepare in advance, planning for projects
Time and schedule issues
Financial stability
Phil
Inspections, inspectors
Crews that don't show up
Supply chain issues
Quality employees and retention
Prepare in advance, planning over projects
Time and schedule issues
Financial stability
Jami
More employees that are reliable and skilled
Quality products
Make wife happy
Financially stability
Hesitations
Karen
"I'm full most days"
Staffing issues
No time to look up things on trade or to get quotes on trade.
Phil
Cash is king
Financial literacy
They are all about tools, "all I need is tools"
They usually self trade
Jami
Not enough time for office work
Not tech savvy
Poor time management
Off-season financial scares
Overcoming them
Karen
If you tell us where and when you have crews doing recurring work every week, we fill out the not-yet-taken spots
Use ITEX to find them
We'll do the legwork for you
Phil
Helping them realize they are expending on other stuff, they can barter and by offsetting those expenses, you can indirectly get the set of tools through barter.
Jami
Tradesmen typically spend on services.
They need chiropractors, eyewear, etc.
Financial literacy
Tradesman
- Plumbing
- Electrical
- Fence
- Handyman
- HVAC
- Handyman
- Remodeler
- Mud Jacking
- Asphalt
- Parking lot Striping
- Commercial Electricain
- Residential Electrician
- Garage Door Install & repair
- Plumber
- Mason
- Flooring installation
- Sheet Rocker