Construction Business Owner Finds Success on the Internet

When the economy turned sour and the once lucrative real estate business no longer provided the income a family needed to survive, this airplane flying construction business owner found an internet based business that not only pays the bills, but is helping him reach his goal to fire his boss, the GOVERNMENT, and change professions permanently. He now enjoys working on his own timetable from the comfort of his own home and no longer has to worry about any negative effects from a poor economy. In fact, his business could not be better.

Wayne O’Farrell and his wife, Gretchen, live in Fouke, Arkansas. Although their three children have grown up and left home, they remain close to them and enjoy spending time with their three grandchildren. Wayne and Gretchen started their company, Quality Construction and Masonry, nearly 33 years ago. They built residential homes using brick, block and stone. When the bottom fell out of the housing industry and the economy worsened, Wayne’s business took a turn for the worse.

Wayne started searching the internet, looking for a way to earn additional income. His 33 year old business could no longer provide all of the money he and Gretchen needed to maintain their way of living. During his three year search, Wayne found out that there were a lot of internet based businesses. He also found out that a lot of them just took him money and did not deliver on their promises of training, support and prosperity. Read the rest of this entry »

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Three Keys To Re-Invigorating Your Construction Business

Review, Report, Respond – a simple formula for change.

The construction industry faces challenges on a daily basis. Overcoming these challenges shows the industry’s ability to survive in an evolving marketplace. By taking a simple approach that involves Reviewing multinational companies outside the construction industry, Reporting on team progress and Responding through incremental improvements, positive change can lift construction performance and profitability. I met a war correspondent recently, well-weathered from his experiences. He described his greatest talent as getting out of tight spaces quickly and quietly – he backed it up by saying it was easier than what he saw construction companies manage – and often for prolonged periods. A war zone seemed finite compared with a construction business where the stress never ended.

He was exaggerating, but courage in the face of fire is hard to maintain. How many of our employees and contractors (or ourselves) shy away from tasks they may fail at (or not reach their target) through criticism if they didn’t succeed. It’s easier to keep your head low, avoid contact with the enemy and squirrel yourself away to survive.

The following are three ways to re-invigorate your construction business and remove the culture of ‘fear’ that stops innovation by reviewing, reporting and responding to market demand. Read the rest of this entry »

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