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Drones are becoming a more widely used tool in the construction industry. To those of us who have been working in this sector for a substantial amount of time, it can feel like drones have suddenly appeared on the scene. But the reality is that drone usage has been with us for several years now. […]
A few weeks ago, I mentioned that making a concerted effort to collect testimonials was already having a positive impact on my business. After setting a goal of collecting at least one new review per month in 2019, we now have 17 Google reviews, and people who contact us for the first time are saying […]
One of the Key Performance Indicators or KPIs this year for Super Structures Associates is to get one new Google Review each month. It doesn’t sound like much, but it’s a realistic figure and it has had a positive impact on the business surprisingly rapidly. You probably already know that when someone searches for your […]
This time last year the government said they would ban slow payers from public sector construction projects. The plan was that main contractors who weren’t paying their suppliers on time would no longer be awarded public projects. There was no timetable given for this to happen, and a year later it appears that nothing has […]
Do you carry out due diligence on your potential clients before you take them on? I would guess that the answer to that question depends largely on whether you have been burned in the past. After a number of years of running my structural engineering business, Super Structures Associates, I’ve found that most of my […]
How do you find more time? We are all aware of how busy we are. Feeling unable to get to the end of your “to do list” is a modern disease. What if there was a skill you could acquire that would give you more time? A worthwhile skill that could help you to free […]
What happens when someone phones your office? Or when they make an enquiry through your website? Do they always get a response? If you can’t answer that last question with an emphatic, “Yes!” then it’s likely that you have let some potential clients slip through the net. However, I would say that “customer service” for […]
Winning an award can give your business a boost. And this is a good time of year to start thinking about applying for awards, and doing a little research. If you don’t know where to look, there are two categories of award to start with: Local or regional business awards Relevant industry awards You can […]
“Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.” – John Wanamaker This statement summarises one of the things that can hold us back from spending money on marketing our businesses. How do we know that the time and resources we invest are genuinely having an impact? And not […]
Are you on target with your business goals for 2018? I know that it has been a challenging year for some businesses in our sector, and a successful one for others. Some goals will have already been achieved, some may be in sight, and some might not be reached as quickly as planned. Whatever your […]