Every lead is like a box of chocolates: You don’t always know what you’re getting. Whether your leads come from a phone call, a referral, direct marketing or the internet, the goal is to know …

The popularity of “10 best” lists made me think about the top ways we’ve increased our design-build company’s cash flow. Each of these best practices has been paid for by our firm, in blood and …

From the client’s point of view, a building project is about a number—and it is usually not a realistic number—for the cost of the project. Rarely will a client tell you their real budget, nor …

One of the biggest obstacles to a successful design-build project occurs during the handoff from the design team to the production team. In other words, the first step to improving the final design output—this includes …

If you have a design component to your business and don’t measure your costs for offering the service of design, then it is very difficult for you to know what to charge for design services. …