Mastering the Construction Startup: A Business Infrastructure Guide

Equips startup contractors with the tools to build resilient infrastructure in the construction industry

For construction professionals starting their businesses, success depends on more than just skill and dedication. Mastering the Construction Startup provides an essential blueprint for creating the foundational infrastructure every contractor needs to achieve sustainable growth and upon which every strategic decision will be made. Written by industry expert Nick B. Ganaway, this real-world guide details how to strategically align people, systems, and processes with business goals to proactively address risks, reduce errors, and build lasting operational resilience.

Grounded in decades of general contracting experience and research, each concise and accessible chapter breaks down the key components of sustainable success, such as such as identifying elements of a solid legal and financial base, establishing relationships with essential professionals, and creating a culture that attracts and retains the best talent. Throughout the book, Ganaway, often engaging directly with the reader, offers expert insights on everything from the role of the contractor to elements of leadership to advantages of niche contracting.

Empowering contractors to set up their companies for success during the challenging early years and beyond, Mastering the Construction Startup:

• Provides a structured, step-by-step framework for building business infrastructure in the construction industry
• Discusses the causes for contractor failure and how to avoid them
• Features checklists, sample forms, and a unique "Summary Checklist for Startup Businesses" to ensure nothing critical is overlooked
• Contains case studies highlighting common startup pitfalls, including a personal account of a major business crisis and recovery
• Offers detailed strategies for securing funding and presenting confidently to lenders and investors
• Explains various risk management techniques to help contractors avoid common industry pitfalls and legal challenges

Mastering the Construction Startup: A Business Infrastructure Guide is perfect for trade school and college courses in construction management and entrepreneurship, and a must-have resource for contractors, project managers, and subcontractors at all levels.