- ISBN13: 9781419528118
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Product Description
Building a Successful Construction Company by Patricia W. Atallah is a straightforward, conversational guide that emphasizes how strategic thinking is essential for starting and running a construction company today. With over 10 years of experience consulting on construction business practices, Atallah has worked with hundreds of companies and knows the tricks of the trade that continually prove successful. In Building a Successful Construction Company… More >>
Building a Successful Construction Company
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Mr. Berman’s review tells me that he did not read my book. Most would agree with me that he is doing a great diservice to contractors who could
benefit from reading it.
Tricia Atallah
Rating: 5 / 5
The author did an excellent job presenting the essential information every CEO must know in order to build a successful construction company. The book walks you through the steps of creating a working business plan, organizing marketing campaigns, organizing your business, and building a “core” group of employees while protecting your bottom line and achieving financial stability. The material is very easy to get through and doesn’t bore you with endless theory on why the concepts work. This may be a slight detraction if you have a technical/ engineering background and like to know theories; however, the author provides plenty of references that elaborate on the information presented.
It should be noted that this book is not meant to be your exclusive resource for building a profitable company, and you should not treat it as such. It does an extremely good job at providing the reader with a solid foundation for which to build their knowledge base. Use it as a reference to get “the gears” turning and then supplement the reading with additional research. I suggest you read the book through to get the “big picture” then go back and review the information while performing the exercises throughout the book.
My favorite aspect of the book is that it requires you to take a critical view of your own abilities and points you in the direction that you need to go in order to fill in those gaps. This is a fairly unique approach which I have not seen in many books.
Rating: 5 / 5
Building a Successful Construction Company contains very valuable advice; advice that people pay consultants dearly for when they need it. The writing style is very direct and user friendly. The depth of knowledge and the sophisticated writing style make this book fun to read. Despite its size, the book reads like a crash course in economics, marketing, finance, accounting, and entrepreneurship. The author displays a brilliant command of these disciplines and more, in addition to her thorough knowledge of the construction industry. The book is very detailed for its size and includes a wealth of informational resources that should prove very useful for the busy CEO. What makes this book extremely useful is that it applies to any geographical area and to all types of construction.
This book should find its place on the SBA’s list of reference books and be placed on the book shelf of every chamber of commerce and trade association in every major city. It should be required reading for anyone studying to obtain a contractor’s license as well as for those who are already managing their construction businesses.
Joe Halim,
Senior Professor,
Devry University
Rating: 5 / 5
If you are considering starting a construction business or trying to grow an existing contracting firm, this book offers hard won experience in a well written format. It is like having a conversation with a personal construction industry business coach.
The book lays out the numerous details you must be mindful and does not sugar coat the potential pitfalls you will probably come across. The appendices alone are a valuable compilation of resources that include a Strategic Business Plan Workbook, useful industry government website addresses, and sample forms and templates.
I previously worked with some of the top construction industry leaders in the New York City region developing courses for small contractors. I am confident that the instructors I retained from both the public and private sectors would be impressed with this comprehensive document. The book deserves to be incorporated into any construction and business management course curriculum directed to small contractors.
Robert Seidel
Rating: 5 / 5