Staying Busy

This is one of the hard parts of small business ownership in that we have a job that is ending for our construction company, and while we have a little bit of work lined up, there is truly no guarantee for tomorrow. I spent the day out talking with a couple local builders, trying to drum up some business to keep our crew busy. The last thing I want to do is to have to lay people off, but the harsh reality is that that may happen if we don't have enough work.

Our construction project of 42 homes is drawing to a close this month, and since the housing market has slowed somewhat here, our new avenue of revenue is as a subcontractor for other builders. We have tried to build a niche product, but people are slow to change their habits, so I have been hustling talking to these builders trying to sell them on the service we are offering.

Time will tell, we are putting into play all the components we have in our arsenal to be successful at this thing, but at the end of the day, we are still at the mercy of others.

For now those of you with steady work, be thankful. For the rest of you, take care...