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Electrical Estimating Software for Residential Projects

Electrical Estimating Software for Residential Projects Canada & USA: How to Improve Accuracy and Efficiency for ElectriciansResidential electrical estimating software automates takeoff, pricing, and bid management so electricians produce…
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The Importance of Relationships in Electrical Contracting #2

  Introduction The construction industry is highly competitive, where deadlines, budgets, and quality determine success. For electrical contractors, the stakes are higher due to the need for precise planning, efficient supply chains, and…
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Best Bid Hybrid Pro

Steve with Best Bid. I don’t get the chance to address you guys and gals directly very often. I spend my time estimating and tweaking how things can work better.
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It is obviously not obvious.

It is obviously not obvious. I teach a lot of people how to estimate electrical projects. I also teach or at least share my experience of running an electrical contracting business with many new people with little more than a dream. You…
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Choosing Electrical Estimating Software. Where is the easy button?

You woke up today with an increasable desire to change the way your company is estimating electrical projects. Furthermore, you know that you have fallen behind on technology. You finally understand that you must have electrical estimating…
Making Money After the Bid

Job Tracking-Making Money After the Bid

You won the project but that is just the start. One of the most overlooked tasks in electrical contracting is Job Tracking. Smaller electrical contractors, just getting their electrical shop open, are overwhelmed with…
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There is an easy path to creating an accurate electrical estimate.

The Easy Path There is an easy path to creating an accurate electrical estimate reasonably fast. The answer is simple. “Spend endless hours learning how”. You must be willing to spend time learning how to estimate in the…
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The 15 must of a good leader.

s Most people define leadership differently but “A leader knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” No matter how you define a leader, they can be a difference-maker between success and failure.In business, your goal should be…
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Here’s How You Can Make your 1st Million $ As Electrical Contractor

Dan Jackson AKA Dans The Engineer I am borrowing this post for Dan Jackson AKA Dans the Engineer. There are some good lessons here and I have added my take. Do Electricians Really Earn That Much? Since entering the electrical…
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How to Run a Successful Electrical Contracting Business.

How to Run a Successful Electrical Business Becoming a successful Electrical Contractor does not just happen. You aren’t born with Electrical Estimating skills or knowing the perfect electrical estimating software. The good news is there…

All my issues will go away right?

A customer calls me and says man my company is having all kinds of issues. Everything is going wrong. We are losing money and I can’t keep employees on the job. Covid is making everything harder than it use to be. I really need some help.…