ACE
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I’ve been working 7 days a week here lately trying to stay afloat. The numbers are still a bit down from last year. I’m just not seeing the big commercial jobs like last year. I’m taking allot of cashflow work (hotel, apartment, national contactor, janitorial) I’ve been paying my bills, but there is no room for growth with the slim margins I’ve been running.
The student housing turn is around the corner, which is kind of like my Black Friday. If I can keep putting out 70-80+ hour weeks through the summer I should have some cash reserves. At that point, I need to take operations in another direction. I’m not busting my balls much longer just to break even.
I tell myself daily I need to raise prices, fire half my customers and take only profitable work (The kind I could pay someone else to do and still make money). On the other hand, I could cut expenses to absolute minimum, curb my ambition and be a content bottom feeder. Everyone wants to be at the top of the food chain, but you still have to eat on your way up. So, My question is in this economy how cocky can a BDO/O afford to be?
The student housing turn is around the corner, which is kind of like my Black Friday. If I can keep putting out 70-80+ hour weeks through the summer I should have some cash reserves. At that point, I need to take operations in another direction. I’m not busting my balls much longer just to break even.
I tell myself daily I need to raise prices, fire half my customers and take only profitable work (The kind I could pay someone else to do and still make money). On the other hand, I could cut expenses to absolute minimum, curb my ambition and be a content bottom feeder. Everyone wants to be at the top of the food chain, but you still have to eat on your way up. So, My question is in this economy how cocky can a BDO/O afford to be?