The more sales slow down, the
more closely you have to watch your
business. It is best to be positive and
not dwell on an economic downturn,
but to disregard a man taking a
swing at you, means you might get
punched. To avoid the punch, you
must by prepared, which in business
means using a computer.
As a builder I met at a seminar
put it, a computer enables a small
contractor to get his office work
done more efficiently, leaving more
time to get construction work done.
I agree with that statement, but
must add that the big money in construction
is not made by the tradesperson:
it is made — and saved —
by the