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
