How to Start and Operate an Electrical Contracting Business [Paperback]

Charles Ray (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0070526214 | ISBN-13: 978-0070526211 | Publication Date: March 1, 1998 | Edition: 2

Praise from the industry says for C.L. Ray, Jr's "How to Start and Operate an electrical Contracting Business". "I have been instrumental in starting and managing two construction firms...with combined annual sales approaching fifty million dollars. Your book would have been extremely beneficial to me in helping me avoid many of the mistakes I have made along the way. I highly recommend it to every privately owned construction firm whether they are just starting or are well established." - J.S. Harrison, IV President, Branch & Associates (Roanoke, VA). "A Super job of explaining the challenge of striking out on one's own - and how to meet it with a minimum of hard knocks - in plain, easy to understand verbiage! (Your book) may help (others) realize their own individual dream!" - John C. Randall, President, John c. Randall & Associates, Inc (Mechanicsville, VA).This is the first complete blueprint for setting up a successful electrical contracting business. For electricians who've been thinking about starting a contracting business - or established contractors who want to give their current business a boost - this book lays out a proven roadmap of practical details. All the bases for building and operating a successful electrical contracting business are covered - from forecasting your business potential in a given market to technical needs, hiring employees, managing finances, and achieving profit goals. In this clearly written, brass-tacks guide, seasoned contractor C.L. Rya, Jr. gives encouraging professional advice on: what you need to start an electrical contracting business; estimating and bidding fundamentals; market research and planning for the future; market sources of revenue; human resources; surety, underwriting, and bonded projects; communications skills; promoting new business; and service work.

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Praise from the industry says for C.L. Ray, Jr's How to Start and Operate an electrical Contracting Business. "I have been instrumental in starting and managing two construction firms...with combined annual sales approaching fifty million dollars. Your book would have been extremely beneficial to me in helping me avoid many of the mistakes I have made along the way. I highly recommend it to every privately owned construction firm whether they are just starting or are well established." - J.S. Harrison, IV President, Branch & Associates (Roanoke, VA). "A Super job of explaining the challenge of striking out on one's own - and how to meet it with a minimum of hard knocks - in plain, easy to understand verbiage!...{Your book} may help {others} realize their own individual dream!" - John C. Randall, President, John c. Randall & Associates, Inc (Mechanicsville, VA). The First Complete Blueprint for Setting up a Successful Electrical Contracting Business. For electricians who've been thinking about starting a contracting business - or established contractors who want to give their current business a boost - this book lays out a proven roadmap of practical details. all the bases for building and operating a successful electrical contracting business are covered - from forecasting your business potential in a given market to technical needs, hiring employees, managing finances, and achieving profit goals. In this clearly writeen, brass-tacks guide, seasoned contractor C.L. Rya, Jr. gives encouraging professional advice on: What you need to start an electrical contracting business; Estimating and bidding fundamentals; Market research and planning for the future; Market sources of revenue; Human resources; Surety, underwriting, and bonded projects; Communications skills; Promoting new business; Service work.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics; 2 edition (March 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070526214
• ISBN-13: 978-0070526211
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #509,894 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars unless your donald trump, October 10, 2006

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Robert V. Cummings Jr. - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Start and Operate an Electrical Contracting Business (Paperback)

i wouldn't waste your money on this book. The only way i can describe it is useless. Unless you plan on starting a donald trump sized electrical business with 500 employees. This book is all about running a huge business and has about one reference to the electrical field in it. Anyone starting an electrical contracting business isn't gonna start anywhere within the scope of this book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Book is not any help., March 1, 2009

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This book was not any help. It doesn't lay out how to do anything. A waste of money. You are much better off getting Markup & Profit.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good study, February 6, 2010

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This review is from: How to Start and Operate an Electrical Contracting Business (Paperback)

This book is a good study for another perspective on operating an electrical business. Getting opinions and help from many different sources can dramatically inproove your results in the long run.