Markup & Profit: A Contractor's Guide, Revisited Paperback – April 1, 2012

This book came in good condition on time. It is a must read for anyone starting a construction company. The value goes beyond the book to web support and recommendations for other resources.

Great book! very helpful lots of good insights and ways of doing business that I had all wrong, my profits are up my customers are happy like always and I am much happier and that shows in my work and its all thanks to this book helping me correct the mistakes I was making and gave me the confidence I needed to put the true value on my work and my time. I've never been so busy once I put the proper value on my work I have customers beating down my door and I can't keep up with the workload my profits have doubled and im finally comfortable not worrying about money or struggling to make ends meet. I'm not trying to beat the competition for who goes out of business first, put value on yourself and others will value , you.

Interesting and useable information.

This book has some of the best information and examples you will ever find for remodeling contractors. Michael's perspective and narrative are perfect. I have a degree in accounting and have read numerous industry specific and general business related books like this, none of them have made it so crystal clear what mistakes I have been making with my 10 year old remodeling company. This book has made me feel like I have a shiny new toy to play with and identified some things that I must clean up immediately if I want to stick with this and someday have a life too. If you work your tail off, surround yourself with great people, do great work and have a great reputation - but simply aren't making enough money to feel like the struggle is worth it, READ THIS BOOK! This may have just saved our company and given me the hope I needed to persevere. Thank you Micheal!

This is a great book and I'm happy I found it. I wish it had more tips on running a construction company that went above and beyond the basic numbers. Don't get me wrong, there are a lot to the "basic" numbers and you can go broke quickly if you don't follow the guidelines in this book.

I would have been out of business a long time ago if it weren't for Michael C. Stone. When I first started the business, I was unaware how far the cards were stacked against honest contractors. I read a few books, looking for guidance but most were not very helpful. This book opened my eyes and gave me the necessary tools to make sure I stayed in business making a fair profit. Michael does not mince words and tells it like it is, for your own good.Thank you Michael.

I was constantly seeing references to this book from an online group. Being a new business owner I thought I'd check it out. Honestly, I wish I read this before day 1. I read the first chapter online for free, and after that I had to get it. I have previous experience with business management but no "formal" education on the subject. This has been a great resource and has truly inspired and influenced my new goals from here on.

if your a professional contractor its probably a neccessity, but as someone whos not idk why I even bought this