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.

Gives apprentice and journeymen electricians the knowledge they need to make it on their own without a degree in business. This guide describes the latest opportunities for construction, remodeling, and industrial electricians, including the technologies that make electrical contracting more productive and profitable than ever before. Illustrated.

How much is an electrician per hour? Are There Different Types Of Electricians What is an electrician's job? Review For Electrician Do electricians make good money? Electrician Job Requirements What Does An Electrician Do Daily This is a book to support for any of us that want to start a business in electrical contracting or working as an electrician in any company. This is a project-based learning system and will teach you how to find the magic number that will give you profits for any electrical work you'll need to achieve and perform.

How much is an electrician per hour? Are There Different Types Of Electricians What is an electrician's job? Review For Electrician Do electricians make good money? Electrician Job Requirements What Does An Electrician Do Daily This is a book to support for any of us that want to start a business in electrical contracting or working as an electrician in any company. This is a project-based learning system and will teach you how to find the magic number that will give you profits for any electrical work you'll need to achieve and perform.

This how-to manual can help you make electrical contracting profitable and rewarding. NFPA teamed up with electrical expert and well-known author Paul A. Rosenberg to create a road map loaded with financial and technical guidance. Successful Electrical Contracting tells you how to write a business plan, create your company infrastructure, and market yourself in any business climate! All the bases for bidding and estimating are covered, along with the justification of profit and definitions of overhead. Find out where to locate trained workers and how to manage your team, plus get tips on future planning, succession, and more. A chapter on specialty work addresses datacom, security, and fire alarm contracting.

The first major handbook covering the business side of electrical contracting not only provides practical techniques for accurate estimating and efficient job managment, it also offers helpful guidelines on pricing for competitive strength and for profit. This will be an invaluable tool for company managers, contractors and electricians who want to start their own contracting businesses.

Electrical Contracting is the complete book with business forms and checklists for the entrepreneurial mind. It deals with the general contractor, the owner, the architect, and the engineer, also with the building department, vendors, and manufacturers. Most importantly, it deals with Electrical Contractor's staff and his field workforce. Electrical Contracting first captivated the industry under the title "Successful Electrical Contracting Methods" in1995. The inclusion of a simplified Quick Start Chapter and similar revisions, compelled the author to title this edition, simply, "Electrical Contracting."