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The E-Myth Contractor: Why Most Contractors' Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It 22 reviews
Michael E. Gerber
Collins Business, 2003
Awesome
Absolutley essential book. He shares some great business ideas that you might have otherwise overlooked.
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Spies for Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing 7 reviews
Tim Shorrock
Simon & Schuster, 2008
Good Intentions, Bad Results
This book appears to be a compilation of articles that together reveal the excessive use of private contractors by the major agencies of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). According to its author, the IC public officials in many cases have abdicated their duties to the public in favor of private contractors whose loyalties are divided between the public good and corporate profits. In any type ...
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Federal Contracting Made Easy, 3rd Edition 8 reviews
Scott A. Stanberry
Management Concepts, 2008
Do you think government contracts are hard to get?
Scott Stanberry shows you just how easy it is to contract for the government. Some contractors take one look at the government spec's and throw up their hands. Government spec's aren't as hard as they look. This book will take you step by step through the process of bidding government contracts. Once you get use to the paper work, which this book shows you some of, you have it made. Read this ...
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Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business 6 reviews
Jeff Howe
Crown Business, 2008
Many hands make light work
Jeff Howe has done an impressive job of gathering insight into the power of this old adage applied to today's Internet environment. The idea is that by opening up complex problems to the crowd in small chunks, solutions can be found and creative destruction can occur, in diverse industries.
Take the example of iStockphoto, which allowed amateur photographers to undercut professional stock ...
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The Complete Guide to Contracting Your Home29 reviews
Dave McGuerty, Kent Lester
Betterway Books, 1997
A great handbook for planning your home building
There are so many things covered in this book that a list will be drastically incomplete, but I will give a few:
Deciding if it's worth it to contract your own home. Buying land. PLanning your home for that land (position, site issues), energy saving measures, supplies you need, how to hire contractors and deal with them. Things that can go wrong and what you need to do. What each aspect of ...
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How to Start a Faux Painting or Mural Business: A Guide to Making Money in the Decorative Arts19 reviews
Rebecca Pitman
Allworth Press, 2003
No more starving artists!
I have been painting murals and doing faux finishing, decorative paint, etc. for 11 years myself, and this is the first book that isn't laden with pretty pictures...it has the nuts and bolts of a business. When I started out professionally in this business I was 19 and had no idea how to run a successful business. Sure, I could paint anything I was asked, but that's not how you become a ...
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The Black Book of Outsourcing: How to Manage the Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities41 reviews
Douglas Brown, Scott Wilson
Wiley, 2005
Blackbook of outsourcing is excellent
God of a book of outsourcing..still half way..need to complete it,
my profession is into this so it makes a lot of relevance Douglas Brown and Scott narration is awesome..
will write more
Sachith
Recruise India Consulting
Managing Director
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Pipe and Excavation Contracting7 reviews
Dave Roberts
Craftsman Book Company, 1987
Introduction for New Contractors
This how-to guide will teach new contractors the very basics of underground construction work.
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Running a Successful Construction Company (For Pros by Pros)6 reviews
David Gerstel
Taunton, 2002
Excellent book for those considering construction
This is a must read for anyone considering going into the construction business. As somebody who was in the business for almost 20 years, I wish this book was around when I first started. It covers all the bases and offers good advice on where to obtain the necessary items you'll need to get up and going.
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Be Your Own House Contractor4 reviews
Carl Heldmann
Storey Publishing, LLC, 2006
A MUST for new home builders
This book really opened my eyes as to how much was involved in building/being your own contractor. The author obviously speaks from experience.
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The Outsourcing Handbook: How to Implement a Successful Outsourcing Process3 reviews
Mark J. Power, Kevin Desouza, ...
Kogan Page, 2006
A definitive study of corporate outsourcing as the evermore popular weapon in the multinational competition of global economics
The Outsourcing Handbook: How To Implement A Successful Outsourcing Process, a collectively written descriptive analysis by Mark J. Power (President of ROS Incorporated), Kevin C. Desouza (Information School, University of Washington), and Carlo Bonifazi (Co-founder and Vice-President of ROS Incorporated), is a definitive study of corporate outsourcing as the evermore popular weapon in the ...
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Total Construction Project Management4 reviews
George Ritz
McGraw-Hill Professional, 1993
An essential book for project managers
Easy and comprehensible step by step guide to project management, very helpful for both experienced and entry level project management engineers
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Contractor's Guide to QuickBooks Pro 2008
Karen Mitchell, Craig Savage, ...
Craftsman Book Company, 2008
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Residential Repair & Remodeling Costs 2008: Contractor's Pricing Guide (Means Residential Repair & Remodeling ...1 review
R.S. Means Company, 2007
Means Residential Repair Remodeling Costs 2008
Very well put together. The book is very easy to navigate and the material is assembled in a very easy format. Golad I now haqve my own copy of the book where I won't have to borrow my friend's copy. I use it every day.
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Guide To Contract Pricing: Cost And Price Analysis For Contractors, Subcontractors, And Government Agencies1 review
John Edward Murphy
Management Concepts, 2004
This is well worth buying!
I have been in procurement for a few years now but found this book to be very well written. The information certainly clarified many issues I had concerns about especially in the area of cost analysis. I can safely say, its a book I will be using on a regular basis as a reference guide.
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Construction Business Management: What Every Construction Contractor, Builder & Subcontractor Needs to Know7 reviews
Nick Ganaway
RSMeans, 2006
Important Information for New Contractors
If you are a person that is just starting out in the Construction industry, this book can help guide you in the right direction. Many mistakes that I have made in the past 10 years are covered in these pages. I wish I would have had this book back then. It would have made our company grow and prosper without the glitches. I highly recommend this book.
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The Complex: How the Military Invades Our Everyday Lives10 reviews
Nick Turse
Metropolitan Books, 2008
A research feat, and an important book to read
A fantastic book! We have needed a book that rigorously examines our government's spending with regard to the military, and furthermore, how it is entangled in other areas of our lives that we typically (and naively) think of as wholly separate. What thinking person doesn't want to know where his or her money is going?
Which brings me to another point. What has happened to us that we can no ...
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Building a Successful Construction Company3 reviews
Patricia W. Atallah
Kaplan Business, 2006
Required reading
If you are considering starting a construction business or trying to grow an existing contracting firm, this book offers hard won experience in a well written format. It is like having a conversation with a personal construction industry business coach.
The book lays out the numerous details you must be mindful and does not sugar coat the potential pitfalls you will probably come across. The ...
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Governing by Network: The New Shape of the Public Sector5 reviews
Stephen Goldsmith, William D. Eggers
Brookings Institution Press, 2004
Clearly outlines what works in a networked state
Written by former politician Stephen Goldsmith and global director of Deloitte Research, Public Sector William D. Eggers, Governing by Network: The New Shape of the Public Sector exposes a largely hidden but nonetheless monumental transformation in the manner that public services are delivered and local and national governments fulfill their policy goals. Dubbed "governing by network", it ...
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Independent Builder: Designing & Building a House Your Own Way (Real Goods Independent Living Books)9 reviews
Sam Clark
Chelsea Green, 1996
An ACCURATE subtitle: as much about design as about building
Sam Clark uses up half the book before he gets into the nitty-gritty of construction methods. This really IS a book about house DESIGN as well as construction. As such, it's an EXCELLENT book for someone who's starting from scratch to create their own house. The approach is extremely methodical, treating mindsets and goals as elements of the design process equal in importance to elevation ...
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