It’s a big decision to commit to growing your business and one that involves careful planning. You need to set specific growth targets, seek out financing, and expand your team’s skill set. At some point, it will feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day. That’s because there aren’t! To gain back precious
Hello! Hope everyone’s year is off to a great start. I recently attended an Orange County Chapter of the California Land Surveyors Association (CLSA) Presidents’ meeting and thought I’d share some highlights. Special thanks to Connie Barrett, 2024-25 Chapter President, for her insights. This chapter has an illustrious past President line up that has served
Ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu wrote, “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them. That only creates sorrow.” Wise words, but, unless your office is staffed entirely by Zen masters, you will encounter resistance—and maybe even sorrow—as you introduce new software and processes to your company. When people are asked
The Business Cycle of Growth and Value Creation Have you ever wondered when it's the right time to add a workflow management app to your surveying or civil engineering business? There is never a great time. I hear this: my team is too busy, we have too many out of control projects to change, we
Project Profitability Reporting Comparing Estimates to Actual Hours Surveying companies live and die by the hour. A 15-person company puts in 30,000 hours of work per year. How do you keep track? How efficient is your team? Could your company be more profitable? I started Qfactor from my observations and hands on experiences working
Scope, Deliverables, and Profitability Have you ever completed a project only to have the client call you and ask why there aren’t stakes driven into the corners of their property. Weren’t they also supposed to get hard copies of those CAD drawings? Don’t they get to keep the photos you took with your drone?
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