A Tale Of Two Contractors: Busy Bob And Profit Pete
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." That's how Charles Dickens started off his classic A Tale of Two Cities, but it's also a fitting opening to this tale of two contractors. The contracting business can bring the best of times for those that master it and the worst of times for those who don't. Consider these two contractors and their tales.
Busy Bob fights an uphill battle. He drives to work in the wee hours of the morning dreading what his day will bring. He's at the office long before his employees. He's understaffed and is stuck in the truck running the few service calls he has. He can't pay his employees the wages they deserve and can barely scrape the money together to pay the bills every month. His suppliers call every day to collect what he owes them.