Labor Cost Reality Check
Busy doesn't always mean profitable.
Most small business owners don't fail because they're bad at what they do. They fail- or stall- because the math underneath their jobs is never fully written out.
Jobs get bid based on experience and instinct.
Crews get paid based on necessity and fairness.
Time policies get set for convenience.
Individually, those decisions feel reasonable. Together they quietly decidewhether a business actually makes money.
This service exists to make that math visable.
What this is (plain English)
The Labor & Profit Reality Check is a focused, paid working session that looks at one real job and answers a simple question:
Did this job actually make the money you thought it did - once labor and time are fully accounted for?
There's no long-term commitment, no generic advice, and no judgement. Just clear numbers and practical insight
Why most owners never see this clearly
Most businesses already have the data - it's just scattered.
bids live in one place
payroll lives in another
time assumptions live in someone's head
Because of that, owners often don't see:
how much a crew truly costs per day
how drive time and prep affect margins
where bids rely on "perfect day" assumptions
why being booked doesn't always translate to profit
This service pulls those pieces together once, using a real job, so you can see what's actually happening,
What we look at
During the session we review
One recently completed job
Crew size and pay rates
Total hours worked (including drive, setup, cleanup, and downtime
Where crews meet (shop vs jobsite)
Billed amount vs actual labor costs
That's it. No theory. No hypothetical models
What you get out of it
After the session, you'll receive a short-written summary that shows.
What labor actually costs on that job
How that compared to what was billed
Where margin helped or hurt
The top labor or time assumptions affecting profit
A few realistic adjustment options ( if you choose to act)
Some owners use this to adjust bidding.
Some use it to rethink time policies.
Some simply use it to confirm what they suspected
All of these outcomes are valid
What this is not
It's not coaching
It's not a sales pitch
It's not about telling you how to run your business
It's not ongoing unless you want it to be
Who this is best for
This service is most helpful if you:
Run crews and feel busy but not consistently ahead
Suspect labor is eating more margin than it should.
Want clearer bidding confidence
Have never written out labor vs revenue on a real job
Prefer practical math over generic advice
If you already track true job-level labor profitability in detail, this may confirm you're on the right track - which still has value.
How it works
You complete a short questionnaire about one job
We schedule a 90 -minute working session (remote or in person)
We walk through the numbers together
You receive a clear written summary
Flat fee. One session. No obligation afterward
Why an outside perspective helps
When you're inside the business every day, it's hard to slow down and isolate one job objectively.
This isn't about knowing more than you, it's about looking at the same information without the noise of daily pressure.
Often, that alone brings clarity
Clarity starts here
If you'd like to see what the numbers say on one real job, complete the questionnaire below
There's no commitment beyond the session - just clearer understanding of how your labor and bids are really performing