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Insights on profit margins, exit preparation, and financial management for home services contractors.

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Acquiring a Competitor: M&A Guide for Home Services Owners

How owner-led acquisitions actually work in the trades — from finding targets and structuring deals to avoiding the mistakes that turn a...

Jun 15, 2026 7 min read
Financial Management

7 Signs Your Home Services Business Needs a CFO

A bookkeeper records transactions. A CFO interprets them. Here are the seven signals that your home services business has outgrown its bookkeeper...

Jun 12, 2026 7 min read
Financial Management

Best Fractional CFO Companies: How to Actually Choose One (2026)

The best fractional CFO companies share six traits: deep specialization in your industry, real transaction experience, deliverables that are decisions rather than...

Jun 10, 2026 7 min read
Business Strategy

How to Finance a Home Services Acquisition: SBA Loans, Seller Financing, and What Actually Works

A practical guide to financing home services acquisitions — SBA 7(a) loans, conventional bank loans, seller financing, earnouts, and how to match...

Jun 9, 2026 13 min read

Commission vs Hourly Pay for Home Service Techs: Why the Best Shops Go Commission

How you pay your technicians is one of the largest levers on your profit margin — and one of the most misunderstood....

Jun 7, 2026 10 min read
Financial Management

Job Costing for Home Service Contractors: How to Price Every Job to Hit Your Margin

Most home service owners price jobs on instinct and a gut-feel markup, then wonder at the end of the year why the...

Jun 7, 2026 11 min read
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