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Own the Business You Build : A Construction Owner's Guide to Smarter Reinvestment, Capital Allocation, and Long-Term Value
by William Chan
Overview
Construction owners are surrounded by places to spend money. The hard part is deciding which dollars should stay in the business - and which should not.
OWN THE BUSINESS YOU BUILD is a practical guide to capital decisions for current and future construction business owners. It shows how to move beyond activity and instinct and make clearer choices about reinvestment, debt, hiring, equipment, technology, growth, and enterprise value. The question running through the book is simple: What deserves the next dollar?Drawing on more than 20 years in construction and the perspective of both project delivery and business ownership, William Chan focuses on the decisions that shape whether a construction company becomes stronger, more valuable, and less dependent on the owner. Inside, you will learn how to:
- separate truly available capital from cash that already has a job
- use financial slack to preserve options instead of funding every opportunity
- judge debt by the future choices it removes as well as the return it may create
- find the real business constraint before hiring, buying equipment, adding technology, or increasing subcontractor capacity
- evaluate tax-driven purchases and growth opportunities with investment discipline
- spend for enterprise value instead of activity alone
- reduce owner dependence and build a company that can stand more strongly without you
- create practical capital-allocation rules for future decisions
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798160235585
- ISBN-10: 9798160235585
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: October 2026
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.31 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.45 pounds
- Page Count: 146
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