How to successfully adapt and pivot your building business

To adapt and pivot your building business might sound like some kind of yoga class crossed with a complex mind game. By pivot I mean, change business direction, and that’s because nothing stays the same. So even if you think your business is holding its own, it may not be in twelve months’ time. In…

How to Grow Your Building Business the Right Way

Want to grow your building business? It’s no small feat. With the ever-changing landscape of the construction industry, finding the right path to success can feel overwhelming. And you can’t rush at growth either. You can easily come unstuck. It’s all about steady, manageable, sustainable growth. But fear not, we’re here to help you navigate…

Forget Back to School – 30% off Building Software & Prizes

Our September building software sale is a big one! Scroll further down the page to see the great deals and prizes on offer this month (until 27.9.24). New to HBXL software? 30% off perpetual licences– that’s outright purchases of our industry leading software 16 months for the price of 12 months– opt for a cashflow…

How Not to Be The ‘Money Tight’ Builder

Money tight? Running a building firm can be really rewarding, but not always financially! You may have good months and bad months, good years and bad years. But the trick that successful building businesses have worked out – is finding the sweet spot that means the business does well consistently. In our Building Firm Foundations…

How Not to Be The ‘Gone Quiet’ Builder

Gone quiet? Maybe you’re in the middle of a lean patch or you can see it coming? Maybe you want to avoid the situation ever arising? So, what causes a dry spell? There are lots of reasons, and I can’t begin to presume to know your own situation. However, on this page, as part of…

How Not to Be The ‘Stressed’ Builder

A builder who isn’t stressed is so unlikely you could be forgiven for thinking there’s no such person. There’s nothing good about the heart-racing reaction to excessive pressure and all the demands that come with running a small residential building firm. It’s tough. And most builders experience it – every now and then – if…