3. Introduce to your region a service which mounts maps for businesses. Keep a stock of local, national and international maps. Mount these maps in a professional manner to suit wall space available at offices. Send out leaflets about your services to office managers.

4. Bring out a regular publication for ambitious amateur musicians. This publication might include ads from : 1) Employers seeking musicians. 2) Retailers selling equipment accessories and supplies. 3) People selling used equipment. 4) Musicians seeking to make contact with other musicians. Also publish interesting editorials and letters.

My 17-year-old child is going off to college. She is starting ask questions about industries and careers. She has made me think further about what construction contracting has to offer her. I have concluded it is best career a young person could choose. You may not believe it, however facts will show our business is unmatched. It offers participants long term tangible benefits. Many people will argue however, let me show you many virtues our industry has. You be judge.

Merit Based – construction industry rewards hard work. There is no substitute. We are all dissatisfied with work ethic today. When we find it, we reward it. Let me give you an example – a person comes to you (male / female) doesn’t speak of English well but has promised to work hard and keep their nose clean. You give them a chance and 1 year later, you are glad you did. They kept their promise. Now, what will you do? Ignore them? Cut their pay? Of course not. You will increase their wages and give them more responsibility. Construction contractors reward merit.

Additionally, industry is also. Let me show you. What is best advertising in construction business? A completed project on time and on budget. This speaks volumes of a contractor’s savvy and diligence. Word of mouth travels fast. Excellent contractors have more opportunities for work than their lesser competitors.

Small is Big – Construction rewards small construction firm. That is they make a higher percentage of profit. This is a variable cost business. In other words, you do not have to have “critical mass” to be profitable. Net profit statistics consistently show that smaller contractors make a higher percentage of profit before tax than their larger brethren do.

Tangible – Our industry erects monuments. Our work is visible to everyone. We can see it for decades after we complete it. Construction people show friends and relatives point out these projects. Unlike other industries, we see what we accomplish every day.

Best Earning Years Later in Life – Statistically, this is difficult to prove. However anecdotally, a case can be made. In my travels working with clients in United States, A contractor's profitabilty grows over years. I have seen increases as either percentage or gross dollars or both. Construction becomes more profitable with experience.

In contrast, best earning years of most other industries is between 35 and 50. (Professional Sports excepted). The reason for this youthful compensation is energy, willingness to travel, to take risks and to make extraordinary things happen. Profitable construction is based on consistent and correct processes, somewhat like manufacturing business. The more consistently a person does correct things, better outcome.