Without the Big Toys
I’m responding to your column about being in the onsite business but not necessarily with earth-moving equipment (Breaking Ground, Onsite Installer, March 2011). When I met with a business counselor back in 1985 or so to discuss what I could do to make my small construction business more profitable, he gave me two choices: grow or specialize.
Heeding his advice was simple. I was not ready to grow any larger than I already was. So I specialized in septic system troubleshooting and repairs. In a vacation area here in the mountains of New Hampshire, many folks would find
