Building Business Management, Estimating, and Job Costing

This intensive, hands-on course provides residential builders, contractors, and remodeling professionals with the critical business skills needed to move beyond the tools and achieve sustained profitability. Focusing on the three pillars of a successful construction business—Management, Estimating, and Job Costing—you will learn to implement professional-grade systems to control your money, time, and team.

Jen Watkins

Instructional Designer

Course Overview

What You'll Learn

Students will leave the course with a complete, integrated system for estimating, tracking, and analyzing job costs, enabling them to make data-driven decisions that dramatically increase business profitability.

Highlights

Initial self assessment Mobile-friendly lessons Unlimited quizzes

Features

Instant online course access Self-paced study on your schedule Excellent technical and instructor support

Curriculum

Course Content

Owners, managers, lead estimators, and anyone transitioning from field work into an administrative or leadership role.

Module 1: Business Management & Financial Strategy

Types of Business Organization

20 min.

Legal Setup, Licensing & Recordkeeping

20 min.

Accounting Fundamentals

30 min.

Payroll, Tax Obligations, & Cash Flow

30 min.

Overhead Calculation

20 min.

Module 2: Precision Estimating & Bidding

Quantity Takeoffs

30 min.

Labor Production Rates

30 min.

Your Pricing Blueprint

30 min.

The Proposal Presentation

30 min.

Module 3: Job Costing & Financial Control

Cost Coding Systems

30 min.

Progress Billing

30 min.

Analyzing Variances

30 min.

Benchmarking & Reporting

30 min.

Pricing

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Complete Course Access

6 hours of online instruction Module quizzes to gauge your progress Certificate upon successful completion

One-time payment

$89.00

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