What Labor Shortages and Lost Days Really Cost You

Send us Fan Mail **🔗 LINKS** Visit the episode page for more details and a transcript of the show. Join the FREE Build a Better 2027 Challenge Sign up for group coaching to get your Cash Flow MRI Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! Subscribe to get notified as soon as new episodes go live. **ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE** When your crew doesn't show up, the financial damage goes far beyond one lost day.  In this episode, Wade Carpenter and Stephen Brown break down the real cost of labor shortages — idle equipment, overtime premiums, schedule slippage, and shrinking profit margins.  You'll learn how to calculate your true daily loss, build a labor contingency into your bids, and protect the cash your business needs to finish the job before the next disruption hits. **⌚️ Key moments in this episode:** - 00:00 Monday Crew No Show - 01:47 Why Delays Snowball - 02:13 Building a Stable Crew - 06:26 Labor Shortage Reality - 07:20 Hidden Costs of Falling Behind - 10:21 What a Lost Day Costs - 12:14 Bidding With Contingency - 14:44 Protect Cash to Finish - 17:30 Reserve Accounts Profit First - 21:20 Backup Plans and Homework - 22:38 Wrap Up and Subscribe The Contractor Profit Blueprint is a complete guide that breaks down exactly how to identify where your money's going and start keeping more of it. This isn't theory. It's the same framework I use with contractors I work with every single day. Head to profitfirstconstruction.com/blueprint to download your free copy.  Stop working for free. Let's get you keeping what you've earned. Join the Profit First for Construction community! Find all episodes and related links at ContractorSuccessForum.com. Join the conversation on our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/CarpenterCPAs     **FIND US ONLINE** Wade Carpenter, CPA, CGMA | CarpenterCPAs.com Stephen Brown, Bonding Expert | SuretyAnswers.com