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A $50,000 Contract Almost Came With a Five-Year Handcuff
A land management client landed a $50,000 snow removal job. Buried in the contract was a non-compete clause that would have blocked him from working with that company for five years — on any job, not just snow.
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This Excavation and Grading Project Was Off by Over $100,000… Here's What Saved It
The engineering plans called for 2,000 loads of fill dirt. Actual conditions required 8,000. Here's how proper documentation kept a smaller operator from eating a six-figure loss that wasn't his fault.
Business
Paper Every Deal. No Exceptions.
Verbal deals are not deals. They are intentions. Time and memory turn intentions into disputes. Write it down every time, with everyone, no exceptions.