New Benchmark Tool for Trades and Construction
You know your revenue. You probably know roughly what you paid yourself last year. What most owners in this range don’t know is whether either of those numbers is actually good.
I built a tool to answer that question in about two minutes.
It’s called “How Does Your Business Compare?” and it works like this. You pick your trade, enter a few numbers you already know (revenue, net profit, how you pay yourself, what you still owe on trucks and equipment), and it shows you three things side by side with where a healthy business your size tends to land.
What the business actually puts in your pocket each year, salary plus profit combined.
What it keeps on every dollar of sales, after everything.
Roughly what it would be worth if you sold it today, and what would be left after paying off your debt.
No email required. No sales pitch waiting on the other side. Just a clearer read on where you stand, with the math shown so you can see how each number is figured.
A few things I built this specifically to avoid. It doesn’t shame you if your numbers come in low. Plenty of owners land there for reasons that have nothing to do with how hard they’re working, more often it’s a pricing gap, overhead that crept up, or a books setup that was never built for a business your size. And it doesn’t tell you what to do about it. It just shows you where you are, clearly, so you can decide for yourself if it’s worth a closer look.
If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re actually winning or just busy, this will give you a real answer instead of a gut feeling.
Curious what it tells you. If a number surprises you, hit reply and let me know.