Take advantage of the sharing economy when your business demands shift.

1. The construction industry has peaks and valleys – busy times and slow times
   1. Our workload constantly changes
   2. It’s hard to determine when to staff up
   3. How do you meet demands without breaking the bank?
      1. Outsourcing
2. Welcome the “Sharing Economy”
   1. The new landscape of business
      1. Stay at home workers / part-timers – Freedom Workers
   2. You can find just about any service you can think of
      1. On sites like upwork.com, freelancer.com,
   3. There are hundreds of these Freedom Workers out there ready to help you
      1. Need help with a take-off? Estimate? Purchasing? Pricing? Collections? Social Media? Website?
3. Next time your business ebbs and flows consider
   1. Outsourcing – assign you tasks to others
   2. In-sourcing – take on tasks for others
   3. Co-sourcing – share the services among several businesses
      1. If you only need a bookkeeper for 15 hours a week then find another business or two that needs a part-time bookkeeper too. Together you hire one and all save money and time.