Free Resources

Operational Checklists for Trade Businesses

The same templates and frameworks we use with $500K-$10M trade clients. No fluff—just tools that work.

New Hire Onboarding Checklist

A 30-day onboarding process for field techs. Covers safety training, tool and vehicle assignment, customer service standards, and performance benchmarks.

  • Day 1-7 orientation tasks
  • Week 2-3 shadowing plan
  • Week 4 solo checklist
  • 90-day performance review template

13-Week Cash Flow Forecast

Track money in vs. money out for the next quarter. See cash crunches before they happen and plan for seasonal swings.

  • Weekly AR/AP tracking
  • Payroll projection
  • Seasonal adjustment factors
  • Cash reserve targets

Pricing Audit Worksheet

Review your top 10 job types. Calculate what you should charge vs. what you actually charge, and identify the biggest pricing leaks.

  • Cost-plus pricing formula
  • Competitor analysis framework
  • Margin gap calculator
  • Price increase script

Operations Self-Assessment

25 questions that reveal bottlenecks, owner dependency, and scaling blockers in your trade business. Takes 15 minutes.

  • Leadership & delegation score
  • Financial visibility rating
  • Team structure assessment
  • Systems maturity check
Take Assessment

Exit Readiness Scorecard

Planning to sell in the next 5-10 years? This scorecard shows what buyers look for and where your business stands today.

  • Revenue quality factors
  • Owner dependency risk
  • Documentation checklist
  • Valuation multiple drivers

Why We Give These Away

Most trade business owners are drowning in tactical work. They don't have time to build templates from scratch—and shouldn't have to.

These resources are the exact tools we use when working with clients. If they help you run your business better without our help? Great. If they reveal problems you need help solving? That's what we do.

"The job costing template alone showed us we were losing money on 20% of our jobs. We thought we were making 25% margins. Reality was closer to 12%."
— HVAC company owner, Dallas TX

Need More Than Templates?

If your trade business is doing $500K-$10M and you're stuck—growing revenue but not profit, working more but not smarter—we might be able to help.