Some of you noticed a copyright symbol at the bottom of the P&L statements that appeared in this column the last two issues. I did that to protect the “intellectual property” embodied by those P&Ls. It’s a problem that I’ve run into in recent times, and it deserves some discussion.
Most of you know where I’ve been coming from in these past 12 years as a contributing editor for PM. My goal is to help contractors become astute businesspersons and marketers. I have spent thousands of hours in phone conversations with all that have called, free of charge. I’ve returned many calls at my own expense. And I don’t receive any money from PM for my contributions. Money is not what motivates me.