Company Narrative

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Craig Noble

Your Company Narrative is the place in your Qual-Port that tells your clients and prospects who your company is and what your company stands for.  It’s important to not just write about how many years you’ve been in business, that you specialize in whatever projects and that you’re proud of the quality you provide.  This is the way most companies describe themselves, so you’ll have to include more information if you want your construction business to stand out from the crowd.  Besides, all of those points are already covered elsewhere in your Qual-Port.    

 It’s also important to keep in mind that sometimes Buyers break the tie in a bid comparison by looking at the intangibles of each company (company values, employee culture, community involvement, charities supported).  For example, the V.P. of Facilities at Baptist Health South Florida pays close attention to his resources’ Company Narrative to see if they provide healthcare coverage to their employees.

The content of your Company Narrative is another means to showcase your qualifications, so be thoughtful about what you display here, because it may mean the difference between you getting the job or your competitor getting the job.

My next post in this series will explain the importance of your Qual-Port’s Geographic Service Area.

Click HERE to read my previous post about your Qual-Port’s Key Contacts.

Adding Awards + Recognition in JobSite123

Mar 9, 2010     Topics: customer solutions Leave a comment

Most construction industry organizations have a variety of awards that their members can pursue. In addition to displaying your well-deserved awards at your construction business, you can also display them online in your Qual-Port for additional exposure.

To display your awards in JobSite123:

1.) Login at jobsite123.com with your username and password.

2.) Find the name of your company under the heading “Modify My Qual-Port”, on the right-hand side of the screen. Click on it.

3.) In the left-hand navigation menu, click on “Awards & Recognition”.

4.) In the top right corner, click on the link marked “Add Awards”.

5.) Select the organization that presented the award from the “Award Issuer” drop menu. NOTE: If the organization that presented your construction award is not in the list, please e-mail us at organizations@jobsite123.com with the name of the organization and the title of the award.  We will contact you once we have added them into the system.

6.) Fill out the remaining fields. To upload a copy of the award in .pdf, .jpg or .doc format, click the button marked “Browse” in the Document Upload section. Locate the file on your hard drive, click on the file, then click “Open”.

7.) Click “Create”.

Attention Commercial Building Owners: It’s Time to Diet

Mar 8, 2010     Topics: commercial construction industry Leave a comment

Craig Noble

If the occupancy rate in your commercial building is falling, it may be due to the utility expenses your tenants are paying. Tenants lured away to occupy a similarly priced space that has been renovated to consume less energy enjoy an overall lower operating expense. Many Owners of multi-tenant retail centers, office buildings and industrial properties are using their cash on hand to invest in energy consumption renovations, and then marketing their buildings as less costly to occupy at the same market rental rate. And those that achieve a LEED designation are even more attractive to the growing number of environmentally conscious tenants. Owners of high energy consumption buildings that want to compete for tenants must choose to either reduce their rental rate or put your building on an energy consumption diet.