Most business owners glance at the bottom line and move on. Here's how to actually read your P&L, line by line, with a real $1.8M trades company example, healthy benchmarks for every category, and the 3 mistakes that cost owners $80K to $200K per year.
The average plumbing company nets under 8%. The best hit 18% to 25% on the same revenue. See margin benchmarks by service type, the 6 margin killers, and what a well-run $1.5M plumbing company actually looks like.
Your P&L says you made $180K. Your bank account says otherwise. Here are the 7 reasons profitable businesses run out of cash, with real examples from trades and service companies, plus exactly how to fix each one.
Most business owners check their bank balance and hope for the best. Here are the 5 specific numbers you should review every Monday morning, with benchmarks for trades and service businesses doing $500K to $10M.

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