No Clear Minimum Profitable Job Size? That is a Problem. - Profit Tip #2 of 99

A lot of small businesses stay stuck for one simple reason.

They keep saying yes to work that does not make money.

If you do not know your minimum profitable job size you will take on work that looks fine on the quote but leaves almost nothing in the bank.

Here is how it plays out.

You take a small job to keep things moving.
Your team still travels, sets up, emails, invoices and deals with the same admin as a bigger job.

By the time it is done the margin is tiny or gone.

Every business has a point where the job is no longer worth the time, cost or attention.
If you do not define that point you end up:

- Doing more work with less profit
- Burning your team’s time on low value jobs
- Missing work that actually moves the needle

Here is the fix:

Work out the smallest piece of work that still covers your costs, pays your team and leaves a healthy margin.
That is your minimum profitable job size.

Then stick to it.
Saying no to low value work creates room for the work that grows the business.

You do not grow by doing more jobs.
You grow by doing the right jobs.