Hiring readiness
Can I afford to hire a crew?
Use four tests to find out whether one typical job can pay a lead, crew members, remaining owner time, overhead, and a real margin.
Read the hiring test →CrewMath field guides
Make the hire after the math works.
Short, calculation-backed guidance for service-business owners moving from doing the work themselves to pricing and managing a paid crew.
Run a free calculation →Start with the decision
Pricing and hiring guides
Job pricing
How to price a job when employees replace the owner
Build a crew-ready price from loaded labor, job costs, overhead, fees, reserves, and target margin.
Read the pricing guide →How these guides are built
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