Subcontractors can help you grow faster, reduce overhead, and expand your services, but they also come with trade-offs. In this episode, John Pajak breaks down the realities of subcontracting from both sides, sharing real-world experience as both a subcontractor and a general contractor. Learn the pros, the pitfalls, and how to use subcontractors the right way in your business.

Listener Takeaways

· The true trade-off between control and growth· When subcontracting makes sense and when it doesn't· How to protect your reputation while using subcontractors· Why communication and scope of work are everything· How to decide if you should be a subcontractor or a general contractor

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