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We help owner-led SMB construction and trade businesses bring discipline to how work is won, delivered, and measured—strengthening execution, financial control, and enterprise value. Based in North Carolina, we serve firms with 10–250 employees across the Carolinas, the Southeast, and select markets across the US.
Business Transformation at the Intersection of:
Origination, Execution, and Measurement
Systemize the Business
SMB Construction businesses rarely fail because of craft or effort. They fail when systems are unclear, reactive, or missing altogether. This point of view reframes problems away from people and toward structure, discipline, and operating rhythm that creates stability, predictability, and control over time.
Find the Right Work
Origination is about choosing the right work, not chasing volume. We emphasize intentional backlog planning, disciplined selection, and saying no when needed. Predictable work aligned with capacity sets the foundation for cash flow, margin, and calm execution later across the entire business.
Operational Execution
Execution is where plans either hold or break. We help companies with disciplined delivery through clear roles, reliable handoffs, and proactive communication. When execution is structured, surprises decrease, teams stay aligned, and projects move forward without constant owner intervention or unnecessary firefighting, stress, burnout.
Results-Driven Measurement Measurement replaces assumptions with financial truth. Our framework highlights understanding real margin, real cash, and real performance. When numbers are timely and accurate, decisions improve, risks surface earlier, and leaders regain control instead of reacting too late under pressure, confusion, uncertainty, and noise.
Scale with Confidence
The outcome of disciplined origination, execution, and measurement. Clarity replaces chaos. Control replaces anxiety. Durable profit becomes repeatable, not accidental. The framework creates a business that works without constant heroics, firefighting, or owner dependency while enabling scale, resilience, confidence, longevity.
Systematize → Scale → Capitalize
Shapcott - Lauber is the Right Fit for:
Owner-led businesses in the built environment
General contractors, trade partners, and allied firms across construction, manufacturing, logistics, and industrial services—typically with 10–250 employees—where execution, margin control, and cash discipline matter every day.
Companies focused on Build → Scale → Harvest Value.
Organizations ready to strengthen operating structure, install durable systems, protect margin, and create true owner optionality—whether that means stepping back, planning succession, or preparing for an eventual exit.
Leaders who want strategy and implementation
Firms that value clear thinking backed by hands-on execution: fixed scope engagements, transparent pricing, and measurable KPIs—designed to deliver results, not just recommendations.
Leadership teams open to clarity and accountability
Owners and managers willing to replace heroic effort with a repeatable operating rhythm, supported by coaching, clear roles, and disciplined decision-making.
Businesses under margin or capacity pressure
Companies experiencing profit leakage (job costing gaps, change-order breakdowns, cash conversion issues) or misalignment between demand and capacity—and looking for a focused 90-day plan to stabilize performance and regain control.
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