SCALE WITH CONFIDENCE
Business Advisory
Simplified
We help GCs & Specialty Contractors go from chaos and thin margins to control and predicatable profit, so they can build a company that runs without them.
28 Years
ADVISING OWNERS
10,000+
OWNERS MET
3-5 Pts
MARGIN GOAL
100%
RISK-FREE DISCOVERIES
Free Contractor Profit Leak Check: 15 questions, instant score.
SIMPLIFIED SERVICES THAT GETS RESULTS
At Shapcott Lauber, our advisory work isn't theory. It's a structured process built for general and specialty contractors, one that turns your goals into action and your action into measurable results.
RISK-FREE DISCOVERIES
Shapcott Lauber earns your trust before you invest a dime. Our risk-free business Discoveries give you a clear, honest picture of what's holding the company back and which priorities matter most.
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Seven Areas. One System. A Business That Runs Without You
We don't hand you a report and then walk away. We find what's holding your company back, then stay in the trenches with you until it's fixed, from the people you hire to the value you build.
CORE ELEMENTS OF OUR FRAMEWORK
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Most contractors are strong in one area and stretched in the others. Real control comes when all three work together.
Originate, find, price and close the right work so the pipeline is predictable.
Execute, run every job from sale to close out on systems, not heroics.
Measure, keep score to see real job profit and cash in time to act.
BUILT FOR EVERY CORNER OF CONSTRUCTION
Our clients work across commercial, multifamily, residential, and design-build construction, plus the specialty trades that make every project possible.
The work looks different in each segment, but the business problems are the same: winning the right jobs, protecting margin, keeping cash flowing, and building a team that doesn't depend on the owner for every decision.
Whatever you build, if you're privately held and ready for more control, we can help. Here are some of the segments we serve:
✓ Residential Remodeling Renovation
✓ Light Commercial Construction
✓ Multi-Family Renovation
✓ Industrial Warehouse Construction
✓ Custom Home Builders
✓ Tenant Improvements & Interior Buildouts
✓ Retail, Restaurant & Hospitality Build-Outs
✓ Healthcare & Medical Office Construction
✓ Church School & Institutional Projects
✓ Restoration & Insurance Repair
✓ Design Build Firms
✓ Commercial Public Works
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You've run jobs on a plan for years. Your business deserves the same.
Overview of Our Firm, at-a-Glance:
Built for the Business of Construction
Who We Are
Shapcott Lauber is a contractor-focused advisory firm that helps General Contractors protect margins, strengthen operations, and win the right work. Our Discoveries, Business Coaching, and Fractional Advisory Services are built privately held GCs, giving them honest answers and a clear plan for profitable, lasting growth.
How We Work
Based in Greensboro, North Carolina, Shapcott Lauber is a boutique advisory firm focused on the business of construction. For many years, our advisors have helped contractors put in place the systems, methods, and controls that improve profits and bring order to growth. We work remotely with contractors anywhere in the country, and we're happy to put boots on the ground when a client wants us on-site.
Every engagement follows a simple path:
Risk-Free Discovery → Clear Plan → Coaching or Fractional Support
for as long as it adds value.
Our Standard
We hold ourselves to the same standard we help our clients reach: do the work right, tell the truth, and deliver results you can measure. Every Discovery, Coaching Session, and Advisory engagement is handled with honesty, confidentiality, and respect for the business you've worked hard to build.
Advisor Testimonials
Bill is a consummate professional, client focused and driven by results that recognize both the impact on people and bottom line. He has a unique set of skills that allow him to quickly grasp critical issues and pull together the right solutions. - Paul C.
Bill is an excellent leader who truly cares about the success of his team and the success of his clients. He's one of the smartest, most ethical, & hardest working leader that I've met in my career. - Reid R.
I was most impressed with his ability to understand, manage and successfully direct CEO's in understanding what their highest priority issues were and how they begin to successfully resolve them.
- Jim K.
Bill has extensive knowledge of business development and strategic planning to rapidly assist new growth or company turn-around. Bill is a person of high character and an excellent communicator capable of managing any business project. - John B.
Bill's leadership style can best be described as a 'lead by example' and 'lead from the front' type business executive. He not only talks the talk, but walks the walk as well. - Darryl E.
