The HELM Resource Library

We've assembled a pretty great collection of materials to inform, support (and occasionally entertain) you as you develop your company. These are free and available to anyone.

Choose resources from five areas:

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In the Making: HELM Construction Solutions
In the Making: HELM Construction Solutions
BS + Beer: Leadership Transitions
BS + Beer: Leadership Transitions
BS + Beer: High Performance Business Models
BS + Beer: High Performance Business Models
Strategic Thinking
Strategic Thinking
Ownership Transitions and Employee Ownership
Ownership Transitions and Employee Ownership

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Building Justice: Rethinking Construction, Climate, and Care
Making a Management Team
Cultivating Company Culture
From Craft to Company: Starting Your Own Business
Test Your Company's Resilience with a Sabbatical
A Strategic Planning Process: Creating a Living Document
Recession Proofing Your Business By Creating Resilience
Best Practices for Internal Communication & Digital Organization
Marketing-in-Place
Social Media 101 for Designers and Builders
Developing Your Company’s Online Reputation
Website Tips for Architects & Builders

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Job Cost Accounting in QuickBooks Desktop
Job Cost Accounting in QuickBooks Desktop
Job Cost Accounting in QuickBooks Online
Job Cost Accounting in QuickBooks Online
Job Cost Accounting
Job Cost Accounting

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Job-Cost Accounting

Cash Flow Forecasting in Scary Times
Progress Invoicing in QuickBooks Desktop
Invoicing in Quickbooks Desktop

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BS + Beer: Leadership Transitions
BS + Beer: Leadership Transitions
ProTradeCraft: Gender Equity in Construction
ProTradeCraft: Gender Equity in Construction
Fair Wages and Benefits
Fair Wages and Benefits
Management vs. Leadership
Management vs. Leadership
Hiring & Onboarding
Hiring & Onboarding

Articles/Podcasts

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Building Justice: Rethinking Construction, Climate, and Care
The 2025 Just Report
Tackling Gender Bias in Construction
Making a Management Team
Cultivating Company Culture
Pros of Apprenticeship Programs
Hiring Entry-Level Employees
2024 Design & Construction Industry Compensation Survey
Test Your Company's Resilience with a Sabbatical
Embracing Neurodiversity in Construction: Inclusive Workplaces for Building Business Resilience
The Time is Now: Creating an Inclusive Workplace in Construction
Tools and Techniques to Keep Builders Organized: Define Your Process First
What's a Fair Wage?
Onboarding Checklist
Employee Performance Reviews
10 Step Hiring Process
What You Need To Know About Benefits
What Vermont Business Owners Need to Know About Paid Sick Leave
What Builders Need to Know About Workers’ Comp
Breaking Down Gender Bias

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Pre Construction
Pre Construction
Primer on Estimating
Primer on Estimating
Sales Process
Sales Process
Designing A Resilient Site
Designing A Resilient Site

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Selling Preconstruction Services
Pros of Apprenticeship Programs
The Role of the Project Manager
Tools and Techniques to Keep Builders Organized: Define Your Process First
The Importance of the Schedule
The Why and How of a Good Production Process Map
Best Practices for Home-Building Project Communication
Best Practices for Internal Communication & Digital Organization
Bringing Up Budget

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Offsite Dirt: Passionate and Innovative World of Construction Business
Offsite Dirt: Passionate and Innovative World of Construction Business
In the Making: HELM Construction Solutions
In the Making: HELM Construction Solutions
ProTradeCraft: Gender Equity in Construction
ProTradeCraft: Gender Equity in Construction
Yestermorrow: Construction – An Industry for Advancing Climate Justice
Yestermorrow: Construction – An Industry for Advancing Climate Justice

Articles/Podcasts

Featured
Building Justice: Rethinking Construction, Climate, and Care
The 2025 Just Report
Tackling Gender Bias in Construction
Embracing Neurodiversity in Construction: Inclusive Workplaces for Building Business Resilience
Making Time For Your Mission-Driven Projects
Is Your Nonprofit Ready for a Capital Project?
Breaking Down Gender Bias