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Hey I have been operating a rope access maintenance company for just over a year now doing around 300k turn over a year with 3 guys part-time I have still been working on the mines for another company in my downtime . And have recently been approached by a few clients for larger than our normal scale projects $600k> I have only had to deal with $50k< jobs in the past . So this is out of my comfort zone but I love it . For all jobs in the past I just would go out buy the material myself and add it to my quote then invoice at the end .

So one of the clients the materials alone are around 80k this is well out of my capability to cover with out payment first and I would feel stupid even considering that .

Because I have never done this before I'm not sure where to start is it as easy as putting in your terms payment for materials upfront or should I ask for 50% then the other when it's needed .

What is the correct procedure to follow is the main question .

Hey I have been listening to business podcasts for a while but I never feel that I have found the right one or one that fills my need for learning.

Back ground for me I run a rope access company that works in the industrial and commercial sectors. We do facades , building maintenance , construction and shut-down work for small and medium scale projects in Australia. We are a niche market so alot of the podcast are not so relatable for me .

Any recommendations with out all the banter , I like a direct delivery none of this " Hey how's the kids and your weekend go " it drives me nuts with all the chit chat .