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My biggest client just pulled a $15,000 job with no notice
It happened last Thursday afternoon. I run a small roofing crew, and this was a full re-roof for a property management company I've worked with for three years. They called me directly to cancel, said they were going with a bigger outfit that offered a lower bid. I had already ordered the materials and scheduled my guys for next Monday. Now I'm stuck with a pallet of shingles in my yard and a week with no work lined up for my team. I scrambled and called every contractor I know to see if they had any overflow, but no luck so far. What do you even do when a long-term client drops you like that? Has anyone else had a major project vanish right before it started, and how did you handle the financial hit?
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