Mobilization Funding, LLC

11/03/2026

It’s here! 🎉 Field Tested: Lessons in Leading, Losing, and Winning in Construction is officially live on Amazon.

Scott Peper and Herb Sargent sat down for candid conversations about starting, growing, and leading a construction company. They covered the wins, the losses, and the decisions they’d make differently if they had the chance.

Then they added in practical frameworks you can use immediately.

Grab your copy in paperback or ebook today. Link in the comments.

10/29/2026

“It’s 100% your fault.”

Our CEO, Scott Peper, calls it one of the hardest things a mentor ever told him. You hired the people. You trained them, or didn’t. You went after the customer, or hired the person who did. Whatever the problem is, at some point it comes back to something you did or something you didn’t do.

But here’s why he says it’s worth accepting: once you own it, you have a lot more control than you thought.

On episode 169 of the Mobilization Mindset podcast, Scott and Drew Aldridge talk about how contractors can use the rest of 2026 to set up 2027.

Start with one question: Are you winning right now?

If not, get your leadership team in a room, write down what you’re good at and what’s costing you, and be honest about it.

It’s the same exercise our team is running right now.

Link in the comments.

10/28/2026

90% of construction leaders have passed on a profitable job because of cash flow timing.

That's from our 2026 Construction Growth and Cash Flow Report, a survey of 250 senior decision-makers at U.S. commercial construction companies. 43% said it's happened more than once.

Those firms had the work and the margin. What they didn't have was cash on hand when payroll, materials, and mobilization costs came due.

Have you ever turned down a job you knew you could make money on? What did it come down to?

If you want to see that gap before you bid, the Project Cash Flow Planner lays out costs going out and progress payments coming in, week by week.

https://hubs.ly/Q04zj5dk0

10/26/2026

Your backlog is growing. Your bank account shouldn’t have to shrink to keep up.

Contract financing gives established commercial trade contractors funding dedicated to project expenses, based on a signed contract. You take on the work and keep more cash in the bank.

It’s not rescue capital. It's not startup cash. It’s not invoice factoring. It’s financing built for the way construction gets paid.

Our new guide explains how it works, what it covers, and when it makes sense for a subcontractor in growth mode.

Download the guide: https://hubs.ly/Q04CjgWc0

A comprehensive guide to construction contract financing: how it works, what it covers, and when it makes sense for a subcontractor in growth mode.

10/22/2026

Construction trains contractors to protect everything: the number, the margin, the backlog, any leverage they have.

So what does leading with a giving mindset look like in an industry built on scarcity?
If you give on a job, then don’t get awarded it. Was that a loss?

Scott Peper says not necessarily. Maybe the GC knew that project had thin margins and terms that would have put you in a tough spot. Because you were so helpful, they give you the next one instead, with better margins and more lenient terms.

That’s the long-game thinking behind The Go-Giver. The whole team at Mobilization Funding read it recently, and on episode 168 of Mobilization Mindset, Scott and Drew Aldridge talk through its five laws and how they show up in construction.

Scott doesn’t sugarcoat it, though. This mindset doesn’t protect you from getting burned. But the other approach doesn’t either.

Link in the comments.

10/21/2026

We are so excited to welcome an amazing group of contractors for two days of education and inspiration. Thank you to all of our amazing speakers, sponsors, and of course our good friend, Benjamin Holmgren.

Speakers:
Suzanne Bach, Saltmarsh
Scott Kimpland, FMI Corp
Scott Peper, Mobilization Funding
Drew Aldridge, Mobilization Funding
Herb Sargent, Sargent Corp

Sponsors:
Cloudrig
LeanDirt

10/21/2026

A profitable job can still put you out of business.

You priced it right. The crew's running clean. But payroll goes out every week, your supplier wants paid on terms, and the first progress payment is still weeks away. Until the owner pays, you're carrying that job on your own cash.

Do you know how deep that hole gets on your next project, and which week it hits bottom?

The Project Cash Flow Planner shows you week by week, before you mobilize.

Get the planner → [link]

https://hubs.ly/Q04zj4Wp0

10/15/2026

An owner will never get their business further than they've gotten themselves.

That's the line that anchors Field Tested, Scott Peper & Herb Sargent's new book. It's the through line in so many stories of capable operators whose companies stall out when they stopped developing personally.

Scott & Herb put this lesson — and dozens of stories with lessons of their own — into Field Tested. The result is a can't miss leadership book for the construction industry.

They share a few of their favorites in this week's podcast. Link in the comments.

Field Tested launches November 3. Presale link in the comments.

10/14/2026

Quick test: on your next job, which week will your bank balance hit its lowest point?

If you had to guess, you're not alone.

Here's how to find out:

Fill out a short form
Download your personalized planner
Enter your job's numbers and see cash in vs. cash out, week by week

Find your tightest week before you mobilize, not halfway through the job.

Get the planner → [link]

https://hubs.ly/Q04zj4FJ0

10/12/2026

Think you’re ready for your next contract? Answer these five questions first.

1. How much cash will the job need before your first billing cycle?
2. When are major material and equipment costs due?
3. How long does your pay app and approval process usually take?
4. What payment terms apply after approval?
5. What other projects and operating expenses does that same cash need to cover?

If any of those answers is a guess, the job may need more cash to get underway than you’re planning for.

Contract value and margin matter. But they don’t show the full cash demand of a project. Answering these early can reveal a cash flow gap before it becomes an operational problem.

Which of these is hardest for your team to pin down?

Get the full guide: https://hubs.ly/Q04zWGKB0

The longer the gap lasts, the longer your business has to finance the project from its own working capital or another source.