His method was to employ a number of small contractors working concurrently at various places on the line.

He was thinking of turning a small contractor loose on that little building now, for an entire renovation.

Less tickled are the three small contractors who were responsible for the work.

Until last year he had been doing all right, a high-school graduate working in construction for a small contractor.

"He told me that he was working on some kind of construction job with a small contractor," David said.

General creditors such as suppliers and small contractors are owed $20 million more.

His father is a small contractor, his mother a travel agent.

Francisco did well as a small contractor for fourteen years.

The machines, though, were principally designed for homeowners or small contractors.

Thousands of small contractors, employing cheap labor, compete in that market.