What to Do With Profit Before You Spend It
An owner sent me his numbers this week. They were good. Gross margin was up. Net profit was real for the first time. The small disciplines he had been grinding away at for months were finally starting …
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Why Hiring Too Fast Is the Most Expensive Mistake in Home Service
It was the third week that the schedule had been underwater. Your remaining techs were running ten-hour days. Calls were getting pushed to next week. One customer left a review that used the word …
How To Get A High Paying Job After Trade School
You started trade school with the end goal in mind: to start your career as a plumber, HVAC tech or electrician. However, you may have heard how difficult it is to find a job after graduation. This …
How to Recruit and Retain World-Class Talent
Every professional sports team knows that it takes world-class talent to produce consistent results. That’s why Number One Draft Picks are so prized. A world-class talent could potentially take a team …
Should I Train Him, or Replace Him?
Answering the questions of a concerned business owner: Today’s post is in response to an emailed question from a fan of our content. He is a concerned business owner, and the essence of his question …
Hiring IS NOT Recruiting
One of the biggest problems I hear from small business owners is the challenge of finding and retaining good people. 99% of the time this is an activity problem. What do I mean? When I say this …
Growing a Service Company that is Worthy of Referring
Growing a strong base of referral leads works to bring new and recurring business into your independent contracting company.
