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Contracting General

Contractors Economic Outlook?

June 24, 2010

Sure if you stay tuned to the TV and listen to wall street and the bad boys of Washington you would most likely toss your nail bag in the nearest dump. But to do so would be a big mistake once you slow down and look at the BIG picture.
See there is always some bad [...]

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Supply Chain Madness

June 20, 2010

Let’s Take a Look at Contractor Supply Chain.
What ever happened to the good old days when you could walk into your supplier and see the owner behind the counter taking orders or even out helping load a truck or two?
Fast forward to today and now you are nothing but a number on a computer screen [...]

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How Contractors Build Trust

June 6, 2010

How this five letter word built this country strong!
With the world in such a tailspin how do we bring back any normalcy to our country?
From the federal government to our bankers to our financial advisers just who can your trust nowadays?
Just look at A-Rod and Phelps our sports hero’s and even they have let us [...]

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Private – For Your Eyes Only!

May 24, 2010

I don’t know about you, but there’s something unsettling about all the information that’s available online. We do our banking, bill-paying, and purchasing online, all using account #’s, PINS, and personal information that is, well, personal. Talk about trusting the system.
Even this blog is just open to all who want to see it and read [...]

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Contractor’s Deadly Mistake

May 14, 2010

After talking to contractor’s all over the the country this year, I found one word that they all seamed to use and for the ones that used it, I noticed they all were in trouble because of the economy.
The word is assume ! See they all assumed that business would come back around because it [...]

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A Contractors Journey

April 28, 2010

How contractors can make it with this economy!
First off let me tell you that this will be a different kind of post for me. It’s time that I speak my mind openly about some things that I have been reading on some of the forums out there. If you are a contractor then this post [...]

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Do You Have a Business or Job?

April 26, 2010

Do You Have a Contractor Business or a Job?
Yes, I know this topic will get some of you cranked up but hey, it’s an honest way of looking at you and your contracting business.
Now, lets take a look at your company. I like to think that you are working to build your business not only [...]

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Unsecured line of credit !

April 24, 2010

You know the old saying CASH IS KING. Well nothing is more true to the contractor who wants to grow their business. Readily available cash is a must in our world. Every big company has a line of credit for a reason. Why would you spend your own money when you can borrow it for next to nothing! [...]

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Contractor Learning

March 30, 2010

How contractors can learn from other industries!
As most of you know I study a ton of marketing, not only in our contracting niche but also what goes around in a lot of other retail environments.
You can learn a ton just by reading Home Depots and Lowe’s insert in the weekly paper. And if you sell [...]

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Contractor Service

March 23, 2010

When you started your contracting company you most likely had no plan for contractor service. Service is one of the most important factors for a contractor.
Service is the backbone of your business if you plan to succeed and grow to any size. As you start your contractor marketing and begin to tell your clients about [...]

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