Articles Tagged with ''business planning''

Jason Noel, Kevin Hill, Jackie Sponsler and Eric Corbett.

CEO Warrior hosts War Planning workshop to help home service businesses battle growth challenges

This two-day course provides trades business owners with financial strategies, customized plans and the tools to dominate their markets.

October 1, 2025

The workshop will take place on Oct. 21-22 at CEO Warrior's headquarters in Eatontown, New Jersey,

The Home Depot launches digital project planning tool for pros

The tool centralizes material lists, order tracking, delivery preferences, pricing visibility and team collaboration.

September 23, 2025

The Home Depot has introduced a digital Project Planning tool aimed at helping professional contractors organize and manage complex jobs through a single platform.

Purpose over paychecks

One Georgia business tries new retention strategies inspired by the tech industry.

Kristen R. Bayles

September 22, 2025

Faced with costly turnover and a tightening labor market, Cooper’s Plumbing & Air partnered with Reins to launch an equity-based incentive system that gives employees real ownership in the business. The approach has boosted retention, strengthened culture, and offers a model for how contractors can keep teams engaged beyond paychecks alone.

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Jobber launches AI-Powered Receptionist

This artificial intelligence is designed to answer calls and texts for busy home service businesses.

August 18, 2025

This virtual assistant empowers home service businesses to deliver 24/7 customer care, capture more leads and reclaim time.

AI is changing the rules of search: home service companies need to pay attention

With the prevalence of AI in search engines, home service companies have to adapt.

Katie Donovan

August 6, 2025

For home service companies, it's important to stay up to date on the latest in search engine trends, especially when it comes to AI.

BDR announces keynote speakers for SPARK 2026

Celebrated speakers Sarah Wells and Jon Acuff will headline the three-day event, slated for Jan. 6-9.

August 5, 2025

Sarah Wells, inspirational speaker with more than a decade of experience, will conduct the opening ceremony while Jon Acuff, author, will host the closing ceremony.

ServiceTitan’s 2025 Commercial Service Market Survey: majority of contractors report stable or rising revenue

Commercial business continues to succeed despite persistent labor shortages and rising costs.

July 14, 2025

ServiceTitan released its third annual Commercial Service Market Report, which surveyed over 1,000 commercial owners and executives across the trades. The report reveals that 66% of commercial contractors said they entered 2025 with stable or growing revenues, even as they have faced persistent headwinds like a skilled labor shortage (52%), rising labor and overhead costs (45%), and longer material lead times (31%). More than half (53%) expressed optimism about the market.

Plumber explaining to a client the problem with her kitchen sink before fixing it.

Service Plumbing Pros | Matt Michel

Two dozen ways to be easy to do business with: part II

Twelve tips to make sure that your customers keep coming back.

Matt Michel

June 19, 2025

Are you easy to do business with? You might think so, but there's always room for improvement. Here are twelve ways to make it easier for others to work with you. How many do you practice?

The Unified Group’s 2025 Human Resources Forum: advancing excellence in workforce strategy

HVAC leaders gather to share HR strategies, tackle challenges, and build stronger teams.

June 6, 2025

From onboarding best practices to mental health in the trades, The Unified Group’s HR Forum delivered actionable strategies and honest dialogue to help HVAC companies lead with empathy, build stronger teams and embrace a culture of growth

BDR names Jeff Cordick as new chief financial officer

March 3, 2025

Business Development Resources (BDR) has named Jeff Cordick its new CFO.

In this webinar, you’ll learn how to reframe training as a measurable revenue driver by connecting contractor performance improvements to real business outcomes—like increased equipment sales, stronger margins, and greater share-of-wallet.