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Al Levi

Why you need to have written policies and procedures

Written policies and procedures help everyone sleep through the night.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
March 28, 2017

I grew up in my family’s plumbing, heating, and cooling company, and among my earliest memories are those of my dad getting calls in the middle of the night from people with heating emergencies — a homeowner whose furnace had quit or a bakery where they needed the steam from the boilers for their baking.


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The 7-Power Contractor

How to engineer a financial turnaround

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
February 8, 2017

It’s not too late to make lasting changes.


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The 7-Power Contractor

How to create a proactive marketing plan

Answering the call.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
January 18, 2017

There’s nothing scarier than a phone that’s gone dead.


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The 7-Power Contractor

When employees ask for a raise, have a plan

Don’t be a 5 o’clock hostage.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
December 11, 2016

Think positively about your staff, even learn to love them.


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Al Levi

The pros and cons of personality profiling

I know the words “personality profiling” can carry a big stigma in our society.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
November 16, 2016

Help people learn how to work together.


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Al Levi

Avoid the miscommunications of text and email wars

Not all technology is good technology.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
October 5, 2016
You think you can run your company and do all your communications via email and/or text. You can’t!
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The 7-Power Contractor

7 helpful tips of adding another trade

Need to add another trade?
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
September 28, 2016

The pros and cons, plus seven helpful tips.


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Al Levi

Keeping commercial customers

A commercial sales agent is the person at your company who is dedicated to creating relationships.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
August 30, 2016
A commercial sales agent on staff will create these relationships.
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Al Levi

Mastering the business of contracting

A 7-Power Contractor is a leader who is in command of the seven major areas that require his attention as a business owner.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
July 22, 2016
The seven areas that need your constant attention.
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Al Levi

Division or divisiveness with service and install work

Some companies like to distinguish between small install and big install.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
June 24, 2016
Pitting service and install against each other is bad for business.
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