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Home » Authors » Al Levi

Articles by Al Levi

Al Levi

Why Most Family Businesses Don’t Work

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
August 11, 2016

And How The 7-Power Contractor Approach Can Help.


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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

Information, not scare tactics

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
June 30, 2016

When I work with contractors, they struggle to put marketing together that communicates in an informative way and doesn’t scare. 


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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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Culture of change in the contractor business

I can tell you the No. 1 reason I find people resist change — fear of failure!
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
May 23, 2016

Doing things the old way isn’t always the best way.


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Al Levi

Dispatch scheduling hijack

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
May 16, 2016

One of my many jobs at my company's contracting business was being the install manager. 


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Al Levi

Find out the secrets to a 7-Power Contractor

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
April 25, 2016

The winds of change and destruction of running a contracting business are enormous and seemingly never ending. 


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Al Levi

Build your Green Team

The goal is to go green themselves, educate others how to be green and sell green products and services.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
April 19, 2016

This niche market will help your company be more profitable.


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Al Levi

Salespeople are made, not born

Improving sales is like everything else you want to improve in your business.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
March 21, 2016

Establish a systematic sales approach.


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Al Levi

Real goal or fantasy? — Part 2

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
March 14, 2016

Last month, I talked about making written goals for your business to help achieve positive results. Here in Part 2, we’ll discuss on how to do that.


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