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Al Levi

Al Levi

Al Levi teaches contractors how to run their businesses with less stress and more success with operating manuals. To get control of your business and grow the right way, check out the "7-Power Contractor Signature Operating Manuals System," at 7powercontractor.com/manuals. Also check out Zoom Franchise Co. at zoomdrainfranchise.com. It’s a living example of the power of manuals and more in action.

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Al Levi

Building a successful franchise

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
May 19, 2017

How Zoom Franchise came to be — and why you might care.


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The 7-Power Contractor

Catching contractors in the act

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
May 12, 2017

Are the stings set up by TV stations fair to contractors?


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The 7-Power Contractor

You need manuals, and here’s why

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
April 28, 2017

It will always be an uphill battle without these written guides.


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The 7-Power Contractor

The secret of running a successful business

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
April 10, 2017

Heavy is the head. So, you are responsible.


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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

Let your employees know your company policies and procedures

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
March 10, 2017

I grew up in my family’s plumbing, heating, and cooling company and among my earliest memories are my Dad getting calls in the middle of the night.


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Al Levi

It’s always going to be an uphill battle without manuals

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
February 13, 2017

Businesses either get better, or they get worse. 


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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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Al Levi

Contractor self-health care

7 Power Blog
Al Levi
January 12, 2017

As contractors, we’re typically consumed with the need to be the caretakers to both our staff and our customers.


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