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Items Tagged with 'business management'

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Guest Editorial | David Keane

Developing resilient project execution plans help keep projects on track

Successful projects don’t just happen.
David Keane
August 8, 2023

Things like timeliness, on-budget delivery, superb communication skills and flexibility all convey a contractor’s approach and their execution capabilities. As such, the success of every project boils down to planning.


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Serving Plumbing Pros | Matt Michel

11 steps to follow to run a sales promotion

Matt Michel
Matt Michel
August 7, 2023

Plumbing contractors are not known for their marketing prowess, yet marketing can drive more calls. The simplest marketing might be the sales promotion. Here are the steps.



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Contractor's Corner | Dave Yates

Educating homeowners establishes trust

Comfort resolution
Dave Yates
Dave Yates
August 4, 2023

Educating the homeowner(s) establishes trust, and trust trumps price so their sticker shock can be tolerated.


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The Blue Collar Coach | Kenny Chapman

Authenticity creates abundance in business

Understanding what it means to lead with authenticity.
Kenny Chapman
Kenny Chapman
August 3, 2023

The challenge for most of us can be identifying how we foster an abundance mindset—a key ingredient to achieving success—in our daily lives and workplace cultures.


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Hourly.io, Nationwide partner to revolutionize workers’ comp and payroll for businesses with hourly workers

July 19, 2023

Businesses that will most benefit from using Hourly include construction, contracted services, transportation and trucking, food service, and retail stores among others. 


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Editorial Opinion

Nicole Krawcke: Use exit interviews to strengthen your plumbing company

Improve your company processes and better your hiring process by gathering important information from employees on their way out.
Nicole Krawcke
Nicole Krawcke
July 13, 2023

In my years in the workforce, I’ve had jobs with amazing bosses and managers. On the flip side, I’ve also had terrible managers who made me question whether or not I wanted to stay in that organization.


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Kenny Chapman: The benefits of looking at adversity as an opportunity

Problems always hold solutions.
Kenny Chapman
Kenny Chapman
July 6, 2023

For business leaders in the plumbing contracting industry, it is crucial to understand that problems always hold solutions. Instead of shying away from them or seeking ways to avoid bumpy roads and obstacles, we should embrace challenges.


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Dan Holohan: Do you prefer educated customers?

Contractors weigh in on customer education preferences.
Dan Holohan
Dan Holohan
July 5, 2023

Over the years, I've had many homeowners read my books and then write to tell me they knew more about their system than the contractors that came to their houses. This was particularly true when it came to steam heating.


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Nicole Krawcke: ChatGPT: Revolutionizing the plumbing industry

Free OpenAI language model can help plumbing and HVAC contractors excel.
Nicole Krawcke
Nicole Krawcke
June 13, 2023

A few weeks back I was having a conversation with a plumbing and HVAC contracting business owner. During the beginning of our discussion, he abruptly told me, “I just use ChatGPT to do your job.”


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Donnie Hornback: Two reasons why I sold my 18-year-old plumbing company

Finding the right buyer is important.
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Donnie Hornback
June 12, 2023

I never started my business with the intention of selling it. In 2005, I started Hornback Plumbing with three employees, and I started the business because I loved plumbing. I have a son who works with me, and I’ve always wanted to pass the baton to him.


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