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Business Loans and Liens: Why You Must Read the Fine Print
We’ve all done it: downloaded a new app on a smartphone, added new software to a laptop, or purchased something online with...
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Improving Employee Accountability
When you hire new team members, you have a certain set of expectations for them. Ultimately, you want them to be punctual,...
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7 Must-Have Mobile Apps For Contractors
With the rise of technology in an increasingly paperless world, all types of people and professionals are trying to smoothly transition into...
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Are These Money Demons Haunting You?
It’s October, the time of the year when we flock to haunted houses, tell scary stories and work up creepy costumes for...
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Tips for Making Your Website Bio Info Attractive to Potential Customers
On our websites, in our advertisements, in our marketing messages, we all do this one thing: We talk about ourselves. And while...
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4 Signs You Might Want to Stop Renting a Piece of Equipment
Construction equipment rental has its upsides, especially when it comes to reducing risk. However, there can be advantages to equipment ownership if...
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How to Develop an Exit Strategy for Your Business
It’s often said that entrepreneurs should start their companies with the end in mind. Even amidst the enthusiasm of seeing a new...
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Making the Move From Worker Bee to Team Leader
Most managers face a daily gauntlet of brush fires. But the tightrope walk tentatively trod by newly promoted managers, who suddenly find...
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Protect Your Company Against Internet Hacks
Your company relies on email, company websites, digital payments and smartphones to conduct business. The problem is that every digital portal a...
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The 9 Signs of a Great Company Leader
Many people are good bosses. Some people are great bosses. A handful go even further: They’re phenomenal, not only because of what...
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What You Need to Know About Offering a Hiring Bonus
In the not-too-distant past, hiring bonuses — also called signing bonuses or sign-on bonuses — were only mentioned in reference to elite...
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Keeping Your Website Updated Keeps Customers Coming
A construction business’ website is everything from a 24/7 customer support center to a sales and marketing tool. Websites make a company...
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7 Things Construction Companies Can Do to Improve Employee Retention
Today’s workforce is different. The society they live in is different. With low unemployment and worker shortages in many occupations, today’s workforce...
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How Another Business Going Bankrupt Can Affect You
Your business is humming along when one day you get the news that a key supplier — or perhaps one of your...
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Create a Love-to-Work Culture
It used to be that prospective employees had to convince companies why they should be hired. But in today’s job market, with...
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Providing Efficient Health Insurance Options Is Not an Impossible Dream
After working on his own as an independent health care insurance broker for several years, Ryan recently took a job with a...






