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Business Coaching Resource Launches New Marketing Courses
Business Development Resources, a training and business coaching authority for home services industry professionals, recently announced new training programs devoted to marketing...
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Retain Employees Long-Term With ‘Golden Handcuff’ Incentives
In today’s labor market, retaining employees is almost as challenging as hiring new workers.
Companies don’t want to lose any employees to the...
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5 Tips for Monitoring and Responding to Business Reviews
You’ve secured the job. Equipment is on site. Your crew is ready. Yet, before any work is done, a prospective client or public official Googles your firm....
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The X’s and O’s of Business
The right coach can turn a so-so team into a champion. But not just any coach. A football team, for example, needs...
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The Art of Prioritization: A Guide to Streamlining Your Business Strategy
As an owner/operator of a small business, it can be overwhelming to juggle multiple priorities on a daily basis.
It’s inevitable that your...
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The Power of Gratitude: How Recognition Boosts Retention and Culture
As the year winds down and the holidays approach, most business owners in the trades busy themselves with wrapping up projects and...
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How to Fight Back Against Equipment Theft
It usually happens when you least expect it. You arrive on a job site in the morning, crew ready, schedule tight only...
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Visionary Business Leaders Create Change Before It’s Urgent
Most leaders don’t ignore change because they don’t care. They ignore it because, in the moment, it doesn’t feel urgent. When the...
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How to Become the Model Mentor
Starting a new job in the trades can feel overwhelming. For a rookie, there’s much to learn, from handling tools and equipment...
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How to Avoid the Threat of Employee Theft
From falsified bank statements to fictitious vendors and cash skimming, dishonest employees can find countless ways to steal from their employers. Brian...
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13 Ways to Keep Customers Coming Back
You know that friend who’s always there when you are in need? The one who shows up on time, follows through on...
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Don’t Let Know-How Walk Off the Job
If your bench feels thinner every year, you’re not imagining it. More than one in five workers in construction fields are 55...
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Key Strategies for Unlocking Profit Growth
In the ever-evolving utility construction industry, business owners constantly seek avenues to expand their profits and secure long-term viability.
Here I’m looking at...
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Concentrating on Repeat Customers
You know that friend who’s always there when you are in need? The one who shows up on time, follows through on...
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Retain Employees Long-Term With ‘Golden Handcuff’ Incentives
In today’s labor market, retaining employees is almost as challenging as hiring new workers.
Companies don’t want to lose any employees to the...
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The Hidden Price of Losing Skilled Workers
Picture this situation: A skilled technician calls in their resignation tomorrow. What happens next? Jobs pile up, schedules get disrupted, your remaining...




