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To deliver better value to customers, Southern Hydro Vac relies on a two-pronged strategy aimed at maximizing productivity and equipment uptime: investments...

Drones aren’t just for taking pretty pictures anymore. Sophisticated analytics, tools to improve safety and compliance, simplification of survey work — drones...

Mike worked for a medium-sized business and went to work every day happy to have a job. But he wasn’t too enthused...

You’ve been a good employee for other contracting companies, so you decide to take a shot at opening your own shop. You create...

Reading through complex insurance policies and understanding what’s covered and what’s not doesn't sound appealing. But Nicole Murray — who worked at...

With a price tag of $175,000, you’d typically want a piece of equipment out in the field working, recouping that investment. But...

Some salespeople think that if they talk longer, they add more value or get their point across more effectively. Actually, any prospect...

If you’re like the majority of business owners, you started your own business because you wanted the freedom to do things your...

You’re probably familiar with the old maxim: A penny saved is a penny earned. For small-business owners, those are words to live by. Anything...

It’s not unusual for people to accept a new job, then experience the employment equivalent of buyer’s remorse during the ensuing weeks...

As the new year begins, once again it’s time to put your books in order for the tax season. And with the sweeping...

Your business is growing and it’s clear you’ll need to hire another employee or two by next spring. Have the wages you’re offering...

The circumstances are perfect. You’re ready to make a major career move. You’ve decided to open your own contracting business. You have an...

Since early 2017, Canada’s OSY Rentals and Rival Hydrovac have been producing a web series in the same vein as a typical...

There are plenty of perks to running your own business — the autonomy, the control, the ability to spend your days in...

When Rick Hedge graduated from Florida State University in 1998, his gift was a trailer jetter. There was no question as to...

With the end of the year approaching, I flipped through the issues we’ve put out in 2018. We’ve highlighted some strong, growing...