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Help Your Business Run Smoothly With Written Policies and Procedures
When pointing out a mistake made on the job, has an employee ever thrown it back in your face saying he or...
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The Best Practices of Invoicing
Good cash flow for your business depends on invoices getting paid at a prompt pace, and there are a number of strategies...
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7 Steps to Unleash the Power of Delegating Workload
One of the great things about being a small-business owner or manager is that you can delegate various tasks to other people...
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Protect Against Cyber Attacks
As companies introduce connected technologies into the workplace and on the job site, they increase the risk of cyber attacks.
It’s something that...
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How Invoice Format Plays Into Prompt Customer Payments
To maintain a healthy cash flow in your business, it’s important to get client invoices paid on time — the sooner the...
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Plan, Map and Manage Your Bore Projects
Take all the functionality of Projects +Mapping, add bore line mapping and rod-by-rod bore planning, and you have +BorePlan. With settings for product pipe...
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Recognizing the Contributions of Small Businesses Nationwide
This week is the time to celebrate the small business. Every year since 1963, National Small Business Week has been held to...
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Avoid Tricks and Traps of the Credit Card Industry
Like any other tool for your business, effective credit card use means careful analysis and firm control. A credit card is a...
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There are Many Benefits to Hiring Veterans
There are countless good reasons to hire veterans at your company — starting with the simple fact that it’s the right thing...
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Figuring Out an Invoicing Process Could Reduce Headaches
I recently discovered a longtime client was two invoices behind in paying me. This had never happened with this particular company before,...
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Office Tasks to Finish Before Busy Season Arrives
We have been talking about planning for your season recently, and as a small-business owner, you know that a lot of things...
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10 Phrases to Avoid When Dealing With Customers
Busy contractors may wish they could take back something they said in the heat of the moment or because it seemed like...
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Work-Life Balance is Not Unattainable
Every business owner wishes for more hours in the day — for more time to grow their business and to get things...
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Iowa Contractor Goes Trenchless With Septic System Installations
The three partners who bought Ken-way Excavating were looking for a niche in the septic system installing market. They found their specialty...
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7 Keys to Small-Business Longevity
Everyone who starts or leads a business dreams of passing it along to the next generation. But few are successful in making...
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Thinking About Tax Season
With the tax year upon us, it is about time that small business contractors gear-up for it and prepare for next year...








