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Upgrading Technology Without Upsetting Your Business
Technology changes at an alarmingly rapid pace and it may not be expected, or even possible, for you to keep current with...
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Risks and Their Rewards
As contractors, you know risk is part of the game. You take on risk when you start a new job, open your...
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Prepare Employees to Make a Good First Impression
“You will never get a second chance to make a first impression.”That famous quote attributed to Will Rogers is why the people...
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8 Everyday Ideas to Tame Tax Time Tension
The year is past the halfway point. Before you know it, you’ll be filing 2017 tax returns. Rather than putting that dreaded...
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6 Ways to Refocus on Your Business
“This is stupid! I’m so frustrated! I’m just about ready to shut down my business!”How many contractors have thought this, in frustration,...
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Lacking Leadership Stalls Business Growth
There’s a specific starting point if you’re looking to grow your alternative excavation business. Skip it and any growth efforts will be minimized,...
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5 Rules for Writing Content on Your Business Website
When potential customers are trying to find an septic professional, they most likely are searching online. They’ll go straight to your company...
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Balancing Emotions and Logic in Business Decision-Making
When family members own a business together, separating work from family is nearly impossible. While the brain should drive business decisions, emotions...
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Hiring in a Hurry: Smart Interview Tips That Save Time
Every season we are faced with the task of finding new staff. Maybe it is seasonal workers like drivers, weekend staff or...
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Helping Employees Embrace Change
It is a widely held belief in business that if you aren’t growing, you’re dying. Growth is exciting in a lot of...
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With So Many Small Business Credit Cards, Which One Do You Choose?
Entrepreneurs place value on every single dollar they make — both through their core business competencies, and through “bonuses” they earn on...
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3 Strategies To Get Happier Clients Using Communication
Contractors know that happy customers are the best kind of customers. They pay on time, they call back for more work, they...
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Getting Your Business on Google
It’s vitally important that online search engine users be able to find your company. Simply put, this is how most consumers make...
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Contractors Can Benefit from Friendly Competition
When was the last time you sat down with your biggest competitor and had a friendly conversation over coffee? Possibly never.Generally speaking,...
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Eight Tips for Dealing with Project Conflict
A project team was separated only by the locked doors to the two trailers that sat side-by-side on their wastewater treatment project...
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Secure the Cash for When You Need It
You have good cash flow, minimal debt and no upcoming major purchases in the works.But you know just how unpredictable the future...










