Nobody likes to waste money, least of all small-business owners.
As the end of the year approaches, and as business owners take a...
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How to Avoid Facebook Jail
In a recent column, we talked about the problem with relying on Facebook and Instagram for client communication. But there’s something else we...
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The Risks and Rewards of Business Partnerships
Maybe you shared a faded futon as college roommates or a second-hand Chevy as brother and sister. Whatever the circumstances were that...
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What to Know Before Getting an Equipment Appraisal
Before selling an asset in your fleet, you might want to get a construction equipment appraisal to establish its value.
This consists of...
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How to Ensure a High Appraised Value for Your Business
When you started your business, you did so wanting to grow it and increase its value.
No contractor starts a business with the...
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Lessen Your Reliance on Social Media Marketing
October was a hard month for Facebook for several reasons. One big one was the service outage that took place in early...
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Building Your Company’s Marketing Plan
Good marketing explains what businesses are, what they do, what they offer and why customers should go with them. Marketing helps brands attract...
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How to Increase Your Positive Online Reviews
So that Pipe Masters of Honolulu, Hawaii, can ensure customer satisfaction and improve quality control, every customer gets a call from the...
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How to Make Your Business Stand Out Among the Competition
You’re always competing for the eyes of your potential customers. With everything that’s out there — competitors, social media platforms, search engines,...
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Aligning Daily Operations With a Long-Term Vision
When you first started your business, you glimpsed a future you felt confident pursuing. Maybe you had a dream so big you’d...
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Nailing the Business Basics Vital to Marketing Success
When you think about marketing, you likely think of ads, truck wraps, social media, Google posts, your website, and other things of...
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Breaking the Bad Habit of Procrastination
An old English proverb notes that all good things come to those who wait. But by and large, waiting to tackle tasks...
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Looking at the Big Picture
Go big or go home. That is how Mitch Willie looked at his company in 2020.
The owner of Axis Vac & HDD,...
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Have You Been ‘Ghosted’ by a New Employee?
The Urban Dictionary describes ghosting as “the act of suddenly ceasing all communication with someone the subject is dating, but no longer...











