The holidays produce higher levels of stress for many people. Often times this can affect your employees’ performance. There are several things leaders can do support anxious and stressed employees during the holiday season: How To Deal With Stress Acknowledge that you realize the holiday season can be stressful. Give employees the opportunity to take […]
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When planning for the upcoming year, profit is on every business owner’s mind. These best practices will put you in a position to grow in 2018. Every sale needs to be profitable. Don’t cut your sales price on a job with hopes to make it up on another. When you give up some, if not
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As we near the end of 2017, there are many preparations contractors should take in their business to ensure they are ready to roll in to the new year with a fresh start and a financing program set up for success. Here are 5 of things you can do to prepare your business for a
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You never know what is going to happen when completing a home improvement project for a client. This collection of stories ranges from spooky to silly and shows that anything goes when you’re on a job. Close Encounter “At a jobsite one morning in late January, [my employee] Tom was surprised to see a
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Social media can be a scary thing for contractors. After all, you just wanted to start a business, right? Now you’re being told you need to be on every social platform under the sun and it is overwhelming. Having a social media presence for your business is important and doesn’t have to be time consuming
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You already know that offering financing to your customers as a payment option for their home improvement project is critical. Many contractors already offer in-house financing or go through a big bank to offer financing for their good credit customers. But what about the approximately 50% of people in the United States who are “credit
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In today’s environment, old school sales tactics are more likely to do more harm than good. Customers have more information at their fingertips than ever before. Make sure you’re not sabotaging your sales by removing these four tactics from your sales calls. Persuasion This old school tactic is still touted by many as the art
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Nothing grows your business like trust. Customers who trust you will come back for additional work and refer your business to their friends and neighbors. Focusing some of your efforts on building trust in your community can go a long way to boosting sales. Here are some tips for getting out there and exposing your
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Hurricane Harvey has wreaked havoc on the state of Texas and now thousands of homeowners are looking for the next step in recovering from the damage. Many are wondering what restoration companies can actually do for the thousands of flooded homes. Here are a few surprising facts about fixing a flooded home: A flooded home
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While marketing has evolved over the years, there are some tried and true tactics that make an impression for your brand. Making the first impression of your brand a positive one for potential clients can be critical to converting an interested party to a client. These twelve tips can give you a head start on
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