Author: Rodney Koop

I just got a crazy idea.  As part of your plumbing maintenance and/or another service, does anyone offer "winterizing?"  Here we are closing a year and beginning a new

What this means is that when you are exchanging the talent, skill, knowledge, wisdom, experience, craftsmanship, and labor of yourself and your employees, you exchange it at the

You broke my heart 'cause I couldn't dance, You didn't even want me around. And now I'm back to let you know I can really shake 'em down. “The Contours” 1962

"Hey Dad, I’m up here at the marina, did you know your boat sank?" I almost screamed as I said, “What are you doing at the marina?” He

The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker and you. I have to laugh because that is a pretty good starting list for who doesn’t get paid what

Are you “weathering” the storm or are you highly prepared? Bottom line, how much money have you socked away for an emergency? There are many types of emergencies, crisis,

I am a mudder and a hill climber. Using my winch to get me out of a mud bog or up a hill is common for me.

Being a contractor for the past 30 years I have had every single complication you can think of in business. I have spent thousands on advertising to

I was a scout leader for years. At one of the first meetings while introducing the boys to the wonders of camping, one of the boys carefully

Rodney Koop Contributing Writer The New Flat Rate, CEO/Founder Dispatching, the necessary management of the valuable incoming call. The phone is either ringing off the hook or during