To the two and three truck service company owner, knowing when to leave the truck and make the transition to a full-time sales or administrative position may be
This is the fifth installment of how Steve Stone, Master Plumber and ShuBee CEO, propelled his own plumbing company to success. Literally the next day I started pondering
Caryn Ethridge Contributing Writer ShuBee Your technician is heading to his next job when his phone beeps. One hand moves off the wheel to reach for the phone;
Ellen Rohr Contributing Writer Bare Bones Biz Jerod is everything you look for in a technician…nice, polite, skilled, ethical and ambitious. He deeply cares about his customers and
This is the fourth installment of how Steve Stone, Master Plumber and ShuBee CEO, propelled his own plumbing company to success. My company grew and I eventually bought
Frank Blau Contributing Writer A PHC contractor and dear friend shared with me the following letter, sent to him by one of his service technicians. “As I am
Ellen Rohr Bare Bones Biz Contributing Writer I picked up my phone, “Welcome to Bare Bones Biz…ready to make more money?” That’s our standard greeting. “Yes, I am.
Alan Cline Contributing Writer 1-800-PLUMBING INC I was motivated to write this by a phone call I got today. I am not going to mention the company, but
I subscribe to Fortune Small Business Magazine. In a recent issue, columnist Jay Goltz wrote an article called Do the Math. He described a friend’s business this way…
“My
In the old Popeye cartoons, Wimpy never had enough money for a hamburger. He would offer to pay for today's hamburger in the future. Wimpy was trying to
