• Monday, July 30, 2012
    Gauging what customers think of you is a fundamental business duty. The card attached is part of the back cover…
  • Monday, July 16, 2012
    The Nexstar Legacy Foundation has announced their first round of 2012-2013 scholarship award winners. $34,500 was recently awarded to sixteen…
  • Monday, July 16, 2012
    Training on sales inside of an independent contracting company in the industry of HVAC, plumbing, and electrical is vitally important…
  • Monday, July 16, 2012
    Summer is the time most contractors back off from marketing for new customers. The reason is the phone rings on…
  • Monday, July 16, 2012
    In my past columns I’ve consistently beat the drum for increased compensation and fringe benefits for the service technicians and…
  • Friday, June 29, 2012
    (The names have not been changed and this story is mostly true.) Once upon a time, Business Mogul Warren Buffet…
  • Monday, June 25, 2012
    Not flat rate, but fair rate. One of the great ironies of charging time and materials is that you make…
  • Monday, June 25, 2012
    Proficiency in questioning and qualifying are vital skills and abilities for every team member working in a HVAC, plumbing, or…
  • Monday, June 25, 2012
    What is the “going rate?” The going rate is nothing more than the price set for goods and services by…
  • Thursday, June 14, 2012
    “His cardinal mistake is that he isolates himself, and allows nobody to see him; and by which he does not…