With many baby boomer business owners looking to be living the next stage of their lives, there are a number of companies with one or more employees moving...
As a business owner and a customer/client of other businesses, I am always paying attention to what makes me feel well-served. Sometimes I feel that way...
Improving the productivity of employees in the contractor business can mean a couple different things. From project planning to employee morale, productivity...
Remodelers are trained to say yes from the day they start in the industry. “Yes, I can complete the job. Yes, we can come in at that time. Yes, we can add that...
About two years ago a California window contractor who was not a regular visitor to Yelp became curious. He went to his company’s page and found ten reviews....
On a jobsite in Kingsville, Texas, in August 2013, a worker was mixing gypsum concrete in preparation for gypcrete installation on an apartment building. It’s...
When an employee’s compensation is being calculated, the owner typically thinks about the wage or salary. More often than not, so does the employee. “Show me...
I am a fan of baseball, especially the science of the game. Winning in baseball is more about not making mistakes than beating the opponent. If you give up...
One of the most devastating things that can happen to a business owner is being disappointed by a trusted employee. What does this look like? Here’s one...
Ron Roen had a problem. He wanted to put his Bellevue, Wash., home on the market and move to a house on the water. But inspection of the roof in the course of...