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Protect Your Company Against Internet Hacks
Your company relies on email, company websites, digital payments and smartphones to conduct business. The problem is that every digital portal a...
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Angry, Irrational, and Empowered: Navigating Customer Service in the Internet Age
My strangest customer service story didn’t involve a customer at all. It was a customer’s neighbor. We’ll call him Mr. Neighbor.
Our customer...
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5 Tips for Effectively Leading a Crew
Whether you’ve been leading a team in the field for years or you’re new to the role, chances are you still remember...
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Tips For Making Your Website Bio Info Attractive to Potential Customers
On our websites, in our advertisements, in our marketing messages, we all do this one thing: We talk about ourselves. And while...
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Why You Should Learn Hydronics
Smart contractors never stop learning.
Besides the fact that many of them are naturally curious, they know that every bit of knowledge acquired...
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Create a Love-to-Work Culture
It used to be that prospective employees had to convince companies why they should be hired. But in today’s job market, with...
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How to Manage Employee Conflicts More Effectively
Workplace conflicts are inevitable. In fact, a survey conducted by the American Management Association found that managers spend almost a quarter of...
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Keeping Your Website Updated Keeps Customers Coming
A plumbing business’ website is everything from a 24/7 customer support center to a sales and marketing tool. Websites make a company...
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7 Tips to Getting Momentum to Finish the Year
We are entering the stretch drive of 2019, and for me — and maybe you, too — it’s been a bumpy ride....
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Business Insurance Shopping Tips
Business insurance is a complicated subject for even veteran business owners. Its complexity gets exacerbated because we don’t trade in it every...
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Alternatives To Consider If Traditional Business Lending Isn’t an Option
No two businesses are exactly alike, and yet there are a few things that every business needs in order to function. At...
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When Marketing Can Be Too Much of a Good Thing
When the leads are hot and the phone’s ringing off the hook, it’s easy to get greedy and want to keep the...
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Delegation Can Be a Catalyst for Increased Employee Engagement
It may sound too good to be true, but there’s actually an easy way for managers to become more productive as well...
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Pricing Manual Can Help Plumbers Set Prices Easily
Setting a price for your work can be one of the trickiest things to determine when you’re starting a business. You want...
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Following These Steps Can Make You a Great Leader
Many people are good bosses. Some people are great bosses. A handful go even further: They’re phenomenal, not only because of what...
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Don’t Neglect the People Side of Succession Planning
As a company leader, you may be thinking about transitioning out of day-to-day operations or turning things over completely.
In most succession plans,...




