In 1985, Dave and Maurine Burt started their drain cleaning business in Fruitland, Idaho. Dave handled the service work, drawing upon his...
Entries Tagged Business Growth
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Why Plumbers Must Adapt to the Digital Landscape
Growing a business in 2020 is vastly different from doing so even only 10 years ago. This is true for just about...
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Why You Should Take Staff Meetings Seriously
For a myriad reasons, many small-business owners don’t hold regular staff meetings. Furthermore, most who do don’t get the most they could...
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Seemingly Good Short-Term Business Decisions Can Have Long-Term Negative Effects
If you’re like a lot of business owners, when you first started your company, you said yes to just about every job....
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Big Outcomes by Rewarding Your Best Employees
High-performing employees are often the most valuable assets in a company. Customers, products, technology, inventory and many other assets come and go....
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Industry News - March 2020
Viega sponsors snowboarder/plumber Cheever
Viega announced its sponsorship of Jonathan Cheever, a 2018 Olympian and a 14-year member of the U.S. Snowboard Team...
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6 Tips for Building Better Business Relationships
Relationships matter — not only in your personal life, but in your business life as well. Start with the obvious point: Long-term...
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Tips to Keep Your Career on the Right Track
At times, careers can be a lot like locating sewer lines — you never know where they might lead. Some are straightforward,...
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Three Tips to Keep Your Focus on Work-Related Projects
We, as business owners, are always searching for silver bullets.
If we can just fire and hire the right people, outsmart our competition...
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How to Gracefully Handle Big Changes to Your Business
Are you thinking about making some big changes in 2020? Good — change is necessary for growth. But have you thought about...
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An Ever-Evolving Company is a Successful Company
How long have you been in business? Twenty years? Perhaps 40 years or more? Apparently, you’re doing something right then.
Think back to...
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Plumbing Company Sees Big Growth by Just Focusing on Customers
Before John and Devynn Thompson started Thompson Family Plumbing & Rooter in 2013 from their home in Hesperia, California, they sketched out...
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Industry News - January 2020
Lemke joins PRIER Products as vice president of sales and marketing
PRIER Products announced Matt Lemke as its vice president of sales and marketing. Lemke’s...
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Year in Review: The Most-Read Articles of 2019
As the year comes to a close, we take a look at some of the most popular stories on www.plumbermag.com. If you missed...












