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Fostering a Good Relationship Between Office and Field Staff
Do your office staff and field staff get along? If the answer is no, think about the daily stress that truth places...
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Ensuring Your Business Has Good Credit
Entrepreneurs often use personal assets as startup capital and rely on their personal credit scores to secure startup loans. Once their businesses...
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5 Words Every Plumbing Contractor Should Know
I remember sitting in my dad’s truck watching him frantically try to find a pay phone while his pager continued to go...
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The Importance of Customer Follow-Up
We all know the importance of generating new leads and bringing in more business. After all, more customers means more money. But...
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How Invoice Format Plays Into Prompt Customer Payments
To maintain a healthy cash flow in your business, it’s important to get client invoices paid on time — the sooner the...
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Dirty Business Tactics to Watch Out For
The internet has made great strides in leveling the playing field for businesses in competition with one other. But as with any...
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7 Steps to Unleash the Power of Delegating Workload
One of the great things about being a small-business owner or manager is that you can delegate various tasks to other people...
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Marketing Matters: The Different Ways Plumbers Reach Potential Customers
You could be the best plumber in the world, but if you don’t put serious thought into the business side, your company...
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5 Ways To Motivate Your Team
If you run a growing plumbing company then you know this already: One of the biggest challenges is building a team that...
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7 Steps to a Better Online Reputation
So much depends on what pops up on a screen when a potential customer types your name or company name into a...
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Recognizing the Contributions of Small Businesses Nationwide
This week is the time to celebrate the small business. Every year since 1963, National Small Business Week has been held to...
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Avoid Tricks and Traps of the Credit Card Industry
Like any other tool for your business, effective credit card use means careful analysis and firm control. A credit card is a...
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How Your Potential Customer Base Uses Online Reviews
Most business owners are at least aware of the increasing importance of getting online reviews, but the 2017 BrightLocal Local Consumer Review...








