Referral Programs, Why they work.

Word-of-mouth is the best advertising. Although this is a familiar saying, most contractors do not use the very people who create the best word-of-mouth advertising – satisfied customers. It’s important that once you have satisfied your customer that you then learn how to use this satisfaction for a referral and/or reference programs. You can literally…

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How to end the business year on a positive note.

If you’ve been feeling somewhat discouraged about business this year and feel that you were not moving in the right direction, now is a great time of the year to take stock and review your accomplishments. Operating your own business can be like a wild roller coaster ride. There are the highs of a really…

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Why you need to have MSDS books.

Well September is here and with it the last quarter of the year. Now is a good time to look and see what business goals you set back at the first of the year still have to be done, evaluate things you have tried this year so far to see if you want to continue…

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How to avoid pricing mistakes.

Pricing is a big issue right now for us and for many others. We just finished an in depth mid year review and have found that the overhead costs that have been sneaking up on us over the last year or so have really affected our bottom line. So like so many others we are…

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New Year, New Prospective

Happy New Year! Sorry I am a bit late but we have been busy planing great things for the new year for our business and you should be doing that as well. I know how everyone is down and depressed about how last year went, the economy, a new administration and the uncertainty of what…

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End of year check list

Welcome to a new month and the last quarter of the year. With the year winding down I wanted to touch on things to do before the end of this year to get ready for next year especially if this is a slow time for you. A great idea is to do a Business Wellness…

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