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5 Technologies That Cut Costs, Boost Profits

Move to the cloud, get paid faster, go mobile, begin barcoding or get control of your fleet with GPS.

6 Years in Business Means Many to Thank

Without the people who support you personally and professionally, your business wouldn't be successful. That's why I'm taking time to thank those who've been there for me for six years.

Online Reputation Management: A Must-Have Marketing Tool

3 ways to promote the positive and respond to the negative.

20 Questions with Steve Saunders

Steve Saunders, president of employee-owned Tempo Mechanical in Dallas, discusses green building practices.

7 “Facts of Business Life” Company Owners Must Face

Managing these challenges successfully will help you and your business to reach full potential.

Reasons a Leader's Personal Business Is the Company's Business

It's important for all business and government leaders to grasp how their personal behavior affects the organization's culture. Reckless risk taking by a leader begets reckless risk taking by his or her subordinates, managers, and employees. Dishonesty begets more dishonesty.

Can You Afford to Hire a New Field Employee?

Your company is growing. You feel the need to hire another field employee. Can you afford to hire this person? Find out by using this mathematical calculation.

How and When to End Disruptive Disagreements

Disagreements and anger are a reality in the workplace and in life. People react differently under pressure. This behavior quickly reduces productivity. Here's how to call a timeout.

Five Ways to Keep Your Business Upbeat in a Down Economy

The National Air Filtration Association (NAFA) recently announced the recipients of its 2012 Clean Air Award.

3 Key Elements of a Successful Explanatory Video

Just about any service an HVACR contractor offers — can be effectively conveyed in an explanatory video, and with such widespread access to the Internet these days, explanatory videos are a great way to reach current and prospective customers.

3 Challenges That Aren’t Going Away

You could be making another mistake, though, if you aren’t considering “big picture” trends that will affect your future. Customer surveys and economic outlooks are important, but larger changes are underway that will alter how contractors work forever.

How to Plan to Succeed

In developing a strategy, creating a new business, or introducing a new product, intensive preplanning can make the difference between success and failure.

Play it Smart After the Busy Summer

Here are the stupid things that I know you, the smart contractor, won’t do now that the unusually hot, humid and demanding summer is over.

4 Landmines of Hiring and How to Avoid Them

How do you develop an ongoing hiring strategy?

The ‘Moneyball’ Approach to Business Hiring

How do you develop an ongoing hiring strategy?

How We Did It: GallettAir Inc. Green Solutions

GallettAir of Long Island, N.Y., added a new division that offers energy-performance testing in two months.

20 Questions with John Barbour

John Barbour, owner of Union Mechanical in Fort Myers Florida, discusses advertising, his company's award winning fleet design, business growth and challenges facing his company in the coming year.

Has Your Marketing Message Changed with the Times?

People have changed in dramatic ways over the past five years, and businesses should take that into consideration this holiday season, says one public relations expert.

Ceiling Fans Save on Winter Heating Bill

Ceiling Fans Save on Winter Heating Bill

Things You Should Stop Worrying About But Can’t

It is unrealistic to believe we should think only good thoughts, particularly in business when things move at a lightning pace, and the path to achieving objectives is littered with potholes just waiting to cause a serious blowout.