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Cash Needs Should Drive Revenue Goals

Without profits, cash runs out. Yet, your business could have an unprofitable month or quarter and still survive. Many contractors that operate with Dec. 31s as their year-end, state that the first quarter always is unprofitable. They spend the next nine months catching up — just so they can have …

Thermostat Sales Tips

Getting Started on Electro-Programmable Thermostat Sales. Show and teach benefits to your team, and then make a sales plan!

4 Crucial Traits To Look For In New Hires

Look for these “invisible” attributes to find high-performance employees.

Will Congress Fill the “Lazy” Days of Summer with HVACR Issues?

When you take a 50,000-foot view, you realize all levels of the HVACR industry are facing more scrutiny from the federal government than ever before.

GPS Buying Basics

Hundreds of companies sell GPS solutions, each offering a bewildering array of capabilities at a variety of price points. Here are 8 capabilities to evaluate before you buy.

Establish a Primary Service Area (PSPSA)

Experienced and successful entrepreneur, Jackie Rainwater, discusses why it's important to designate a primary service area and how to do it the right way.

IRS Targets Independent Contractors

IRS reclassification of workers as employees can be an expensive proposition, as the employer can be held liable for back payroll taxes, penalties, and interest.

Don’t Let Fear Stop Your Great Idea

Self-doubt and second thoughts come with breakthrough thinking. Fear of failure can even be a strong motivator, making us delve more deeply, analyze fully, and think through what it will take to make something really work.

Why You Need Both Profits and Cash To Survive

Each month your P&L tells you whether you earned a profit or had a loss. It does not tell you how much cash you have! You must turn your profits into cash by collecting your receivables and paying the expenses incurred to produce those revenues.

20 Questions with Dolfe Kahl

Dolfe Kahle, CEO of Visual Marking Systems, discusses strategic planning, fleet graphics and lean organizations.

6 Leadership Styles and How To Choose Yours

Today’s teams need diverse leadership to be effective.

4 Keys To Family-Business Success

Contractors who work with relatives need to maintain healthy operations and relationships.

Recipe for an Effective Social Media Mix

As a business leader, you need to be familiar with the different social media platforms and understand how they can help you to improve marketing and communication. Each platform provides a different and potentially profitable opportunity to grow your business if used in a way that takes advantage of how …

We Are Improving And Expanding, So Stick Around!

As I mentioned in last month’s column, we recently moved our offices to a new location. We had a lot of fun buying new furniture, artwork, equipment and other things we needed; but we deemed lots of things valuable and worth keeping. Some things needed minor tweaks, some major repairs, …

Transform Your Business

The reality is wherever we spend our precious resources — time, money and energy — is where we will get the greatest results.

Three Ways to Start a Conversation and Finish with a Sale

An elevator pitch, infomercial or positioning statement doesn't make for good conversation. Michel Neray offers three alternatives for engaging prospects that will entice them into wanting to know more.

Technician Training And Education — The Conditioned Air Approach

Giving employees the education they need to excel will lead not only to well-trained technicians, but also to a loyal workforce that will maintain a healthy bottom line for business owners.

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Stop Cutting and Start Growing

In lean times you can decrease cash spending by using inventory in your shop and on your trucks. Ruth offers a break-even formula to calculate what your company needs to sustain its overhead.

Clearing Up Cloud Confusion

How a cloud-computing model can save money, increase capability, and relieve IT headaches for HVACR contractors.

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