Good sportsmanship applies to contracting too
AS OUR BOYS grew up, they were active in Little League Baseball programs. We participated as parents often do: as spectators, assistant coaches, scorekeepers...
What to do about pending labor shortages, part 3
WE COVERED alternative hiring practices, such as hiring veterans, women and immigrants in last month's column (February, pg. 24). This is the last of...
What to do about pending labor shortages, part 3
WE COVERED alternative hiring practices, such as hiring veterans, women and immigrants in last month's column (February, pg. 24). This is the last of...
Office '06 helps manage small contracting firms
MICROSOFT OFFICE Small Business Management Edition 2006 (www.microsoft.com; $569 new user; $399 upgrade; both prices reflect $100 rebate that expires...
Why a project's matrices matter to you
MATRICES WITHIN A typical construction schedule are not, contrary to popular belief, a Bulgarian remake of a popular Keanu Reeves movie. They are a series...
Federal prosecutors use the nasty 'K' word
CONSTRUCTION ATTORNEY CONTRACTORS ARE USED to hearing four-letter words, but one particular double four-letter word is striking fear in their hearts....
How you can avoid impact of the estate tax
WHEN IT COMES to the wealth-robbing estate tax, almost every reader of this column who calls me asks this or a similar question, "Irv, can you help me...
Your options if budget cuts become reality
BY BOB MIODONSKI PUBLISHER AND EDITORIAL DIRECTOR MOST CONTRACTORS I know hate the idea of big government. It means higher taxes and more burdensome regulations...
Some ways to lessen retention's damage
SINCE RETENTION IS typically paid sometime after a construction project is completed, a contractor's place within the phases of a project can affect the...
Marketing to create an unending sales cycle
MANY TIMES IN discussions about the sales and marketing cycle, I'll laser in on a particular feature like direct response to generate leads, effective...
You Can Cut Down A Tree With A Hammer?
It's possible to cut down a tree with a claw hammer it takes about 30 days. If you trade in your hammer for a saw, a sharp saw, you get the job done in...
Preaching to the choir or the congregation?
UNLESS YOU'RE LIVING on a deserted island by yourself you've been hearing about carbon monoxide and combustion testing. If you want to enhance your bottom...
What to do about pending labor shortages, part 2
IN THIS, THE second of three installments, we'll continue to look at the many options for replacing our dwindling workforce. Hire from the returning military...
Contest winner shows how you can build sales and increase profits
BY ADAMS HUDSON SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR Rob Basnett, owner of Basnett Plumbing & Heating, says: "I'm sick of hearing people say, 'What if it doesn't work?'...
A contract writer and two desktop domestics
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE of computer assistance when preparing contracts, you don't have to re-invent the wheel. Various organizations and software developers...
Additional insured endorsements still an issue
IT HAS BEEN common in construction for a long time as long as this lawyer can remember anyway that contractors were required to show their customers that...
How to make 16.28% annually without risk
BEING A TAX GUY, the most common questions I get from owners of privately held businesses are about estate planning transferring their business and wealth...
How you'll benefit from Home Depot's move
BY BOB MIODONSKI PUBLISHER AND EDITORIAL DIRECTOR WILL YOU SEE better service from your local wholesalers as a result of The Home Depot's blockbuster...
Don't become a statistic when projects fail
MY MODEST reputation within the industry is that I'm a "garbage man." I'm the hired gun who comes in when a project is tanking and threatening the company...
Amusing (but true) Stories
I am a huge proponent of reading, specifically great books. It has changed my life. Listen, I have a year of junior college under my belt, a solid year...
Employ innovative snow-melt systems
HYDRONIC HEATING CONTRACTOR We discussed the potential of earth-linked energy as an alternative to conventionally powered snow-melt systems in my January...
When do you want to have a contract?
IN THE EUPHORIA to get a "deal," vendors and contractors ( although contractors far more frequently) overlook the little details of exactly what terms...
Value your business to protect your family
DO YOU KNOW how to make a grown man cry? Tell him his business has been destroyed by fire, flood or God. Yes, a tragedy. Bad stuff. But most likely, the...
Learn to anticipate what can't be anticipated
I'VE ALWAYS SAID the main difference between the true professionals in any endeavor and the amateurs is that the pros pay close attention to every little...
Learn to anticipate what can't be anticipated
I'VE ALWAYS SAID the main difference between the true professionals in any endeavor and the amateurs is that the pros pay close attention to every little...
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