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    Highlights

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    The 'Why' Behind Your Business

    March 14, 2025
    Contractor University’s Cracking the Code Weekly Show.
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    5 Reasons Plumbers Should Invest in Business Relationships

    March 13, 2025
    Rather than consider your job complete once the plumbing work is done, you can partner with reliable service providers to help finish the job.
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    5 Smart Tax Planning Strategies for Your Contracting Business

    March 12, 2025
    Here are five popular tax planning strategies that we have found particularly beneficial to contractors.
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    The Decline of Trade Craft - Where Have We Gone Wrong?

    March 11, 2025
    There is nothing so sad to see as sloppy, substandard workmanship, disregard for details and a general lack of pride in the work being done.
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    9 Things to Try When the Phone Stops Ringing

    March 10, 2025
    When you need calls, here are nine things to try. Some work together.
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    Plumbing and the Future of Modular Construction

    March 10, 2025
    Modular plumbing systems are increasingly designed with modular homes or business buildouts in mind to maintain the tempo of delivery.

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    ABC Announces the Winners of the 2025 Construction Management Competition

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    A total of 34 teams of undergraduate students from colleges and universities nationwide competed this year.
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    What Plumbing Contractors Should Know About Possible Work Truck Tariffs

    March 3, 2025
    The cost of housing, food, energy, and commercial work vehicles will likely increase.
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    Qualifying and Setting Sales Leads, Part 2

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    ServiceTrade Research Reveals Strategies for Attracting, Hiring, and Retaining Techs Amid Skilled Labor Shortage

    Feb. 25, 2025
    Technician survey gives commercial service business owners actionable insights as 53% say hiring is their top challenge.