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Five Common HVAC Contractor Entrepreneurial Mistakes

Sept. 2, 2014

Close your eyes. Find a quiet place. And Dream. Dream about what you want your business to be. Visualize what you want it to look like. Once you have your vision adequately drawn and vividly colored in your mind, ask yourself what you need to do to make your dream a reality.

Cover Your HVAC Business Costs And Be What You Envision

June 26, 2014

Image from Contractor magazine's article, 'Women forge a path in the trades,' by Candace Roulo

Men Have Big Brains (Read Heads) But Women Have More Connectivity

May 6, 2014

Image from the Transformational Leadership website blog written by Henna Inam, executive coach, speaker, and consultant.

Determining Your HVAC Company's Purpose Leads to Success

Feb. 26, 2014

Is another shoe dropping on the HVAC industry? Graphic from TabToons@telus.net (claglecartoons.com)

Finding the Best HVAC Employees: Is that the Ball Dropping or Another Shoe?

Dec. 23, 2013

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Ignoring Labor Re-rate in an HVAC company's Accounting Practices Is More Frightening than Halloween

Nov. 4, 2013

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Credit Card Fees and Overtime Charges Are HVAC Customer Service Issues

Sept. 8, 2013

Convenience fees, overhead charges, handling fees — these are billing items that just drive consumers nits. By calculating your costs correctly you can eliminate these charges...

Your HVACR Customers Want Deals and Expect You To Provide Financing

July 2, 2013

In this age of economic wariness, consumers are shopping for deals.They'll spend money, sure, but they want the most bang for their buck and they want to be able to finance...

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Baby Boomers, Xers, & Gen Y’s Working Together: Oh My!

April 3, 2013

In the HVACR contracting business, as younger people begin joining your firms, the methodology by which you manage them needs to take into consideration their generational outlook...

Women in HVAC - Sales Tip: Focus on Baby Boomers

Dec. 4, 2012

This is my favorite time of year. For consumers, it’s shopping time for the holidays. Now if only our industry could figure out how to make air conditioners and furnaces blingy...

Women in HVAC: Got a Partner? A Family Business? Need an Aspirin?

Oct. 11, 2012

Mechanical Systems Week (Comfortech), for those who didn’t attend, was outstanding. Great seminars, networking, and exhibitors with new products, services, and ideas

Let’s Take this Industry to the Next Level

Aug. 1, 2012

In This Day, Why Not Hire A Woman?

May 1, 2012

Bring Out the Extravert In Field Personnel

March 1, 2012

Yes, Virginia – There are Polite Technicians

Jan. 1, 2012

Pricing Discussions Drive Me Crazy

Nov. 1, 2011

Lately, it seems every discussion or training class that we have with contractors deteriorates into a pricing whine. Yes, I said whine.

Strategic and Business Planning: Close, But No Cigar

Oct. 1, 2011

Without knowing why the company exists or what the ownership model is, determining goals is next to impossible.

Stress-Test Your Business: Two More Financial Ratios to Consider

July 1, 2011

If you don't measure your company's financials, then you are just guessing as to how well you are doing. And that adds stress to your life. Here are some ideas on how to avoid...

Social Media: Word of Mouth Is Vital

May 1, 2011

First in a Series of Articles on Social Media: A Real-Life Generation X Story