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New Book Offers Business Advice from Successful HVAC Contractor

Nov. 26, 2021
2 min read
Dorrance Publishing, Inc.
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Do You Have IT?, a new book by Richard A. Starr, LEED AP, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

Do you want to be your own boss? Are you ready to follow your dreams? Does your entrepreneurial spirit call to you? In Do You Have IT?, author Richard Starr takes the reader along the winding path to success: the ups, the downs, and everything in-between.

Dorrance Publishing says this book will help you:
  • Weigh the pros and cons to being your own boss and owning your own business.
  • Create a positive company culture with devoted employees.
  • Forge alliances with the right people to elevate your business.
  • So are you ready to find out: Do You Have IT? 

About the Author

Richard Starr lives in Ohio with his wife. He currently has four daughters and eleven grandchildren. Richard followed his entrepreneurial spirit, which lead to him owning a successful HVAC company for forty years. He has served as national chairman of the Mechanical Service Contractors of America (MSCA) and was named the Contracting Business  Magazine 2011 HVAC “Commercial Contractor of the Year”.

Do You Have IT? is a 168-page hardcover with a retail price of $23.00 (also available in paperback and eBook). The ISBN is 978-1-6366-1317-8. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, PA..

To purchase, visit the Dorrance Publishing online bookstore HERE

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