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Articles Tagged with ''estimating''

TRA Snow and Sun Hires New Estimator

September 16, 2013
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TRA Snow and Sun has hired Bryan Stone as a new estimator in the Engineering and Technical Department.


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Ninety Percent of Roofers Underbid the Job

Bids based on unit costs might be easy to estimate, but that doesn’t mean they are accurate.
Monroe Porter
August 7, 2013
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Most contractors do not understand their overhead and arbitrarily price jobs by the number of squares rather than the time it takes to do the job.
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2013 Case Study

ProAPP™ Is Just What it Says... For PROS

July 15, 2013
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Atlas Roofing's ProAPP offers many useful features for contractors.
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Why Contractors Don’t Know Their Numbers

Measuring Up
Monroe Porter
June 4, 2013
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The vast majority of problems contractors have are related to poor financial information.
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Avoiding Financial Surprises

Monroe Porter
November 1, 2012
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Contractors are notorious for poor paperwork and not taking an interest in accounting. 


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It’s a drug and we’re hooked!

Al Levi
August 28, 2012
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“It’s a drug and we’re hooked!” This is what I said to my brother, Richie, about the fix I felt from doing monster commercial and residential jobs for a lot of dollars that generated little to no profit, no profit or sometimes a loss. 


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Building a Big Ticket Brag Book Part 2

Al Levi
August 21, 2012
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Okay as promised, here’s what a good Brag Book should contain for any successful Big Ticket Sales Person:


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Burns & Scalo Expands Work Force

June 28, 2012
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Burns & Scalo, a Pittsburgh based leader of roofing and environmentally-responsible construction, is pleased to announce the addition of Team Member.


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Stop Deflating Your Business

Best of Success Seminar: Monroe Porter
Chris King
December 1, 2011
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 Business consultant and Roofing Contractor columnist Monroe Porter led off the 2011 Best of Success Conference with a spirited session titled “Stop Deflating and Inflating Your Business.”  


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Leadership Selling: Stop Estimating and Start Consulting

BNP Media Staff
February 4, 2011
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On the surface, roofing contractors all look the same to consumers. After all, nearly every website from contractors promises service, quality and satisfaction from a contractor that has been around for generations with satisfied clients and guarantees of good work. 
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