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measuring up

Practicing Good Leadership As a Roofing Manager

Monroe Porter
April 10, 2020
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Good leadership is the result of practicing good habits, from planning and visualizing realistic goals to effective communications.
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Use Your Voice, it’s an Election Year

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
April 2, 2020
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When roofing industry interests, including contractors, consultants, manufacturers, suppliers, and others show up as a group in Washington D.C., Congress notices.
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Roofing Business Exit Planning

7 Landmines to Avoid in Your Roofing Business Exit, Part One

Kevin Kennedy, Founder and CEO of Beacon Exit Planning
Kevin Kennedy
March 27, 2020
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Avoid these seven issues with the help of an exit planner so you can gracefully leave your business without outliving your money.
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growth and contractor profits

Roofing Contractors, Are You a Big Hat or a Lot of Cattle?

Balancing raising prices, managing costs and tracking jobs.
Monroe Porter
March 20, 2020
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When deciding how to run your roofing business, you need to balance items like raising prices, managing costs and tracking jobs.
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Marijuana legalization

The Rapidly Evolving Marijuana Rules for Roofing Contractors

Richard Alaniz
March 13, 2020
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With more than half of the U.S. legalizing the use of marijuana in some form or another, maintaining a safe and drug-free environment is becoming more difficult to achieve.
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covid-19-globe

Brace Yourselves, Coronavirus’ Impact on the Roofing Industry Will be Felt

Trent Cotney, Attorney at Law
Trent Cotney
March 12, 2020
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It’s not a matter of if, but when the effects will hit your roofing business, how extensive they will be, and how long they will last.


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How Roofing Industry Leaders Can Attract New Workers

Viva La Different
Rick Damato
Rick Damato
March 6, 2020
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As the working world continues to change, leaders in the roofing industry must find ways to continuously attract workers into the trade, including technology and mitigating dangerous work.
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Aspenmark Roofing & Solar

Ready for Change: Aspenmark Roofing & Solar Looks to Future with New Partnership

After 15 years of success in the North Texas storm market, Aspenmark Roofing & Solar aims to reach new heights by partnering with Restoration Builders.
Art Aisner, Editor-in-Chief of Roofing Contractor and Roofing Supply Pro
Art Aisner
February 10, 2020
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Chris Zazo distinctly remembers the first time he ever saw and felt a hailstorm.
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aging roofing contractor business

Revitalizing an Aging Roofing Business

Monroe Porter
February 7, 2020
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Youthful energy can sometimes run amok, but energy creates more energy. Stagnation creates more stagnation.
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customer-service

IRE 2020 Session: What It Takes to Provide Professional Customer Service

Monroe Porter
January 30, 2020
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Customer service is mostly common sense, but common sense is not so common anymore.


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