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What Every Supervisor Should Know

Supervisors and managers make most of the significant day-to-day workplace decisions regarding employees.

January 10, 2018

The federal government, state government, and even local entities, such as cities, can and do issue workplace rules and regulations that require employers to do or not do a myriad of things.

Challenges of a Husband and Wife Business Team

Working together in business can be a glorious partnership, but all partnerships are difficult to manage.

Monroe Porter

January 4, 2018

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Now this is a loaded question; should a husband and wife work together in the business?

IRE 2018: Big Expo Comes to the Big Easy

January 4, 2018

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I believe the best contractors use a portion of the winter downtime to catch up on new services and products and engage in continuing education for themselves and their teams.

Construction Creditors in Bankruptcy

The many moving parts can create extra confusion when trying to determine how to collect on debts.

John Brock

December 13, 2017

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Bankruptcy is a court-supervised system to oversee the payment of debts and to assure that a debtor can reorganize and start fresh.

Thank You Ladies: My Husband is Procrastinating His Roofing Company Exit Plan

What’s your plan to capture over 70 percent of your illiquid wealth trapped inside your roofing business?

Kevin Kennedy

December 13, 2017

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To be perfectly fair to their partners, planning for the exit is complicated, especially when the owner is preoccupied with the day-to-day business.

Responding to an OSHA Inspection on the Roofing Jobsite

You and the compliance officer share the same goal — a safe workplace for all of your employees.

Richard Alaniz

December 6, 2017

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Whether an OSHA inspection of your workplace is triggered by a workplace injury, a formal complaint or a programmed wall-to-wall inspection, being prepared beforehand will help.