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Measuring Up: Contractor Failures

Rags to Riches to Rags
Monroe Porter
December 1, 2011
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 Contractors have always been notorious for having financial problems.  


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Guest Column: BBB Statistics Put Spotlight on Contractors

John DeRosa Jr.
December 1, 2011
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 The Better Business Bureau publishes its annual inquiry and complaint statistics (see www.bbb.org).  


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Technical Details: BUR Systems - Back in Black

John D'Annunzio
December 1, 2011
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 Chances are that if you know who George Harrison was and what his contribution to culture was you are aware of built-up roof systems.  


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Editor’s Note: Deciphering Green Codes

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
December 1, 2011
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 It has never been a bad idea for professional roofing contractors to stay close to their local building officials.  


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Legally Speaking: Are Meal Periods Creating Overtime Liability?

Richard Alaniz
November 4, 2011
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Providing hourly employees with unpaid meal breaks may seem like a straightforward thing to do, and it is done in thousands of workplaces on a daily basis.


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Editor's Note: Making it Look Easy

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
November 4, 2011
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How is it that some roofing contractors seem to always have the jump on things?


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Measuring Up: Diversification Is Not Always the Answer

Monroe Porter
November 4, 2011
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Contractors are always scrambling for work and looking for the next job. Since the 2007 recession many contractors have looked to diversification as a way to triumph over a slowing economy.
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Measuring Up: Controlling Your Own Destiny

Monroe Porter
October 14, 2011
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There is a famous story about two people walking along a road in Africa. Several hundred yards ahead, a lion pops out of the bush and starts towards them.


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LegallySpeaking: Is it Legal to Only Hire the Already-Employed?

Richard Alaniz
October 14, 2011
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The job requirements have appeared all around the country. One ad, placed by a Texas electronics company looking for an engineer, stated that the company would not “consider/review anyone NOT currently employed regardless of the reason.”


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Leadership Selling: Negotiate to Win

Rick Davis
October 14, 2011
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Stop cutting prices when you have alternative options available. Bad things usually happen when you cut your margins. While you may increase your sales for the short term, you will unnecessarily reduce your profits for the long term.


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