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peer groups

Want to Supercharge Your Roofing Business?

Peer groups share best practices, brain storm solutions to common problems and help each other.
Greg Hayne
February 21, 2018
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Most roofing contractors tell me they want to spend more time working on their business and less time down in the weeds working in it.
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Hispanic roofing workers

Helping Hispanic Employees Help Themselves

A language barrier adds to the anxieties a worker feels because it limits their ability to communicate or express their feelings.
Isaac Botbol
Isaac Botbol
February 21, 2018
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First generation Hispanics in the American workplace have a variety of complex issues that are worth noting by their English-speaking managers and supervisors.
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bankruptcy for roofing businesses

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.
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CRM

What is a Sales CRM and Why Should You Care?

If you don’t have a sales CRM in place, you’re leaving a lot of potential money on the table.
Groth
Ryan Groth
October 19, 2017
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A sales CRM (customer relationship manager) system can tell you how much work you can expect to come in the next week, month or quarter.
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roofing business goals

What's Your Mix?

A simple way to look at your mix of business is to compare your business to that of a car dealership.
John Geary
September 19, 2017
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That's a question that roofing manufacturers often ask as they evaluate their own business.
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drug testing

To Test or Not to Test?

OSHA’s new anti-retaliation rule creates challenges for roofing contractors that use drug-testing procedures.
Trent Cotney, Attorney at Law
Trent Cotney
August 15, 2017
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Amid the rapid changes in marijuana policy and OSHA's controversial new Anti-Retaliation Rule, employers face challenges when implementing policies for drug testing and accident reporting.
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marijuana in the workplace

Are Employers’ Rights Up In Smoke?

The legalization of marijuana in some markets is creating concerns for roofing contractors.
Trent Cotney, Attorney at Law
Trent Cotney
July 17, 2017
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The legalization of marijuana in some markets is creating concerns for roofing contractors.
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Digital Marketing

Landing Leads in the Digital World

Five digital strategies for roofing contractors to quickly get higher-quality leads.
RJ Lowery
July 17, 2017
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Did you know that four out of five consumers search for local businesses online?
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jobs in roofing

Meeting the Demand for More Jobs in Roofing

Targeting available talent is one way to find employees. But don’t stop there or you’ll continue to lose new hires.
John Geary
June 26, 2017
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Green jobs continue to grow in the United States at a pace that exceeds the average rate of job growth throughout the country.
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online marketing

Is Your Marketing Team Doing Fine, Or Robbing You Blind?

If you’ve hired an SEO firm to help you, this could be happening to you right now.
Scott Dennison
June 12, 2017
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Roofing contractors need to be visible in search engines like Google. The Internet is a whole different world from directory ads and to many, it’s confusing
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