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IRE 2018 New Orleans: The Big Show in the Big Easy

Roofing Contractors and Industry Professionals from Around the World Explored Endless Opportunities at IRE 2018 in New Orleans

Art Aisner

March 7, 2018

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The International Roofing Expo (IRE) made a triumphant return to New Orleans last month.

Avoiding Common Financial and Business-Structure Mistakes Contractors Make

Wonder, Blunder, Thunder, Plunder

Monroe Porter

February 5, 2018

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Roofing contractors, too, go through the four stages of business: wonder, blunder, thunder and plunder.

Experiencing Workforce Issues? Create Your Own Skilled Labor Force

Regardless of Your Market, Roofing Contractors can Find Their Own Solutions to the Industry’s Biggest Problem

Sean Shapiro Cameron Shouppe

February 5, 2018

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Our goal when we designed the skilled-labor incubation program was to create a sustainable model for training and retaining our own skilled labor.

Exit Planning: How to Retire by Replacing Your Income and Replacing Yourself

Art Aisner

February 5, 2018

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Leaving any business that you've spent a career building can be a challenge.

How Using the “Prospect Experience” can Raise Closing Rates and Prices

Chuck Thokey

January 31, 2018

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Unfortunately, the customer experience bandwagon so many companies are riding right now misses a lucrative stop. While everyone is focused on the Customer Experience, the “Prospect Experience” has been neglected.

Up in Smoke?

Changing Attitudes Over Marijuana Laws Across the Country are Creating Difficult Questions for Roofing Contractors to Answer

Art Aisner

January 31, 2018

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While the public attitudes — and policies — regarding marijuana continue to change rapidly, roofing contractors are beginning to wonder how to balance worker’s rights and the need to maintain safe and efficient jobsites. Trent Cotney, president of Cotney Construction Law, recently walked RC through some of the latest developments and what roofing contractors need to watch out for.

NBA Legend Dr. J to Deliver First Keynote Address at IRE 2018

Art Aisner

January 31, 2018

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As a youngster growing up in New York City — long before the glitz and glamour associated with professional sports; long before thousands cheered and adored him night in and night out; long before he put his own personal stamp on NBA history — Julius Erving used to look for a quiet spot where he could clear his head and think.