Avoiding Financial Suicide as a Roofing Contractor

June 12, 2020

Navigating tough economic times is never easy, but don’t make it harder by not being realistic about examining overhead costs.

Leading Your Business Through Tough Times

The coronavirus created economic challenges for all small businesses

Monroe Porter

April 30, 2020

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Tough times call for strong leadership. Take action and influence those around you. The good news is that existing businesses prosper when coming out of a recession.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Don’t Give Yourself Homework

Disciplined behavior initially feels like a loss of freedom, but ultimately, it is such discipline that sets us free.

Monroe Porter

January 10, 2020

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Roofing contractors are notorious for not liking paperwork.

How to Coach and Develop New Roofing Employees

New recruits are your future, so protect your future by planning for their success.

Monroe Porter

October 18, 2019

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New recruits are your future, so protect your future by planning for their success. A little common sense and structured effort can make the training process much easier.

What's the Owner's Job?

If you don’t appear to care about your money, why should your employees care?

Monroe Porter

September 13, 2019

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While no two owners are alike, the following guidelines may help you with that decision.

How Roofing Contractors Get Sloppy in a Hot Market

8 examples of sloppy business practices to watch out for.

Monroe Porter

August 13, 2019

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The roofing contracting market is hot, but high volume can create sloppy practices that can haunt you when the market slows.

Roofing Contractor Magazine

2020 June

The June issue features A Time for the Roofing Industry to Pivot, COVID-19 Crisis: Ready to Reopen, Debt Cancellation for Roofing Contractors During COVID-19 and more added everyday!

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