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New Year, New You
It’s November which means that you are probably looking towards 2017 wondering if this is the year that you become a licensed contractor. Without a doubt, this is…
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California’s Place in National Unemployment
Over the last 8 years, the construction industry has seen a steady decline in national unemployment rates. Starting with the disruption caused by the housing crisis and exacerbated…
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5 Thoughts Before Becoming a Contractor
So you want to become a contractor. Maybe you went through a trade school or spent your youth on construction sites working through apprenticeships and now you think…
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Top 3 Ways to Beat Test Anxiety
So today is the big test day. Your guts are in a knot, your palms are sweaty, and you’re remembering back to Mrs. Smith who always seemed to…
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How Freezing Pipes Lead to Better Customer Relations
As a contractor working with residential customers, it’s important to keep relationships at least marginally alive, even after the work is done. Most of the time, this is…
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The Perks Of PERC
In 2009, a group was formed to provide research on plumbing and flow efficiency in drainage and waste systems. This group consisted of members from five major organizations…
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Now Youtube, Now Youdon’t
It’s hard to travel through the extensive land of Youtube without running across 2.5 tons of DIY projects that the average schlub films in his backyard. The viewer…
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Top Three Reasons To Stay on OSHA’s Good Side
In one of his Dirty Job’s episodes, host and itinerant worker Mike Rowe featured a collage of episode snippets that prompted the eventual Dirty Job’s motto of “Safety…
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Advertising Your Construction Business
It may seem absurd to advertise for winterizing services in the middle of September. After all, the cold months are well…months away. Why spend your advertising dollars now…
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Your Realtor Connection
Many contractors, while searching the local area for new business tend to overlook a rather large market that is capable of generating on-going business for years: Realtors. The…
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Should I Specialize?
Although many don’t realize it, the second most common question in any professional’s mind(right after, ”Should I get into this business”) is, “Should I specialize?” Granted, it doesn’t…
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Keeping Up with Local Politics
You are now a Licensed Contractor! Congratulations! You put a lot of time and effort into getting here. Are you putting the same effort into making sure that…
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