Contractor Momentum #53: Cash vs Debt - Funding The Growth of A Home Service Business Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 2:31 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 2:31 | Recorded on February 10, 2021The general consensus about debt is that it’s bad. I do agree with it when it comes to personal finances, but in business finance, it may not always ring true. In this episode, I talked about how debt can be a

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Contractor Momentum #52: 2021 Contractor Marketing: Challenges & Opportunities Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 40:36 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 40:36 | Recorded on January 2, 20212021 has arrived!  It’s been a good year for most trades businesses, but we’ve got two marketing hurdles in our path this year.  I discuss those, how I’ve been preparing my businesses and clients for them, and the biggest opportunities. Links: Contractor Momentum Lounge (FB Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/896216427196514

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Contractor Momentum #51: The 6 Marketing Elements Every Radically Successful Trades Business Has Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 9:16 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 9:16 | Recorded on September 15, 2020By radically successful trades business, I mean businesses or companies making 8 figures every year. In this episode, I discuss the 6 marketing elements that you will find in those kinds of companies in whatever trades industry. The elements I talk about here

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Contractor Momentum #50: Benefits of Private Labelling Equipment | Mike Nicolai Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 17:03 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 17:03 | Recorded on September 8, 2020This is a quick episode with Mike Nicolai of Triton Air in Orange County, California about the benefits of private labelling equipment. He mainly talks specifically about private labelling in the HVAC industry, but in the end there are tips that apply to other industries

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Contractor Momentum #49: How to Deal With Employee Attendance | Corey Hickman Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 14:52 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 14:52 | Recorded on September 1, 2020Corey Hickman runs Comfort Matters in Minneapolis. In this short 15-minute episode, he shares the processes and techniques he’s implemented to improve employee attendance. In this, you’ll learn concrete solutions to resolve unplanned absences, tardiness, and missed meetings. Corey also guested on a previous

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Contractor Momentum #48: Planning, Hitting Several Goals, and Working with Franchisees as an Executive | Ellen Rohr Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 43:49 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 43:49 | Recorded on August 25, 2020Ellen Rohr is a female powerhouse in trades business. In this episode, I caught up with her about Zoom Drain since her last guest episode on this podcast. It’s a nationwide franchise business that has helped small independent plumbing

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Contractor Momentum #47: How to Implement Performance-Driven Compensation Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 12:06 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 12:06 | Recorded on August 20, 2020This week, I’ve got a quick solo podcast discussing performance-driven compensation – what challenges you might face when implementing, how to avoid those problems, and how to make it work so that employees are motivated. Join the Contractor Momentum Lounge FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/896216427196514 Here’s what I discussed: 00:35

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Contractor Momentum #46: How To Get Your Staff Doing Things The Way You Want It Done (Management and Delegation) | Mike Nicolai Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 39:28 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 39:28 | Recorded on August 12, 2020Coming back on the podcast is Mike Nicolai of Triton Air. In this episode, we’re talking about how he uses forms to get his team to do things the way he wants them done

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Contractor Momentum #45: Employee Benefits and Other Home Service Business Topics with Travis Smith Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 49:45 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 49:45 | Recorded on July 29, 2020Travis Smith led his company, Sky Heating and Cooling in the Portland, Oregon area, to be named the “Best Heating Contractor to Work For” in 2015. If there’s anyone who knows more about how to make a company the place people want

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Contractor Momentum #44: From 10 to 25 Employees in the Last 16 Months with Shawn Reynolds Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 49:31 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 49:31 | Recorded on July 22, 2020Shawn Reynolds owns a gutter and siding business called Reynolds Brothers Exteriors along with his brothers in Canada. He’s a returning guest of the podcast. A year and a half since the last episode with him, he’s back to discuss

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