Episodes
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Contractor Cents - Episode 317 - Recruitment & Retention
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
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Recruitment and retention…how do you find and keep great employees?
Indeed doesn’t work well for most. And, many owners complain that there
are no good people to be found…at least no good people. Yet, many of my
clients have waiting lists of potential employees who want to work at those
companies.
Matt Dibara, founder of Contractor Consultants has revolutionized the
recruitment and retention processes. He answers these questions and more.
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Ruth King
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Do you really know what your employees are doing with YOUR money?
What they are spending it on?
How can you achieve freedom with expense control?
How can you trust your employees with your credit cards?
Daniel Simon gives you the answer to these questions. He also explains the
three things your employees are using your fuel cards for…that aren’t fuel.
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Monday Apr 01, 2024
Contractor Cents - Episode 315 - 3 Strategies To Close More Sales
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
What if you could increase your closing rat at the kitchen table? Whether
you are a technician, a comfort consultant, or an owner, these three, easy to
implement, strategies will help you close more sales. Drew Cameron, a long
time industry veteran descries how to do it.
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Monday Mar 25, 2024
Contractor Cents - Episode 314 - “Owner’s Attitude"
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
How do you get employees to get an “owner’s attitude” rather than a “we
just work here and collect a paycheck” mentality? And, what does giving
back really mean and how does it affect operations? Jonathan Orpin
discusses the answers to these questions and more.
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Ruth King
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Do you know the difference between a tax credit and a tax deduction?
Randy Crabtree, CPA has helped thousands of business owners take
advantage of tax credits and incentives, many of which have been around for
years, yet most CPA’s and others don’t know about them. Randy will give
you three which apply to our industry.
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Ruth King
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Contractor Cents - Episode 312 - Appreciation Marketing
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Ever heard of Appreciation Marketing? I hadn’t either until I ran across the book
by Tommy Watt and Curtis Lewsey. I liked it so much that I gave all of my clients a
copy of the book.
Curtis discusses how gratitude is probably the best way to market.
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Ruth King
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Contractor Cents - Episode 311 - Worker’s comp. We must have it - Part 2
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Worker’s Comp audits are probably some of the most frustrating audits.
How do you classify workers properly so you only get charged the proper
amount? What do you do to prepare? Kevin Ring is the Lead Worker’s
Compensation analyst at the Institute of WorkComp Professions. He’ll give
you tips on how to classify your workers correctly and survive an audit.
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Ruth King
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Worker’s comp. We must have it. It’s expensive. Getting hurt on the job is
MORE expensive. How do you classify workers properly? How do you have an
effective worker’s compensation program? In this first of two parts, Kevin Ring
answers these questions and more.
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Ruth King
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Contractor Cents - Episode 309 - Bookkeeping Tips
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Bookkeeping. Profit and Loss statements. Balance sheets. Just hearing these
words may make you cringe. None of us, with perhaps the exception of my guest
today, Robyn Hass, started our businesses to love and analyze our financial
statements. However, knowing what they mean and acting on the trends is
critical to staying in business. Robyn gives you tips on how to do just that.
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Ruth King
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Contractor Cents - Episode 308 - How Do You Build a Sustainable Business?
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
How do you build a sustainable business? Join Monique Allen, who grew up in
the HVAC world…and created a thriving, growing business…not in HVAC but in the
landscape industry. You’ll discover these two industries have the same issues.
Monique discusses how she has seamlessly combined the worlds of landscaping
and business and why sustainability is the key to success.
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Ruth King
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Contractor Cents - Episode 307 - Cash Flow Do's and Don'ts
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
What are cash flow do’s and don’ts? What does it take to maximize cash flow?
Timothy Wingate, Jr., CPA works with contractors on a day to day basis to help
them maximize their cash flow. He’ll give you five easy ways to do this.
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Ruth King
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Contractor Cents - Episode 306 - Keeping Life Long Customers
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Life long customers – that is one of the keys to building profit and wealth. You
might recognize my guest today, Ron Nussbaum who recently changed the
company name from NutNest to Builder Coms. He’ll tell you why during our
conversation – and yes, it has to do with keeping life long customers.
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Monday Jan 22, 2024
Contractor Cents - Episode 305 - How To Close More Sales
Monday Jan 22, 2024
Monday Jan 22, 2024
What if you could increase your sales closing ratio by 5%, 10% or more?
What would that do to your bottom line? Join Phillip Ferrara as he explains
software that can help you price better and Bruce Gammon who teaches you
how to close more sales.
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Ruth King
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Contractor Cents - Episode 304 - Reviews To Keep You On Track
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
What does it take to have a financially fit business? Over the next seven weeks I’ll
give you a step by step process. Your business is a tool to use to increase
profitability, build wealth, and live the life of your dreams.
In this session I discuss the seventh and final step – Daily, weekly, and monthly
reviews to keep you on track.
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Ruth King
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Contractor Cents - Episode 303 - Budgeting
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
What does it take to have a financially fit business? Over the next seven weeks I’ll
give you a step by step process. Your business is a tool to use to increase
profitability, build wealth, and live the life of your dreams.
In this session I discuss the sixth step – budgeting.
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Ruth King
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Contractor Cents - Episode 302 - Knowing Your Key Performance Indicators
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
What does it take to have a financially fit business? Over the next seven weeks I’ll
give you a step by step process. Your business is a tool to use to increase
profitability, build wealth, and live the life of your dreams.
In this session I discuss the fifth– knowing your key performance indicators and
making changes based on the results.
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Ruth King
Monday Dec 25, 2023
Monday Dec 25, 2023
What does it take to have a financially fit business? Over the next seven weeks I’ll
give you a step by step process. Your business is a tool to use to increase
profitability, build wealth, and live the life of your dreams.
In this session I discuss the fourth step – having a growing, thriving maintenance
program – I’ll cover both residential and commercial maintenance in this podcast.
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Ruth King
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Contractor Cents - Episode 300 - Proper Pricing
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Today is our 300 th podcast. Be sure to listen in to get free thank you gifts from
me.
What does it take to have a financially fit business? Over the next seven weeks I’ll
give you a step by step process. Your business is a tool to use to increase
profitability, build wealth, and live the life of your dreams.
In this session I discuss the third step – proper pricing.
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Ruth King
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Contractor Cents - Episode 299 - Knowing Your Overhead Cost per Hour
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
What does it take to have a financially fit business? Over the next seven weeks I’ll
give you a step by step process. Your business is a tool to use to increase
profitability, build wealth, and live the life of your dreams.
In this session I discuss the second step – knowing your overhead cost per hour
and net profit per hour.
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Ruth King
Monday Dec 04, 2023
Monday Dec 04, 2023
What does it take to have a financially fit business? Over the next seven weeks I’ll
give you a step by step process. Your business is a tool to use to increase
profitability, build wealth, and live the life of your dreams.
In this session I discuss the first step – knowing how you really generate revenue
and why tracking billable hours is critical to your success.
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Ruth King