Tracking and accounting for employee time has come a long way from its simple beginnings. WHICH CAME FIRST? In this country, the credit for the first employee timekeeping device goes to Willard Le Grand Bundy who took out a patent in 1890 although his may not actually have been the first time clock. He and
When you’re running a small-medium sized remodeling company, you likely have a limited budget for advertising and marketing. It’s understandable—even advisable—to direct the bulk of your limited budget to programs you believe will generate a rapid and measurable return on investment. Considering that even marketers are skeptical about social media’s short-term lead/sales generation potential, it’s
Do you find yourself constantly aggravated about never having the cash on hand to accomplish all you desire or the capacity to jump at opportunities as they arise? As small amounts of reserve capital begin to accumulate, it’s incredible how many demands surface to deplete us of that money: quarterly tax deposits, a job gone
length 5:16 (not including bonus content) Of all the choices you make when starting a business, one of the most important is the type of legal structure you select for your company. But this is not a “set it and forget it” decision limited to start-ups. If you’re in scale-up mode, then you may want
Have you heard of Instagram? I’m sure you have since they were acquired by Facebook for $1 billion dollars back in 2012. Now why would they do that? Forbes gave us 10 reasons why here, but I think they did because they realized that’s where the younger generation was gravitating. That’s where the eyeballs were
Recently, I attended a Google Partners event and heard a statistic that almost knocked me out of my chair: 45% of people would rather give up vacation than their smartphone. This stat is confirmation of what most of us already know—people really love their phones. You can see it when you venture out to any
length 2:48 (not including bonus content) There are many factors to consider when deciding how to allocate your marketing budget. What is my goal with this campaign? Which channels should I use? What is it going to cost? What is the expected return on that investment . . . the list goes on. One important metric
Today’s remodeling business owners are taking advantage of the latest mobile technology to stay up to date with real-time reporting, job costing, and labor time tracking. Keeping in touch with your employees, and on top of materials and equipment are easier than ever before with these new tech tools. Here are some recent tech advances that
Few remodeling company owners spend enough time planning for their company’s future. Many are so busy running the business that they can’t imaging taking time away to strategize about how they will move forward – so they simply don’t’. Others don’t see the importance of planning so they don’t make it a business priority. Steve
length 4:24 (not including bonus content) Have you ever wondered how you could stretch your marketing dollars? Did you sometimes think that there had to be a lead generation tactic that you were missing? You may have been hearing a lot about mobile advertising lately, and I agree that mobile is the future. But, actually,
