The job requirement of a pool service technician isn’t just to clean leaves out of the pool. If there’s a...
The landline is dying. Lack of mobility pushes many service industries, including pool professionals, to rely heavily on mobile devices...
Nonbillable time is the single highest cost of doing business in your service department. On average, the typical service tech...
Two major factors cause companies to go out of business: The first is improper labor pricing. Let’s assume you know...
If you are a contractor, your world turned upside down in 2008 and 2009. The housing bubble burst; new construction...
One of the less appealing aspects of running a business is firing employees. Not only can the confrontation be risky,...
By Amber Colley Strong lender relationships can be especially important for cyclical small businesses like in the swimming pool industry....
It creates massive frustration for you and your customers: A customer pays for the technician to come out, check the...
Baby boomers are retiring, and millennials are entering the work force in droves. However, posting a general job listing may...
On December 1, 2016, new overtime regulations were supposed to begin, affecting nearly half of America’s 5.5 million small businesses....
Vehicles that transport workers and chemicals to and from job sites aren’t often front of mind when buying insurance for...
