Articles by Matt Michel

In the midst of all of this coronavirus doom and gloom, I've got a contrarian viewpoint. I think this could be your best year ever.

Here are 82 ways to reduce your expenses prudently, not in a panic. When you make decisions out of fear, you make mistakes.

When your company supports a charity in such a way that it benefits your business, everyone wins.

Depression and its partner, suicide, are the unmentionable illnesses affecting our industry.

When someone is ranting about air conditioning’s energy use or damage to the environment in an attempt to virtue signal, stand up for your industry.

Too many contractors sell for less than they could get for their businesses. Here is how you can maximize the price of your company.

As we enter the busiest season, one that determines the success of the entire year for your companies, here are a few things to keep in mind.

If a contractor cheats, who does he cheat? His customer? His employees? The government? Frankly, it is unlikely that any contractor cheats customers, employees, or the government … for long, that is.

In the 1990s, consolidation swept across the HVAC industry. Contractors were rolled up into large publicly traded companies like American Residential Services, Group Maintenance America Corp., Service Experts, and the utility-owned Blue Dot.

Like other professions, there are certain truths that apply to the field of contracting. Here are 24 of them.