Patricia Schafer believes the reasons why businesses fail include poor management, wrong location, overexpansion, lack of planning, and lack of a Website. Huh? Did you say lack of a Website? A certain NEWS’ business editor has been harping about that for years. It looks like his harping has been validated, at least by Ms. Schafer.
It used to be that when we got together with neighbors for pizza and beer, we’d discuss all sorts of topics. Where are you going on vacation? Are you happy with your kid’s teacher this year? What’s going on with your job? Now we commiserate over who’s paying what, and more importantly, what we are doing to lower the bill.
A recent posting on an Internet Website sparked a flurry of replies from HVACR contractors, opening up a can of worms for many business owners who believe in turning a blind eye to a customer’s “potential” problem versus the business owners who believe in full disclosure. Let me explain.
When it comes to leading a football team, the head coach needs to be on the sidelines. The same can be said of an owner of a contracting business. He - or she - needs to lead the company. Not from afar, either. He needs to be on the front line, if need be, supplying the encouragement, needed guidance, and/or answering all questions from employees.
For contractors who work on supermarket refrigeration equipment, the issue of highest importance is food safety. Meats, fish, dairy products, and a whole host of other consumable items are subject to the slightest fluctuations in enclosure temperatures.
Contractors around the country say that green building requirements are changing the way they are currently doing business, and will continue to become a part of the changing built environment. On the other hand, almost an even number of contractors around the country have told me that most building owners are taking a wait-and-see approach to adopting green technologies.
Are you whiling away the time just kicking stones? I don’t doubt that some of you are feeling the effects of an economic slowdown and you’d like to be busier. There are plenty of things to do during the slow times - productive things that could keep you or your staff busy as you prepare for a busy fall season.
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