Voices
May 21, 2015
Doing freebies is risky for any contractor
May 15, 2015
That little voice that says “No!”
May 15, 2015
Should you do Freebies for customers? Part 1.
Marketing & Sales
May 15, 2015
May 15, 2015
Should you do Freebies for customers? Part 2.
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April 28, 2015
A National Day of Mourning for workplace accident victims
April 27, 2015
VIDEO (Trailer): Blood, Sweat and Tools, Episode 3 tonight, 11 pm Eastern Time
Marketing & Sales
April 27, 2015
April 27, 2015
A good deposit policy has allowed us to only get stung three times in 38 years
April 18, 2015
I only work T&M and finally know I am making a good living…
April 18, 2015
A deposit allows us to pay our creditors even if we end up working for free ourselves
April 18, 2015
A deposit is not a picture of my financial failure as a contractor…
April 13, 2015
“I could have saved a life that day, but I chose to look the other way”
Financials
April 13, 2015
April 13, 2015
“Why does a contractor need a deposit at all?”
April 8, 2015
Playing Russian Roulette in the residential roofing business
Permits & Legal
April 2, 2015
April 2, 2015
It’s here! NEW Working at Heights standard in Ontario is now in effect
March 27, 2015
Ten per cent cash work sounds like a nice little boost – until you do the math
March 25, 2015
10 Do’s and Don’ts of managing subtrades
March 24, 2015
His formula will require him to do about 10 per cent of his work in cash
Permits & Legal
March 24, 2015
March 24, 2015
Villain or hero? Claimant becomes a thorn in the side of the Ontario WSIB
March 23, 2015
Lorne’s electric paid the price for underpaying workers, reader contends
March 23, 2015
‘Keep your independence, Henry,’ advises our reader Wes Stevenson
March 17, 2015
“Whenever we go outside Canada and build, their contractors are surprised at the pace we set.”
March 16, 2015
Ontario of College of Trades: Puppet spokesmen, dissing contractor associations and drawing fat paycheques
March 16, 2015
“I’m surprised that you had trouble getting your subtrades to follow safety procedures…”
March 16, 2015
Re: The Ontario College of Trades – electrician not “consenting to the use of my private info.”
March 11, 2015
Fifty shades of grey in home renovation and custom home building safety
Permits & Legal
March 10, 2015
March 10, 2015
The cash economy Part 2
March 4, 2015
Why Canadian contractors are the toughest on the planet
Marketing & Sales
March 4, 2015
March 4, 2015
Is business slow? Maybe it’s your marketing?
February 26, 2015
Company fined $30,000 for worker not wearing fall safety equipment
