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10 Phrases to Avoid When Dealing With Customers
Busy contractors may wish they could take back something they said in the heat of the moment or because it seemed like...
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Macquarie Group to Acquire Transportation Finance Firm Advantage Funding
Macquarie Group Limited today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Advantage Funding Management Co. Inc from Marubeni America Corporation....
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Tools That Work: Making Business More Efficient
At Best Septic Service in Westminster, Vermont, two tools that are largely invisible to customers contribute greatly to increased productivity and profitability,...
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GPS Insight Sponsors Record-Breaking Road Trip
GPS Insight, a top technology provider of GPS fleet and asset tracking for commercial fleets, sponsored a team of three record-breaking enthusiasts...
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12 Questions to Ask Before Buying New Equipment
Newer! Better! Faster! There’s nothing like the feeling of unwrapping a piece of brand-new equipment designed to catapult your business into the...
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Proud to Be a Small-Business Owner
Every year since 1963, the president of the United States has issued a proclamation announcing National Small Business Week, designated to recognize...
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GPS Insight Celebrates 10 Years of Innovation and Success
GPS Insight, a technology provider of GPS vehicle and asset tracking software for commercial fleets, celebrated its 10th birthday on Monday night,...
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5 Simple Tax Planning Tips
So you’ve survived another tax-filing season – hopefully with your sanity and your business finances intact. Even for small-business owners who have...
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Technologically Advanced Wastewater Systems Will Shape Future Development
Every few months there’s a news report about the need to fix the aging water and wastewater infrastructure in cities. To engineer...
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Help Wanted: How to Find Temporary Summer Workers
The start of the busy special-event season is looming. Maybe portable restrooms are a big part of your summer plans, or just...
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Client Clash: How Do You Deliver Bad News to Customers?
Service-based businesses thrive on delivering top-notch results to customers. Delivering bad news requires quite a different skill set.“Often, news is bad only...
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Sold-Out Profit Series Event Was a Hit
The sold-out 2015 Pumper & Cleaner Profit Series course, which ran March 25-27 in Orlando, Florida, was a huge success. For the...
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3 Portable Restroom Business Blunders
You’ve made the commitment and begun building your portable restroom business. But now business has plateaued and sales are floundering. From customer...
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Smartphone Security: When Apps Attack
As a contractor, you and your employees or co-workers probably use your smartphones for everything these days. Routing, scheduling, billing – it...
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Is Key Person Insurance Right For Your Company?
How many hats do you wear? General contractor, site director, head mechanic, substitute driver, payroll manager — for many of you, that’s...
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7 Tips To Rev Up Your Social Media
Investing in marketing campaigns can be a nerve-wracking decision for small businesses. With limited resources, a business must be strategic with the...













