Measuring Up How to Overcome Being a Worrywart Monroe Porter June 4, 2014 No Comments Setting financial goals can help take some of the stress out of running a business.Read More
MeasuringUp Three Keys to Managing Your Sales Effort Monroe Porter April 7, 2014 No Comments Here are some simple steps you can take to monitor your company’s sales performance.Read More
Measuring Up Feeling Stuck? Make Your Roofing Business More Rewarding Monroe Porter March 11, 2014 No Comments Start envisioning what your business would look like if you made a few changes.Read More
Measuring Up Mistakes Contractors Make With Accountants Business owners need to have financial information to make informed decisions. Monroe Porter February 7, 2014 No Comments Here are some do's and don'ts for managing bookkeeping and accounting. Read More
Overcoming Training Ego Monroe Porter January 1, 2014 No Comments We need more craftspeople. We can’t run the risk of boring or running off good people.Read More
Measuring Up Does Your Ratio of Office Workers to Craftsmen Make Sense? Monroe Porter December 4, 2013 No Comments Inefficient firms with too much overhead risk pricing themselves out of the marketplace.Read More
Measuring Up Famous Last Words: “But I Meant to Get to It” A little bit of preparation can go a long way to protect your loved ones and your business. Monroe Porter November 12, 2013 No Comments Business owners are busy, and even with the best of intentions, there are things we meant to do that we just never get around to.Read More
Measuring Up Building a Workforce Takes Time People can be very frustrating to work with, but without employees, you are not a contractor. Monroe Porter October 4, 2013 No Comments I frequently receive questions from customers regarding the difficulty in building a workforce.Read More
Measuring Up Why It Is So Hard to Make Partnerships Work Whether it be marriage or a business partnership, don’t fall victim of jumping into something. Monroe Porter September 12, 2013 No Comments Partnerships are not easy, whether they are marital or business relationships.Read More
Measuring Up Ninety Percent of Roofers Underbid the Job Bids based on unit costs might be easy to estimate, but that doesn’t mean they are accurate. Monroe Porter August 7, 2013 3 Comments Most contractors do not understand their overhead and arbitrarily price jobs by the number of squares rather than the time it takes to do the job.Read More