Apr 30, 2021 | Columns, Consultants' Corner
by Lorraine Ball Are you ready for economic recovery? This is not my first rodeo. After 19 years in business I have learned how to hold on when a downward economy tries to buck you off and how to enjoy the ride around the ring when it cycles up. For many of us 2020...
Apr 30, 2021 | Columns, Consultants' Corner
by Richard Harshaw Most contractors agree that service agreements are a good idea, but most don’t offer them. This is due in part to fear in how to price them— setting a price that is attractive to the customer yet provides enough margin for the...
Apr 30, 2021 | Columns, Consultants' Corner
by Jim Hinshaw Just spent a couple of days with Tom Peregrino, owner of Daffan Mechancial, located in Granbury Texas. Tom shared his story, of how he was working hard a couple of decades ago and got the chance to buy the company he was working for, Daffan...
Apr 30, 2021 | Columns, Consultants' Corner
by Gerry Wagner Training in the COVID era: I think everyone, including me is tired of webinars. As I write this, Zoom stock price is $316.49 a share, $61.49 higher than Microsoft. Who would have guessed that would ever happen? … but who would have guessed a global...
Apr 20, 2021 | Columns, Consultants' Corner
by Jim Hnshaw We just went thru a horrific winter storm here in Texas. Started to say lovely Texas, but not this last week! It started on Saturday, when we learned a storm of epic proportions was headed our way. We had 5” of snow on Monday, and we reached 0...
Apr 20, 2021 | Columns, Consultants' Corner
by Richard Harshaw In a previous article in this column, I wrote about not neglecting that 401-K that is your business. I showed how your retirement income needs may well outstrip even an aggressive savings plan and suggested that...
