I just copied this from a friend’s page. It’s the best description I’ve seen yet. What is a plumber? A plumber is someone, who, like no other trades person, must know his trade along with everyone else’s. His day starts with leaving a perfectly warm bed on a bitterly cold morning, to the realization that …
This is the time of year when some business owners start planning for next year. Some will actually create a budget, although for the most part, it is only one-half a budget. They seem to focus on what sales are going to be next year and not much else. My question is, what are profits …
It has been said that the manager’s job is to plan, organize and coordinate. The leader’s job is to inspire and motivate. In today’s business environment leadership and management seem to have merged. What are some of the qualities of a good leader? Integrity, or doing the right thing is at the top of my …
There is a great deal of confusion among the populace concerning the terms markup and margin. I encounter it all the time. I guess the way we use the terms are also part of what makes them confusing. The impact on the service plumber is big, but when these terms are not used correctly with …
I am not sure how you started your business, or why, but for the most part, plumbers do not set out with their life’s goal to own a service plumbing business. In my experience, plumbers open a company because they think they can do it better than their current boss; no one will pay them …
Most small businesses have terrible financials. Their accountant understands accounting and creates sales and expense categories well enough to do the company taxes. That is enough to keep them out of trouble with the government. Now I will admit, if the accountant saw them more than once a year at tax time, it might be …
