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Charlie Frattini is a TV personality, survivalist and 31 year veteran of the construction industry. Charlie starred in A&E’s Sell This House: Extreme, where he provided hands-on construction work for the show’s projects. The show’s tight schedule required Charlie and a small team of other contractors to complete three months work of demo, building and […]

What if your new hire can’t do their job properly? What if they get those small-but-important details wrong? What if they can’t function on a team and they can’t take direction or criticism? What if they just don’t fit in with the rest of your crew? You have to take all of those questions (and […]

If you follow our blog, you may have caught part one of our, “Now Hiring” series. If not, be sure to check it out here. The hiring process is a difficult and pretty in depth process; which is why we broke it up into two steps. In continuing our 5 Best Practices for Hiring Employees, […]

Unless you’re a specific kind of person, firing an employee is never fun. It’s hard to let someone go, even if they’re damaging your business by mucking up jobs, being late, or lowering your crew’s morale. Most of us dread firing an employee, even if we know it’s for the best. There’s one solution to […]

Every contractor’s business is different, so a one-size-fits-all social media strategy simply doesn’t exist. When it comes to social media for contractors, though, we can sort through which platforms are and aren’t beneficial to your business. In this three-part series, we’ll explore eight different social media platforms and how they might work for your business. […]

In our last installment of this series, we covered social media for B2B contractors. This time, we’re focusing on replacement contractors. Most replacement contractors mainly deal with homeowners, so they won’t find the same success with LinkedIn or Twitter as B2B contractors. Basically, if you’re a replacement contractor, the social media world is vastly different […]

I consult with contractors from all across the country, and I am asked a lot of the same questions. Let’s tackle one of those today, shall we? Are human resource standards different in the construction industry? This is a great question. The simple answer is no. But, issues pertaining to human resources never seem simple… […]

Networking is one of the core pieces of a successful business. The construction industry demands that you network with the right people. One major benefit of being a member of Certified Contractors Network is meeting new vendors at our events. Now, keep in mind, these aren’t just any old vendors off the street. We take […]

It’s your business, your livelihood, and what you focus on every day: your bottom line. If you’re like most contractors, you’d like to increase your bottom line. How is that accomplished? By making more money and becoming more profitable. So the next question is, how do you make more money and become more profitable? The […]

As a contractor, being busy in the construction industry is a great problem. Being busy means you’re making money and becoming more profitable. But, as an owner, you sometimes get stuck wearing a lot of hats and juggling a lot of problems. While juggling said problems, it’s easy to lose focus on actually growing your […]