Business Boosters
Parking structure service and maintenance creates long-term value
By Heidi J. Ellsworth. In the business of asset preservation, developing long-term maintenance strategies is the key to success. One of the greatest benefits of attending industry events outside our own market segments is the opportunity to learn how other professionals approach the challenges of maintaining and protecting critical ...
Indigenous and remote community projects require more than mobilization
By Emma Peterson. On these projects, a contractor should not enter with a standard list of assumptions about what the community needs or how it operates. The first responsibility is to listen. A roofing contractor can move people, materials and equipment over long distances and still arrive unprepared. That is ...
Freedom 2026 puts growth challenges in focus
By Jesse Sanchez. Home service professionals can come together to explore the forces reshaping their businesses, from artificial intelligence and marketing disruption to private equity and growth. Home Service Freedom is bringing the home service industry together at Freedom 2026 for conversations about the challenges and opportunities shaping the next ...
The small decisions that protect roofing margins
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Margins are built — or quietly eroded — through hundreds of small choices. When contractors talk about profitability, the conversation usually turns to estimating, labor costs, material pricing or overhead. Those are all important pieces of the equation, but after spending more than ...
Cómo evitar las llamadas de seguimiento más comunes en proyectos de techos metálicos
Conoce las causas más comunes por las que los clientes vuelven a llamar después de un trabajo y cómo anticiparte y prepararte para evitarlas. Las llamadas de seguimiento por trabajos anteriores de techos metálicos no siempre se deben a problemas graves o inesperados. En la mayoría de los casos, la ...
The subscription trap
By ScopeTechnologies® Why the monthly fee, not the report price, is where roofing software really costs you and how to right-size your stack before peak season is over. Pull up your last software invoice and ask yourself one honest question: how many of the features you're paying for did you actually ...
Why material staging deserves more attention
By Emma Peterson. Experienced distribution partners play an important role in helping contractors manage site constraints, moving materials efficiently and keeping projects progressing without unnecessary delays. When contractors try to plan ahead for issues on the jobsite, they often are thinking about things like weather delays and unexpected additional repairs. ...
Build a business that can run without you
By Jesse Sanchez. Documented processes, clear ownership and better visibility can help contractors reduce bottlenecks and build a company that operates without constant owner involvement. For contractors who have built their companies from the ground up, growth can create an unexpected problem: The owner becomes the person that every decision, ...
Eliminating common efficiency bottlenecks
By Emma Richardson. How to avoid the everyday challenges that slow roofing crews down. In all seasons, managing roofing projects requires careful time management. Between meeting developer deadlines, accounting for weather and managing upcoming projects, unexpected delays can easily turn into bigger problems. The last thing contractors need is ...
Fresh eyes see what experience sometimes misses
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Sometimes improvement doesn't require new technology or expensive equipment. Sometimes it starts with asking a question. One of the things I've always appreciated about bringing a new employee onto a roofing crew is the questions they ask. Sometimes those questions seem simple.Sometimes they're inconvenient ...
