RCS Influencers
Associations Can Command Change When Members Come Together
RCS Influencer Ross Riddle says that when people come together for a cause, they have the power to make a difference. At South Coast Shingle Company, we have always been very active in our local association, Roofing Contractors Association of Southern California (RCASoCal). I’ve been a board member for longer than ...
Our Protection, Our Strength, Our POWER is in Our Collective Voice
RCS Influencer Wendy Marvin says participate in your trade associations, and you’ll never be alone when problems arise. As a new contractor, I was head down, working in my business. I never looked up to notice what was going on around me, I didn’t think I had the time. ...
Align Your Company with NRCA to Represent the Industry
RCS Influencer Charles Antis encourages everyone to join him at Roofing Day in Washington, D.C. In his most recent video, Charles is joined by field supervisor Jesus Zermeno and they share why it is so important to work with the National Roofing Contractor’s Association and to represent the industry at Roofing ...
Associations Offer Business Owners Resources That They Can’t Get Anywhere Else
RCS Influencer Mike Hicks says if you’re in business you need to be involved in trade associations. I belong to three trade associations. The National Roofing Contractors Association, the Midwest and the Ohio Roofing Contractors Associations. I also belong to several other things like the National Federation of Independent Business and ...
Being a Member of an Association is a Commitment to Your Business
RCS Influencer Mike Pickel says that associations lend to the credibility of your business and demonstrate your willingness to always be learning and improving. Our business is located in Texas – a state that does not require licensing of roofing contractors. Anybody with a truck and a ladder can put up ...
Finding the Right Combination of Tech for your Business is an Ongoing Process
RCS Influencer Heidi J. Ellsworth says to take the time to constantly evaluate your company’s software. What is our technology stack at the Coffee Shop? Well let me tell you, it has changed a lot in the last three years. First of all, when we asked our RCS Influencers ...
Use Technology as Leverage to Grow your Business
RCS Influencer Wendy Marvin says that when considering technology, ask around. Technology is the leverage we use in our roofing businesses. It can administer tasks faster, store data, provide calculations, and so much more. Technology and all the changes and headaches that it can bring, is necessary for a growing ...
Roofing Contractors Cannot be Complacent about Technology
RCS Influencer Jon Stantz says getting the team to embrace technology is a big part of the process. When I started with Pell Roofing, we were basically doing build-up roofs, which the company had been doing since 1938. In the last 20 years, that has completely changed, and we do ...
Technology Within the Website
RCS Influencer Carla B. Sims says that as an association, their most powerful technology tool is their website and yours can be too. Carolinas Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractor’s Association, Inc. (CRSMCA) is a trade organization for the roofing and sheet metal industry within the Carolinas. As an association, we ...
The Right Technology Stack Allows us to Meet Customers’ Expectations in Terms of Professionalism and Useful Information
RCS Influencer Mike Hicks says that better information = better decision making. Much of what we use in our day-to-day business operation at Hicks Industrial Roofing is old. Custom applications that I built in MS Office Suite software in the early 90's, and have continued to tweak over the decades, ...
