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Trent Cotney Best Piece of Advice

Research Matters When Starting Your Business

RCS Influencer Trent Cotney says that contractors just getting started should evaluate the industry and its trends. For contractors starting out, I would advise them to establish the foundation of their company first. You shouldn’t start your business without creating a blueprint. The best way to start is by researching your ...


Ken Kelly Best Roofing Advice

Advice for the New Contractor: Identify Your Core Values, Target and Purpose

RCS Influencer Ken Kelly says that without a sense of direction for your roofing business, success will be difficult. Know your core values, target and purpose. Too often I see contractors 'just want to make money' and think they can do it in the roofing industry. Roofing is an ...


Charles Antis Best Piece of Advice

Advice for the Contractor Just Starting Out

RCS Influencer Charles Antis says that there’s never been a better time to be a roofer. Editor’s note: Watch Charles answer our question about what advice he would give a new roofer just getting into the business or you can read his response below. The first thing is to remember that you ...


Wendy Marvin Best Piece of Advice

Being Successful Means Having a Complete Understanding of Your Business.

RCS Influencer Wendy Marvin says that it’s critical to focus equally on both the business side and the installation side of your company. One piece of advice for a new contractor. I think this is one of the hardest blogs that I've ever written. Mostly because there are so many pains, ...


Carla Sims Best Roofing Advice

For the Next Roofing Entrepreneur

RCS Influencer Carla Sims says that new contractors should look to their peers in the roofing industry as an important piece of business success. Roofing companies are opening everyday… everyone needs a roof, and everyone wants to be an entrepreneur. As an entrepreneur you need to be sure you have ...


Shelly Duhaime Best Roofing Advice

Want to be a Roofing Contractor? Buy an Existing Company

RCS Influencer Shelly Duhaime says that anyone who wants to be a roofing contractor should consider buying an existing company rather than start their own. I think any person that wants to own a roofing company should buy an existing company. There are a lot of really good roofing contractors out ...


Charles Antis Best Piece of Advice

It’s a Super Exciting Time to be in Roofing

RCS Influencer Charles Antis says that it’s an exciting time to get into roofing because of what the future has in store. Please read video transcribed below: Well, I'm excited. I'm really excited that young people are interested in roofing and I think I'm excited because it wasn't always this ...


Jon Stantz Best Piece of Advice

5 Tips to Consider Before Starting Your Own Contracting Business

RCS Influencer Jon Stantz says that in addition to a solid business plan there are a few other considerations to think about before diving in. What advice I would give a new contractor leads into so many things that I’m not sure where to start. Business is an ever-evolving creature from ...


Roofing Influencer Ross Riddle Piece of Advice

11 Tips for New Contractors just Getting Started

RCS Influencer Ross Riddle says that a new contractor should be sure to understand what they are taking on and to be as prepared as possible. If I had one piece of advice to offer a contractor just getting started, it would be…make sure you know what you’re getting yourself into, ...


Martin Stout Roofing Industry Advice

Nothing is More Important to Your Business than Job Costing

RCS Influencer Marty Stout says the best piece of advice for a new contractor is to learn to love job costing more than anything else you do. You must track all of your costs and charge your active jobs for the costs they incur. If you send a crew to a ...


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