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SELECTING SERVICE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (That Keeps Accounting Happy)

Find the software that streamlines operations, prioritizes customer experience, grows service revenue—and also keeps accounting happy. 
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5 Simple Growth Strategies for MEP Contractors in 2023

MEP contractors are grappling with various challenges in 2023, including persistent skilled labor shortages and widespread economic difficulties, such as inflation, climbing interest rates, and supply chain disruptions. In order to remain…
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5 Liability Management Tips for Fire Protection Contractors

It’s the unwelcome event many fire and life safety contractors have experienced and many others dread. A letter arrives. You’ve been listed in a liability claim. 
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5 Steps to Growing Pull-Through Repair Revenue

In a tight labor market, many service contractors are at capacity, with no room to take on new customers. To continue growing at such a time, businesses must find ways to increase revenue from existing customers. In fact, ServiceTrade’s recent…
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Raising Prices During Inflationary Times and Beyond: Part II

In Part I of this series, I shared my thoughts on how a service contractor's Digital Wrap enables them to routinely raise prices while retaining customers. We talked about (a) the importance of consistently presenting your brand as a premium…
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Raising Prices During Inflationary Times And Beyond: Part I

What Should I Do About Inflation? Give ‘Em a Big Ass Price Increase! The most efficient way to grow revenue in your business is to increase the price you charge for the services that you provide. Sounds easy, right? Well, it can be if you…
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Don’t Use Residential Software for a Commercial Service Business

Commercial and residential service contractors work completely differently. So why would a commercial contractor adopt service management software designed for residential contractors?     While they work in similar fields…
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2020 COVID-19 Impact on Fire Protection Contractors – Through November

A data study of what happened in 2020 (the great dumpster fire.)   Since March 2020, the fire protection contracting industry has been reeling from the impacts of COVID-19. In the early days of the pandemic, when cities and states…