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Feature

Mill-Rose: A Century of Excellence

The gift of agility transformed a confectionary store into the largest manufacturer of twisted wire brushes and other products for the PHCP industry.
November 5, 2019
Ruth Mitchell
The company is run by fourth-generation family member Greg Miller, who has been in the business for many years. He was appointed president upon the unexpected loss of his father in late 2018.
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Feature

Reversing Trickle-Up Demand

Reversing Trickle-Up Demand
November 5, 2019
Total Wines & Spirits just opened up in my area and it’s the equivalent of a Costco in the alcohol industry. To use the word tremendous to describe the selections of different types of wines and liquors would be an understatement.    
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Feature

Crescent Parts & Equipment Ushers in 75 Years of Success

The secret recipe lies in the core of your values and starts from the top and trickles down.
November 5, 2019
Linda Noir
Two men with a vision and 75 years later, Crescent Parts & Equipment continues to expand and reinvent itself. Its commitment to people—employees, customers, and vendors—and the role they play in propelling the business forward is the key to success and longevity. 
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Marketing

I’d Rather Be Eating a Sandwich

I’d Rather Be Eating a Sandwich
November 5, 2019
You have a reputation to keep, a standard or legacy to uphold. There’s a way it’s always been done and you probably have to answer to someone who would prefer to maintain the status quo rather than taking on the risk of doing something risky.
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Beschloss Perspective

America’s Energy Sector Verging on Global Leadership

The segment of the business community is investing billions in technologies starting to change the current energy landscape.
November 5, 2019
Morris Beschloss
While the world leadership in the global energy sector has been controlled by OPEC and its dominator, Saudi Arabia, the United States, the leading world user, has risen to first place due to hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” within the short period comprising the current century.
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Business Management

Evaluating Your Branch

A walkthrough list to establish best practices for your branch.
November 5, 2019
Rich & Jen Schmitt
In September, we mentioned a previous column that included a branch walkthrough list. Every once in a while, we seem to strike a chord and get a good number of requests for additional information.
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The Riso Report

Keeping the Profession Professional

Keeping the Profession Professional
November 4, 2019
This is the story of the Colorado plumbing industry and how it took proactive measures to ensure plumbing industry professionalism and plumbing industry partnership (union and nonunion) while pursuing the constructs of a visionary mission to safeguard Coloradoans and maintain the integrity of its trade.
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Contractor Profit Advantage

Profit Comes After Expenses Are Paid

Salary and salary-related expenses are business expenses. Make sure to include them in your selling price.
November 4, 2019
Richard DiToma
Many contractors confuse the word "salary" with the word "profit." There is a difference.
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The Riso Report

Industry Associations Can’t Afford to Fall Asleep

All too often, the mission of an industry association contradicts its actions.
October 9, 2019
If your association isn’t aggressive in this political climate and begins to state they it will wait until after next year’s election to take (any) action — sorry folks, you are members of the wrong association.
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Momentum Building Marketing

Are Online Reviews Part of your Growth Strategy?

Just because you ignore them, doesn’t make them go away.
October 9, 2019
Heather Ripley
Online reviews are key to building a solid marketing strategy for your plumbing business.
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