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Richard DiToma

Richard DiToma

Richard P. DiToma has been involved in the PHC industry since 1970 starting as an apprentice, then, becoming a journeyman and master. He spent 41 years as an award-winning contractor. As a contracting business coach/consultant he has authored books on contracting business management as well as customized price guides for contractors. He created and facilitates seminars on business management for groups and individual businesses. His Contractor Advantage programs show contractors how to do the right thing. For information or to contact DiToma: call 845-639-5050; email [email protected]; mail to R & G Profit-Ability, Inc. P.O. Box 282, West Nyack. N.Y. 10994.

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Who is Your Business Enemy?

If you fear losing work before losing money, you’re standing in the way of your own business. 
February 8, 2017
Richard DiToma
As a contractor, you face business problems. If you can’t identify your problem, you can’t begin to solve it. Many...
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Explaining Your Rip-off Prices 
to Consumers

How do you handle a situation in which pricing becomes a problem after the job is done? 
January 12, 2017
Richard DiToma
Mrs. Smith calls you when her heating system stopped working. You inform her of your procedures and policies, including the...
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Plumbing Business

Your True Cost

Are the prices you charge costing you money? 
December 13, 2016
Richard DiToma
“What do you charge for a water heater replacement?” is a question I have heard many times by contractors at...
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Plumbing Business

What Profit Percentage Should You Charge?

An examination of how proper percentage can affect your business for the better.
November 9, 2016
Richard DiToma
Let’s look at some issues to consider in arriving at the proper profit percentage for your business. First, what is profit?...
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Plumbing Business

Plumbers Need to Maximize Profitability

Steps to help you set profitable, not silly, prices for your plumbing services.
October 12, 2016
Richard DiToma
Before you can know if your prices are silly, you must understand the meaning of the word silly. Merriam-Webster defines...
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Plumbing Business

Elections Affect Your Business

September 8, 2016
Richard DiToma
The word “if,” as in if only I had tried, led you to enter the PHC contracting business world in...
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Properly profitable prices

August 11, 2016
Richard DiToma
Before you can develop a properly profitable selling price for your services, you must determine certain factors. The first, most...
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The reason you went into the PHC business

July 14, 2016
Richard DiToma
The reasons contractors say they decided to go into the PHC contracting business vary. Some say they entered the business...
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Investing in your future

June 8, 2016
Richard DiToma
When contractors call me for information about my Contractor Profit Advantage programs, the situation is typicallythe same. Their American dream...
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Fear and misunderstanding

May 12, 2016
Richard DiToma
When contractors call me seeking my business coaching assistance, we engage in a conversation that gives me the opportunity to...
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