Networking: The Dirty Dozen Tips for Social Events

Sean Luce, from the Luce Performance Group, provides a helpful document with twelve tips for common situations to help you and your employees have better interactions at social networking events.

Tips for Transitioning a Sweeping Company From One Generation to Another

Advice from George Hedley, president of HARDHAT Presentations, on how to make working for your parents a worthwhile pursuit. This article includes information on why parents hire their children and what a second-generation employee should be able to answer to before they take ownership of their parents business.

Get Better Organized Through Building Company Systems

Information from George Hedley, president of HARDHAT Presentations, on installation of organizational and operational systems for standardization and continuous improvement. Topics include “Making People a Priority” and “Manage your Money”, among other subjects.

Contractor Offers Disaster Cleanup Advice

Information from Jay Presutti from East Coast Industrial Services on how to educate customers as far as choosing a reputable contractor.

Ground Zero Contractors at 2012’s Hurricane Sandy

This article contains a podcast interview with Jay Presutti of East Coast Industrial Services, Inc. during clean-up from the effects of Hurricane Sandy, as well as linking to another web site that contains an interview with Millenium’s David Ross. The Presutti podcast is located at the bottom of the article.

Customer Fuel Surcharges: When, How, and How Much?

In a time of fast-moving fuel prices, don’t let your margins erode because you haven’t added in a fuel surcharge to customers.