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Employee Bonuses: Give or not Give? How Much is too Much?

Les Cunningham
January 6, 2015
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Bonuses are one of the responsibilities that many business owners learn to really dislike, and the reason for the dislike is that setting correct and fair metrics are very difficult to do.


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Show Preview: The 2015 Insights Conference & Tradeshow

January 6, 2015
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Insights began in 1996 as a small trade show operated by Disaster Kleenup International (DKI), a company that is now the property restoration industry’s largest contracting organization.


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Restorer’s Perspective: Ethical Operations

Woodbury, Minnesota-based ICC Restoration & Cleaning Services’ emphasis on operating with high ethics culminates in 2014 Better Business Bureau Torch Award.
January 6, 2015
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Like many restoration contractors, Tom Laska has heard the noise since he started ICC Restoration & Cleaning Services more than 25 years ago: Adjusters disagreeing with contractors over work estimates.


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Restoring Success: The Art of Interviewing the Customer

Barbara Walters is known to us as having mastered the interview process and although the purposes are different, the techniques can be similar.
Lisa Lavender
Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.
December 19, 2014
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The art of interviewing the customer is a critical skill for the professional restorer. 


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The Disciplined Restorer

December 5, 2014
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The single greatest attribute of companies that are successful in the restoration industry today is discipline.


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Help Us So We Can Help You

Les Cunningham
December 5, 2014
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This month I’ve taken different direction from what I normally write about. As you know, I try to discuss, explain and help small businesses in this industry move in a positive, forward and profitable direction.


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TPA’s: To Work (Or Not Work) With Them?

Les Cunningham
November 3, 2014
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Looking back on the industry, the first TPA started about 20 years ago with USAA.


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Restoring Success: An Industry Evolving

Technology and consumer behavior has had an impact on nearly every industry in the last 20 years, however, it is my belief that ours has evolved as a profession.
Lisa Lavender
Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.
October 24, 2014
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I marvel at the evolution of our industry over the last couple of decades. I believe we are operating in a time of great opportunity. 


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The Transformational Power of Becoming Full-Service

If you are not full-service, you really need to consider it.
Jack Dennison
October 3, 2014
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Doesn’t every restoration company owner want to grow his or her business? 


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Six Sigma for Restoration

Improving culture, profit, and customer satisfaction with one tool.
Garret Gray
October 1, 2014
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What if there was a tool that could dramatically improve company culture, raise net profits, and increase customer satisfaction?


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