Four industry professionals sounded off about the advantages and disadvantages that they’ve experienced from their decision to either stay independent or go the franchise route.

Ever wonder if it’s time to grow your business? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just wave a wand and it would get done? 

You can go to workshops about time management, read countless articles about work-life balance and yet nobody can truly understand the juggle of a restorer, well, like a restorer can.

Coming out of one of the coldest winters in recent history, the restoration industry has benefited from the abundance of frozen pipe and ice-dam claims.

Everywhere I go, companies continue to want to talk about where they get their work from. They for sure do not like being controlled or told what to do regarding their future work.

As service providers, we know that all the technology and procedures can’t substitute the need and desire for not just good people, but great people.

 I recommend forming a C-Corporation with an S-Election filling most of the time.  

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is most identified with combat soldiers in the military.

Most contractors hate change – enough to do a lot of things before they even try one change!

With all of the conveniences of smart phones, computers and the web in today’s modern world, it’s easy to feel pressed for time and overwhelmed.