We’re almost a quarter of the way through 2017. Some of you have experienced weather events that have boosted revenue and contributed to a strong start for the year.
Estimating is an art. It is not an exact science. These were two of the first truths I learned about estimating over thirty years ago. They still hold true today.
As an owner of a recruiting company for the disaster restoration industry, I get asked that question at least once a week. Unfortunately, the answer is yes, it is.
In the early 2000s, a group of researchers published their findings from a 30,000-person, multi-year study on income and generosity. This is what they found ... drum roll, please: As someone makes more money, they give more money to charitable causes.
Figure out your ideal client, and go after them. Tim and O.P. tell you how to stop taking every fire job you're offered, and start doing the work you want to do.
Whether you make excuses, or you accept excuses from your team too often, that is a dynamic you need to change on your quest to be among the best of the best in restoration.
In disaster restoration, most negotiations occur between the contractor’s estimator or project manager and the insurance adjuster. The negotiation tends to be adversarial in nature, and generally ends with one of the parties feeling like they were cheated or taken advantage of.
I’ve been asked recently by a few people, quite understandably, why I started a new company: Haven Environmental. The conversations usually go down the same path, ending with a “you’re how old?” or “can you make a living at that?”
Wrapping up this series, this dynamic duo talks about establishing a target, pursuing it, and figuring out what you need to start doing this year to reach that target or goal.
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