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If you try to scale chaos, you only get more chaos. And eventually your business will implode. When you are small, i.e. less than $750,000 in … Read more
Don’t pay attention to the bottom line as you grow The owner of the company whose profit and loss graph is shown in this post … Read more
From the editor: The 1st of a timeless series authored by Ruth King in 2025. Death by 1,000 cuts is how the ancient Chinese tortured … Read more
A bookkeeper, who should have known better, didn’t like the profit number on the financial statements that she produced. So, instead of asking the owner or … Read more
Finding the right field manager could be a long-term process with no guarantee of the results. The person that you think will be a great manager … Read more
“I need to clean up my books.” This was a comment a contractor made to me at AHR last week. He didn’t look “thrilled” about … Read more
Here are the top 10 excuses I get for not looking at the company’s P&L and Balance Sheet: #1. I have cash in the bank … Read more
$1,800,000. This is the amount of money an accountant, Richard A. Mandarino, stole from a Chicago construction firm. He was convicted and sentenced to jail this … Read more
Here are six things I’ve found that could help in your hiring process. For field personnel: I first witnessed this while watching an interview for … Read more
First, thank you for reading Contractor Cents. I hope the ideas I share help you grow a profitable business and significantly impact your life and the … Read more
A primary responsibility of every HVACR program is preparing students for meaningful employment upon graduation. The strongest programs understand that
In February, leading manufacturers will unveil their latest innovations at the AHR Expo. A few weeks later, March 22–25, 2026,
By Amber Bonefont The majority of Floridians are hanging on to the “American Dream,” but rising housing costs and everyday
I didn’t set out to become a High-Performance HVAC™ craftsman. Like many others, my career began by doing what I
