5 Thoughts on Running a Family Business
This is the latest installment in the PPC magazine series Business Matters. This time: insights on running a family business.
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This is the latest installment in the PPC magazine series Business Matters. This time: insights on running a family business.
Read moreMore than three decades ago, The Kaloutas Company was busy building a distinguished name for itself with a record of successful and efficient painting projects for commercial and industrial customers throughout New England.
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Read moreEmployer Resources Board provides tools to address the hiring challenge A program developed by Sherwin-Williams features a collection of resources designed to help painting contractors overcome the current hiring challenges facing the industry.
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Read moreGet more work from customers who value quality So you’re not the lowest-priced painting contractor around. That’s fine. Certainly, a lowest-price strategy might earn you additional work, but the margins will be thin, your profitability will suffer, and the type…
Read morePopular Paint Pro Training Videos help PROs — and their teams — achieve more A Sherwin-Williams initiative designed to help grow the skill sets of new painters and address an overall painting industry labor shortage continues to be a major…
Read moreYour appearance, attitude and timeliness all contribute to your customer’s satisfaction A new paint finish may be what a customer has hired you for, but the experience of having you deliver that paint job is just as likely to leave…
Read moreHow your company can achieve more if you do less A recent Gallup survey of company leaders demonstrates that those who effectively delegate authority see their companies grow faster and generate more revenue.
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