by Marge Parkhurst | Sep 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
What’s my Role? Key players in a small business The owner of a small painting or contracting business needs to be a jack-of-all trades. When you start your company it’s just you – you are Owner, Painter, Accountant, and Office Manager. As your company grows, you are...
by Marge Parkhurst | Aug 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
If you have school-age or college-age kids, back-to-school is an exciting time of year. But if you run a business and you employed college students through the summer, this may be a stressful time of year. With a couple more months of good weather before the cold...
by Marge Parkhurst | Aug 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Here’s a really simple way to increase your call volume and offer great customer service before clients even contact you: provide a phone number! The other day we needed to contact the paint store and had to dig for their telephone number. It wasn’t on any bills,...
by Marge Parkhurst | Aug 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
Your calendar may be booked solid now, but what does it look like a few months out? It’s better for your employees and your cash-flow to have continuous work. We recommend starting to fill your calendar now by advertising special deals for fall/winter jobs. Entice...
by Marge Parkhurst | Aug 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
Cleaning latex paint off brushes We were talking to a painter the other day and he said that you can use household ammonia to clean latex paint off of paint brushes. We had never heard this before, so we decided to give it a try and guess what: it works...
by Marge Parkhurst | Aug 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
August is the epitome of summer – backyard barbecues, baseball games, swimming pools, and heat. You don’t need us to tell you it’s hot outside. Your work can’t stop because of the weather (see Juggling in the Rain for more on this), but you also can’t have...
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