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Process improvement for contractors

Process improvement for contractors

by Grand Rapids GreatLakesSkilledTrades | Dec 21, 2022 | Contracting, Staffing

Contractors, do you have a handle on your business processes? Do you know exactly how you conduct each critical activity that makes up your business—common construction firm processes such as Sales, Pre-Construction, Procurement, Construction, Change Management,...
How contractors can work safely during winter

How contractors can work safely during winter

by Grand Rapids GreatLakesSkilledTrades | Dec 6, 2022 | Contracting, Safety, Skilled Trades

Hibernation is for bears. Contractors, they’ve still got bills to pay, businesses to grow—so they’ll find ways to get as much work as possible done in the frigid winter. There’s definitely opportunity, but there is a big proviso: There are a whole new set of...
How contractors and skilled tradespeople can get started with LinkedIn

How contractors and skilled tradespeople can get started with LinkedIn

by Grand Rapids GreatLakesSkilledTrades | Nov 15, 2022 | Contracting

When it comes to getting ahead—that is, landing better and better jobs and/or growing your business—the old cliché is so true: It’s all about who you know. That is, it’s all about networking. It used to be that networking took place in meeting rooms at your local...
How contractors can use Yelp to grow their business

How contractors can use Yelp to grow their business

by Grand Rapids GreatLakesSkilledTrades | Nov 8, 2022 | Contracting

What are people saying about your construction company? What’s the word on the street? Go to Yelp and find out. Yelp is one of the largest user-generated review sites on the internet. People go to Yelp and leave reviews for businesses of all sorts: restaurants, auto...
Who are going to be the skilled tradespeople of tomorrow?

Who are going to be the skilled tradespeople of tomorrow?

by Grand Rapids GreatLakesSkilledTrades | Oct 25, 2022 | Contracting, Skilled Trades

Contractors, are you reaching out to local schools to promote construction as a viable career choice? October was National Careers in Construction Month, a time for everyone in the construction industry to redouble their efforts to get kids interested in construction...
How to use Google to grow your construction business

How to use Google to grow your construction business

by Grand Rapids GreatLakesSkilledTrades | Oct 11, 2022 | Contracting, Skilled Trades

Contractors, think about the last time you had to find a local business, a place for Thai food, perhaps. I’m willing to bet that your reflex was to search on Google—after all, Google knows everything, right? Well, what do you think locals do when they need to find a...
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