Working From Heights

By Robert Robillard

Working at Heights On Residential Homes As carpenters, we often have to perform repairs at heights.  On many homes, these repairs are quick and typically done off ladders, roof jack or ladder jacks. Working from heights can be dangerous, this article will address some considerations to stay safe. The problem with these methods is they can be…

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Start Your Own Carpentry Business

By Robert Robillard

Carpenter Skills Many of us grew up watching our parents turn a basement or garage into a carpentry workshop, spend countless weekends building furniture, and amaze us with the results. But whether your passion for carpentry started in childhood or later in life, you undoubtedly know the special kind of satisfaction which comes from building…

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Be More Productive

By Robert Robillard

Double Your Productivity – Time Management Do you find yourself struggling to do all the tasks that you need to do every day? Running a small business takes some considerable organizing and effort to pull off efficiently.  Wearing many hats, plus balancing home life requires being organized and to be more productive. Here are four easy tips…

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Concord Carpenter, Dewalt, Stanley and Milwaukee Volunteer To Help Build America

By Robert Robillard

Concord Carpenter, Dewalt, Stanley and Milwaukee Help Build America On my website, Concord Carpenter, I spend a lot of time writing articles to help contractor’s become better leaders and more professional within their trade. We also try to give back to the community when we can. So it should no surprise that I jumped on…

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Creating Employee Engagement

By Robert Robillard

Creating Employees That Are More Engaged Creating employee engagement should be a leaders priority and on of his of her main responsibilities.   As a leader or manager you need to take positive measures toward creating a climate that is ripe for employee engagement.  But how? What is Employee Engagement? Employee engagement is when employees are…

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Small Business Leader

By Robert Robillard

The Small Construction Company Leader The small business leader, to be successful, has to keep his or her eyes on a lot of things at one time.  This article is focused on providing you with some tips and solid techniques to help you juggle all of those balls you have in the air. Pay Attention…

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Quality is More Important Than Price

By Robert Robillard

Quality is More Important Than Price To Homeowners Have you ever stopped to wonder why folks remodel their home?  Or why they choose to do a project themselves vs hiring a professional to do it? Well I think about this stuff a lot and I’ve always believed that Quality is more important than price to…

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Small Business Phone Etiquette

By Robert Robillard

  Image: portal.duf.hu Dear fellow contractors and small business people . . . How do you answer your phone? Who answers your phone? How soon do you return phone calls? What does your voice mail say? Phone Etiquette Your company’s telephone reception service is often the very first contact your customers have with you. It…

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