Articles Tagged with ''Leadership and HVACR''

Andrew John, owner of John’s Refrigeration Heating and Cooling, has announced the expansion of the company with the acquisition of another locally-owned HVAC business: Rom-air Inc. of Mesa, Arizona. John’s has been a family-owned business operating in the Phoenix metro area since 1970.

New company owners must be able to grasp certain business fundamentals and develop a support network they can rely on when they’re just starting out.

When hiring an employee, it’s important for a hiring manager to consider all aspects of a prospect’s past and present to ensure the future is beneficial for all parties.

Busy season is right around the corner and you are eagerly awaiting the tidal wave of calls that are soon to roll in. So what do you do? Typically, push your team to run more calls per day, in hopes that not a single customer will slip through your fingers.

Occasionally, people ask me to describe what it’s like to work in the HVAC industry. After a moment of reflection, I respond that it is a diverse industry with businesses large and small at the contractor level. I tell people many of those businesses are legacies, put together piece by piece, day by day, with the unyielding sacrifice of a family patriarch.

Wi-Fi is everywhere these days. Like digital technology in general, Wi-Fi gives us more freedom and power. But there are negatives associated with the positives; risks you should be aware of to reduce them.

But, for those who are not properly utilizing the time they have with their employees, holding meetings can have a negative effect on morale and productivity.

The proposed rule would establish a government-wide mentor-protégé program for all small business concerns consistent with SBA’s mentor-protégé program for Participants in SBA’s 8(a) Business Development (BD) program.

There are a lot of social media networks out there that can help you connect with your customers online and on their mobile devices. In part one of this series, I’ll share some of the networks I’ve put to work for me and why they should be a part of your marketing strategy.