American Subcontractors Association

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Teaching Customer Care

How do you teach your employees and subcontractors customer service skills? More

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Dealing With Subcontractors

How can I get our subs to treat customersí homes with respect ñ not just another job site, i.e., cleanliness, radio volume/stations, etc.? More

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Tracking Job Costs

Job costs – all of the expenses for materials, subcontractors, and labor – are the primary components of gross profit. More

Feast and Famine

There's an interesting dynamic at play within the tool industry that I'm trying to... More

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Bonding with the trades

Strong relationships with subcontractors are a vital part of the success of Hopkins & Porter, and the Potomac, Md., company uses both formal and informal methods to bond with its trade contractors. More

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Making subcontractors or employees work for your business

A few years ago, Rob Mathews, president of Curb Appeal Remodeling in Dallas, had an awakening moment ó he realized he couldn't meet payroll. More

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Taking responsibility for bilingual safety training

The ladder is wobbling beneath the drywaller. The carpenter is hacking away at a 2x4 without saw protection. The mason is straining to lift a huge stack of bricks. The fact that these workers are Spanish-speaking subcontractors doesn't mean you're off the hook if one gets hurt. More

Where is Generation 'T'?

No matter how you cut it, the building industry is hurting for skilled labor. More

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The challenging search for qualified and dependable subcontractors

One challenge most remodelers share is the ongoing search for qualified and dependable subcontractors and trade partners. More

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