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Dear Mr. EPA Man, A Plea from another legal hard working contractor

Posted by Mark Paskell on Thu, Jul 08, 2010 @ 09:41 PM

I received a call today from a nice guy who had a similar mindset to a contractor I spoke with earlier this year. I thought I would republish my post Mr EPA Man and share the views of concerned contractors.

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Tags: mark the coach, Contractor, EPA RRP Lead Rule

2000 Contractors EPA RRP trained, The Contractor Coaching Partnership

Posted by Mark Paskell on Sun, May 16, 2010 @ 12:21 AM

Back in January when I chose to partner with Kachina Lead Paint Solutions I had no idea that we would together, train 2000 contractors. Yesterday we hit 2000 with many more to go. We currently have 7 sold out dates this week and 5 the following week before the holiday. This business has taken on a life of its own. We now have four awesome instructors who have an extensive background in residential construction.

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Tags: mark the coach, contractors, epa rrp training, massachusetts

Fighting for Contractors, MFBO meeting today

Posted by Mark Paskell on Tue, Mar 23, 2010 @ 08:07 AM

I am ready to leave for my meeting today to fight for the rights of legal contractors in Massachusetts. Maybe this will even help contractors throughout the country.

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Tags: mark the coach, massachusetts, EPA RRP Lead Rule

CONTRACTOR ALERT: MANDATORY EPA DEADLINE, 4.22.2010

Posted by Mark Paskell on Tue, Jan 19, 2010 @ 06:14 AM

On 4/22/2010 the EPA Renovate, Repair and Painting Lead Rule goes into effect. There are only 90 days left to complete the application to become registered.

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Tags: mark the coach, Contractor, EPA RRP Lead Rule

Small contractors get no respect from Democratic Senator; write

Posted by Mark Paskell on Wed, Dec 23, 2009 @ 10:30 PM

Yesterday Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley (Dem) pulled a fast one on small contracting firms. He convinced his party colleagues to help union contractors compete with small contractors, making them carry employee health insurance. He added an amendment to the senate health bill to force contractors, remodelers, small home builders and trades with as little as 5 employees to carry health insurance. No one will say that health insurance isn't important because we all know it is. However, this is discrimination since it only applies to contractors and exempts all other industries who are exempt with 50 or less employees. 

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Tags: mark the coach, Contractor Business Coach

A number for contractors that everyone will remember; 1-888-REMODEL

Posted by Mark Paskell on Tue, Jun 23, 2009 @ 09:37 PM

Imagine you finished a large kitchen addition remodel project last year and the client has a party with several high income friends over, oohing and awing about the project. Several hours into the night, after a few martinis, one couple says to the client, we need to talk to company who did this. The client replies no problem just call Smith Remodeling at 1-617-456-7891. Of course the couple says thank you, write it down on a napkin and lose it the next day. Then they get busy and forget your name and number and never call, or worse call someone else.

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Tags: mark the coach, contractor coach, remodeling, The Contractor Coaching Partnership, home improvement

Working on your business during the slow times

Posted by Mark Paskell on Mon, Jan 19, 2009 @ 01:20 AM

With the winter upon us, now is the perfect time to work on your business. With a down economy and the normal slowdown of remodeling work during the winter, now is the time to be reviewing and analyzing our entire business. We can be proactive and use this time to make changes to our business to be in a competitive position when the slowdown is over. The economy will turn around and those companies who are prepared for the inevitable increase in leads and business, will be ready to take advantage of a new and ever demanding customer. They will be anxious to catch up on long delayed projects. Many people are holding off on desired projects due to the uncertainty in the economy. This pent up demand will be released and the professional improved companies will be ready to take advantage of the opportunity. If you are not prepared you will miss out.

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Tags: mark the coach, NARI, contractor coach, marketing plan, business plan, sales training

Residential contractors; is your customer service something to brag about?

Posted by Mark Paskell on Sun, Jan 11, 2009 @ 06:57 PM

We always hear about the bad stuff, like poor service and unfriendly people, how about something different for a change?

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Tags: mark the coach, homeowners, contractor coaching, residential contractors

Associate with positive people and protect your attitude

Posted by Mark Paskell on Thu, Jan 08, 2009 @ 08:56 AM

We don't have to look hard to know that our world is experiencing some challenging times. All we have to do is turn on the TV news or weather and we are quickly bombarded with the realities around us. Things that blow up, crash, burn, crimes, job losses, scams, war all lead the news and dominate the broadcasts. We can protect ourselves from these programs easily by turning the channel or hitting the off button on the remote control.

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Tags: sub-contractors, mark the coach, NARI, Corridor Nine, residential contractors

Thanksgiving; Practice Gratitude and Humility All Year

Posted by Mark Paskell on Fri, Nov 28, 2008 @ 12:51 PM

Thanksgiving is the time of year when we historically reflect on what we a grateful for in our lives. This is a time to express humility, gratitude and thanks for the blessings we enjoy in our lives and business. It seems natural to give thanks in the fall after the crops have been harvested. It is the time when we take stock of of our blessings and store up for the coming winter. Our year of hard work comes to a close and at Thanksgiving we reflect on our results. We are hopefully prepared for the long cold winter having harvested enough from our years efforts. If we planted our seeds and prudently nurtured them, we should have enough stock to make it through the winter until spring. For this bounty we express gratitude and thankfulness. 

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Tags: business, home improvement contractors, coaching, mark the coach, contractor coach, The Contractor Coaching Partnership