Business coaching: Markup, Margin and all that stuff

As a business coach, I ask a lot of business owners if they know the difference between Markup and Margin. Invariably, most say yes. What I later find out is that they know they are different, but aren’t really sure how and why.

December 17, 2021

How to collect from late paying customers

Nine tips for getting paid without creating hard feelings.

December 17, 2021

Radon, the silent danger: Protecting Homes from Radon with Closed-Cell Spray Foam Insulation

Across Canada, many homes have elevated levels of radon released from the soil. It’s odourless, tasteless, colourless and can enter homes and enclosed spaces through cracks in foundation floor and walls, construction joints, gaps around service pipes, support posts, window casements, floor drains, sumps or cavities inside walls. It is the number one cause of lung cancer in non-smokers and it’s silently killing 3,300 Canadians per year with lung cancer

November 09, 2021

Stopping the heat

Perched on the hillside of Whistler Mountain – one of North America’s top ski resorts – the 20,000 square-foot Kadenwood residence complies with stringent energy efficiency and seismic requirements. Its footprint is a four-sided polygon with sweeping views of coastal mountains and alpine lakes.

November 09, 2021

All DECA’d Out

If you are like most trades’ sector entrepreneurs you have spent vital and unplanned time throughout your career addressing issues on jobs that were ultimately caused by a lack of planning or a gap in communication between yourself, your employees and your customers.

October 15, 2021