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Contractor Cents

Contractor Cents

By: Ruth King
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Discover ideas, tactics, news, and information that matters to your contracting business and you. Increase productivity, profitability, customer and employee satisfaction.Copyright 2018 All rights reserved. Economics Management Management & Leadership
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  • Contractor Cents - Episode 428 - The Hiring Formula That Delivers Better Employees
    Jun 1 2026

    How do you find skilled labor? What if you found a source where you experienced a 90% success rate in finding that labor? What if you had a profiling template to help choose the right people for the right jobs? What would all of this do for your business? My guest, Paul Sanneman, is the founder and Contractor Staffing Source. He’ll explain how you can achieve a 90% success rate in finding labor.

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    Ruth King

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    18 mins
  • Contractor Cents - Episode 427 - The Hidden Emotional Cost of Selling a Business
    May 25 2026

    Thinking about selling your business in the future? There is an emotional roller coaster associated with the sales process and what happens after the sale. Matt Michel and Brandon Jacob, two long time industry experts, just published "The Business Exit Rollercoaster" which is about the emotional side of selling a business. It's based on nearly 100 interviews with business owners who sold, investment bankers, M&A advisors, and buyers.

    Buy The Business Exit Rollercoaster book here: https://amzn.to/4tvdBRr

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    Ruth King

    Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
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    20 mins
  • Contractor Cents - Episode 426 - Why Projects Go Sideways Even With a Great Schedule
    May 18 2026

    Just because you have a schedule doesn’t mean that you have profitability and predictability. You might have built a detailed project schedule yet still experience margin erosion, resource conflicts, cash-flow surprises, and reactive decision-making. The issue isn’t scheduling; it’s a lack of planning discipline at the leadership level. My guest today, David Hernandez, head of North American Operations for Elecosoft, gives you some methods to avoid these issues.

    Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet

    https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu

    Ruth King

    Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
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    17 mins
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