http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Ron+Roberts Business Ron Roberts Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=213430&ca=Business This past week I was reading through contractor discussion boards. I just wanted to see what's got the market riled up. Do you ever do that? Well, anyway it reminded me of an important issue that rarely gets addressed: the difficulty of successfully implementing an off-the-shelf solution. Here’s the... Business Ron Roberts Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=213443&ca=Business When your income is dependent on your availability, your income is never fully safe. Your wealth is threatened. Your happiness is threatened. Just like there is no such thing as job security for an employee, there is no such thing as income security for an owner/operator. This thought was driven hom... Jobs Ron Roberts Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=209881&ca=Jobs In another article titled How Contractors Get Rich, I introduced you to the six systems that control the fate of your construction business. To refresh your memory, they were: 1.Marketing 2.Sales 3.Staffing 4.Planning 5.Tracking 6.Financial Control Today, I am going to expand on the nine components... Jobs Ron Roberts Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=209885&ca=Jobs In an article title How Contractors Get Rich, I introduced you to the six systems that control the fate of your construction business. Once again to refresh your memory, they were: 1.Marketing 2.Sales 3.Staffing 4.Planning 5.Tracking 6.Financial Control Today, I am going to expand on the six plannin... Jobs Ron Roberts Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=209893&ca=Jobs In an article titled How Contractors Get Rich, I introduced you to the six systems that control the fate of your construction business. Once again to refresh your memory, they are: 1.Marketing 2.Sales 3.Staffing 4.Planning 5.Tracking 6.Financial Control We have covered the first four in detail. Now... Jobs Ron Roberts Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=209899&ca=Jobs In an article titled How Contractors Get Rich, I introduced you to the six systems that control the fate of your construction business. In this article, we address financial control. As a reminder one last time, they six systems are: 1. Marketing 2. Sales 3. Staffing 4. Planning 5. Tracking 6. Finan... Real Estate Ron Roberts Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=197923&ca=Real+Estate What does structuring your business mean and why is it important that you structure it right? Structuring your business means that you’ve identified the tasks and processes that must be carried out properly in order to keep your business running. It means assigning those tasks and processes to speci... Real Estate Ron Roberts Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=196006&ca=Real+Estate In another article titled How Contractors Get Rich, I introduced you to the six systems that control the fate of your construction business. To refresh your memory, they were: 1. Marketing 2. Sales 3. Staffing 4. Planning 5. Tracking 6. Financial Control In this article, I am going to expand on the... Business Ron Roberts Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=191114&ca=Business When you are trying to improve your business, how do you decide which problem to work on first? » Do you work on the one that annoys you the most? » Do you work on the one creates the most frequent fires? » Do you work on the one that you secretly most enjoy working on? Today’s topic is problem solv... Real Estate Ron Roberts Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=188579&ca=Real+Estate Developing people, helping them grow as contributors, and helping them feel pride in their work produces great benefits to your company. Among other things it: » Improves productivity, » Improves the morale, » Reduces turnover, and » Deepens and broadens your hiring pool. Virtually all research into...