Restoration Hiring Challenges and Tips
Five Challenges Every Restoration Company Faces With Hiring It’s no secret that hiring capable and motivated people is much easier said than done. Human resource studies have demonstrated that attracting and retaining great talent can easily exceed five figures in recruiting fees. That’s a lot of money for one good team member! Even when you […]
Maintaining Profitability in Your Restoration Business
In this 3rd installment of our 5-part series on common restoration business challenges, we focus on maintaining profitability in your restoration business. If you missed the first two installments you can check them out – the first is on hiring and the second is on lead generation. There is tremendous profit potential in the restoration […]
9 Steps to Creating Effective Systems in Your Restoration Company
It might seem like a lot of work to build business systems for your restoration company – but these efforts can go a long way to set you up for success in the future. In order for your company to operate in busy months and slow seasons, you need to have Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) […]
How Customer Experience Impacts Your Restoration Company Bottom Line
Customer experience is one of the most important factors that influence how people feel about your brand. Every time a customer interacts with your company, the person forms an opinion about the services and customer care. Your staff members and crew are interacting with customers every day, which is why they are a critical part […]
Working Smarter in Your Restoration Business: Create New Systems
The dream of owning a small business often turns out differently than imagined. Business owners hope to create more schedule flexibility and financial freedom, but find that they are stuck spending long days at the office. How would your restoration business perform if you were to step away for a few days or weeks? While […]
Exceed Restoration Customer Expectations
What would you say is the cornerstone of a successful water damage restoration company? Is it the quality of the drying services? Is it punctual arrival at the customer’s home or business and timely completion? Is it a knowledgeable team? All of these things affect success, sure, but if you look closely at the most […]
3 Tips for Extracting Yourself from Your Restoration Business
How well would your restoration business operate if you stepped away from it? Would it keep running smoothly, without missing a beat? Or would it crumble from within? For some restoration business owners, the answer is the latter – without them at the helm day in and day out, the business itself would falter and […]
Restoration Company Culture – Your Secret Weapon – Part 3
In our ongoing series on company culture and its impact on your business growth, we tackle the importance of culture to your restoration company. This is the third installment to the series, so if you missed the first two, go here for part one and here for part two. Culture is Currency The average American […]
Restoration Company Culture – Your Secret Weapon, part 2
Assessing Your Company’s Culture In part two of our series on company culture, we address how to assess your current company’s culture. If you missed Part One of our series, click here. Not every business has had the foresight to completely figure out their long-term plan for growth. In reality, very few businesses do this, […]
Running a Business in The Survival Stage
For owners of a small business in water damage restoration, the second phase of growth is the survival stage. Your business is growing and that isn’t without challenges. Preparing yourself to face the unique struggles of each stage is crucial if you’re going to keep your business alive and growing. While the beginning of your […]
The Stages of Company Growth
As the owner of a thriving small business in water damage restoration, growing your business is likely one of your top priorities. As your business grows, you can expect certain challenges along the way. In fact, these obstacles are so common in the company growth process, we’ve been able to outline them into stages. Moving […]
Creating Systems For Your Water Damage Restoration Company
Water damage restoration companies who become a part of the More Floods network get access to resources developed over the course of several years. These systems were created with the growth and scaling of Power Dry in mind. They’ve been tested in real time, perfected, and used over and over again. They’re honestly an invaluable […]