Updated 3/31/2020 at 5:15 p.m.

The Paycheck Protection Program prioritizes millions of Americans employed by small businesses by authorizing up to $349 billion toward job retention and certain other expenses.

Small businesses and eligible nonprofit organizations,… Read More

Over the past ten days, I’ve spoken with a lot of people in the restoration industry who are being impacted in different ways by what’s going on in the world. With Covid-19, affecting all of us to varying degrees, we are now in a new-normal, which at this moment, is still unraveling and it’s unsettling for… Read More

For some of you, this will be a reminder of a little acronym your first heard about years ago and for others, it will me the first time.

The acronym SMART has a number of slightly different variations, which can be used to provide a more comprehensive definition for goal setting:

S – specific, significant,… Read More

“Restoration Business Coaching”  means different things to different owners.  When I begin working with a new client, there are typically two to three initial areas of focus and as we continue to work together, we tend to examine other areas of the business with the aim to achieve a particular… Read More

This is a guest blog from my friend Chuck Clifford at Synobis Network Solutions.  Earlier this month, Chuck and I got into a discussion over breakfast on the topic of ransomware. Fun stuff, right?!?  The more I started to read on the topic, the more it became clear to me that as a business coach, I focus on… Read More

I talk with restoration owners and managers all of the country, almost every day of the week.  As a restoration business coach, one of the most common challenges I’m called on to help with is marketing.  More and more, I’m finding businesses are extremely reliant of one source of business… Read More

This is the time of year when many of us get happy.  Aside from all the extra traffic and long lines at the grocery store, it’s a pretty jolly time of the year, right? For a lot of people, work starts to wind down a bit and we get to take some time for rest after a long year of pushing hard.

The resting can lead to … Read More

As we near the end of the year, many of us start to reflect on what has gone well and where they would like to see things different in their lives.  The Personal Development Plan is not specifically business related, it’s about personal growth – a plan to help you grow personally and professionally.Â… Read More

What is The Circle? The Restoration Circle is a Forum of Colleagues who meet regularly to talk about the challenges of growing your business while inspiring each other to succeed. What is better than one head? Twelve heads. Share your accomplishments, your problems, and work on improving your operations… Read More

You’re probably thinking – “It’s not even Halloween yet and Scott wants me to plan for next year?!?” Maybe it’s a little early to start the process but not too early to get your planning sessions on the calendar and start talking with your team about the process.… Read More