40-28, 18-20, 18-31, 28-21,
20-45, 31-23, 31-34, 38-32, 24-38, 09-03, 22-28, 22-42, 21-25,
46-38, 46-06.
This week's
leads focus...
- Christopher Curran
- Ralph Cunningham
- Jim Crosman
Board elections are coming
soon. We will begin the process with nominations the first
Friday in August.
Jim Bache passed around
information on the East Valley Business Expo coming to Mesa in
October.
Lisa Wolfe
has the inside scoop. Call her now for radio advertising
before rates go up.
Randy Clark was today's
Business Spotlight. He
does primarily residential work. He will do commercial
work for MABE members but please don't refer this side of his
business out. They already work enough late nights!
Business continues to grow for
Randy. He started a referral program about a 1-1/2 years
ago. The response has been great. It is a win-win program
for everyone - Randy, the client and the referral.
Customers get other perks as well. They get a free
subscription to his newsletter. They
also get free refills on spot cleaner.
Randy is frequently asked how
often people should clean their carpets. It depends.
A family of four with pets and young kids should typically clean
their carpet a minimum of every 6 months along with vacuuming
regularly. A household with no pets or kids can probably get
away with cleaning their carpet once every 12-18 months.
Appearance should be secondary. Clean for the health and safety
of your family. Heat is
important. Heat kills germs and bacteria on contact.
Heat also rejuvenates fibers in your carpets.
Clean tile and grout with plain
old hot water. You can add vinegar every so often. Oxy
Clean (the granulated version) works good on grout lines.
Dave
Spiess
Select Security Systems
Personal: Dave is
married to Kathy. They have two sons and several
grandkids. Their oldest son works as a broker for Smith
Barney in Omaha. Their younger sons works in the family
business.
Business: Select
Security installs all types of security
systems including fire, burglary and CCTV. About 95
percent of their business is commercial.
Contracting: Dave
wanted to focus his discussion today on contracting and the
importance of not only using a licensed contractor but a
contractor with the appropriate license to do the work.
You need to know who you are hiring. If the contractor
has no license, the customer has no protection. The same
applies if they don't have the "appropriate" license.
Today you can have a commercial
license, residential or a combined license. There are
seven classes of licenses and 238 categories.
To check on the status of a
contractor's license go to
www.azroc.gov. If you have a complaint you also need
to go through the Registrar of Contractors. Unfortunately,
it can be a rather
involved and complicated process.
But the ROC is better than
nothing.
Dave is capable of doing a lot
of things including electrical work and plumbing. But he
only advertises what he is licensed to do...security
installations. People that try to do more than their
specialty spread themselves too thin and tend not to do the best
job.
People hire unlicensed
contractors or people with the wrong license thinking that they
will never have a problem. "Never
say never."
A general contractor can do a
lot. But they cannot do things such as electrical and plumbing..
There are several areas that require a special license.
A word on the Handyman Clause -
Arizona has long had a handyman clause to allow for jobs that
are too small for contractors. Anything under $750 doesn't
have to be licensed. Don't be misled. This amount includes
the total value of entire job not just labor. It doesn't
matter if you by the materials and they install it.
Roman Okonowski - Also make sure
they are insured and have proper workman's compensation.
Otherwise, if a problem arises it is your nickel.
Bill LaLonde - We use
subcontractors. We have a lady in office whose job is to
make sure these subs have current licenses and insurance.
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