The Successful Contractor

SUCCESS STORY: Rags To Riches With a Little Help From Friends

For many contractors, Clockwork Home Services is the friend who jumps in the hole with them. For contractor Steve Holland of One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning in Jackson, Wis., that friend in the hole has allowed him to take extended vacations while buying a second home in northern Wisconsin — but more on that later.

by Kyle Gargaro

SUCCESS STORY: Second Mortgage Saved My Business

Connie Blackwell was 40 years old, divorced, living back in the neighborhood she grew up in, and working nights at K-Mart while her dad watched her three sons. Not exactly a glamorous existence. Flash forward a few years, and Blackwell is the owner of the highly successful heating and air conditioning company, Rose Brothers.

by Kyle Gargaro

Focus on Your Future Coming to Town

Clockwork Home Services Inc. will hold three meetings designed to provide independent contractors with strategies to use buying power, state-of-the-art technology, and new advertising strategies to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. The special events will be initially held in three cities, Orlando on March 26, Las Vegas on April 16, and Dallas on May 7.

Franchisers Offer Option in Turbulent Times

The current economy “means a smaller opportunity in both dollars and customers for the small mom and pop contractor,” said Mark Liston, vice president of sales and marketing for Clockwork Home Services. “We offer that contractor an opportunity to remain independent while getting the benefit of better costs, advertising, training, financing, direction, and understanding.”

by Peter Powell