

Contractor Cents
Ruth King
Discover ideas, tactics, news, and information that matters to your contracting business and you. Increase productivity, profitability, customer and employee satisfaction.
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Feb 26, 2024 • 19min
Contractor Cents - Episode 310 - Worker’s comp. We must have it. It’s expensive
Worker’s comp. We must have it. It’s expensive. Getting hurt on the job is
MORE expensive. How do you classify workers properly? How do you have an
effective worker’s compensation program? In this first of two parts, Kevin Ring
answers these questions and more.
Podcast Sponsor is Financially Fit Business - https://financiallyfit.business/
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Feb 19, 2024 • 18min
Contractor Cents - Episode 309 - Bookkeeping Tips
Bookkeeping. Profit and Loss statements. Balance sheets. Just hearing these
words may make you cringe. None of us, with perhaps the exception of my guest
today, Robyn Hass, started our businesses to love and analyze our financial
statements. However, knowing what they mean and acting on the trends is
critical to staying in business. Robyn gives you tips on how to do just that.
Podcast Sponsor is Financially Fit Business - https://financiallyfit.business/
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Feb 12, 2024 • 20min
Contractor Cents - Episode 308 - How Do You Build a Sustainable Business?
How do you build a sustainable business? Join Monique Allen, who grew up in
the HVAC world…and created a thriving, growing business…not in HVAC but in the
landscape industry. You’ll discover these two industries have the same issues.
Monique discusses how she has seamlessly combined the worlds of landscaping
and business and why sustainability is the key to success.
Podcast Sponsor is Financially Fit Business - https://financiallyfit.business/
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Feb 5, 2024 • 19min
Contractor Cents - Episode 307 - Cash Flow Do's and Don'ts
What are cash flow do’s and don’ts? What does it take to maximize cash flow?
Timothy Wingate, Jr., CPA works with contractors on a day to day basis to help
them maximize their cash flow. He’ll give you five easy ways to do this.
Podcast Sponsor is Financially Fit Business - https://financiallyfit.business/
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Jan 29, 2024 • 18min
Contractor Cents - Episode 306 - Keeping Life Long Customers
Life long customers – that is one of the keys to building profit and wealth. You
might recognize my guest today, Ron Nussbaum who recently changed the
company name from NutNest to Builder Coms. He’ll tell you why during our
conversation – and yes, it has to do with keeping life long customers.
Podcast Sponsor is Financially Fit Business - https://financiallyfit.business/
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Jan 22, 2024 • 19min
Contractor Cents - Episode 305 - How To Close More Sales
What if you could increase your sales closing ratio by 5%, 10% or more?
What would that do to your bottom line? Join Phillip Ferrara as he explains
software that can help you price better and Bruce Gammon who teaches you
how to close more sales.
Podcast Sponsor is Financially Fit Business - https://financiallyfit.business/
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Jan 15, 2024 • 18min
Contractor Cents - Episode 304 - Reviews To Keep You On Track
What does it take to have a financially fit business? Over the next seven weeks I’ll
give you a step by step process. Your business is a tool to use to increase
profitability, build wealth, and live the life of your dreams.
In this session I discuss the seventh and final step – Daily, weekly, and monthly
reviews to keep you on track.
Podcast Sponsor is Financially Fit Business - https://financiallyfit.business/
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Jan 8, 2024 • 15min
Contractor Cents - Episode 303 - Budgeting
What does it take to have a financially fit business? Over the next seven weeks I’ll
give you a step by step process. Your business is a tool to use to increase
profitability, build wealth, and live the life of your dreams.
In this session I discuss the sixth step – budgeting.
Podcast Sponsor is Financially Fit Business - https://financiallyfit.business/
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Jan 1, 2024 • 15min
Contractor Cents - Episode 302 - Knowing Your Key Performance Indicators
What does it take to have a financially fit business? Over the next seven weeks I’ll
give you a step by step process. Your business is a tool to use to increase
profitability, build wealth, and live the life of your dreams.
In this session I discuss the fifth– knowing your key performance indicators and
making changes based on the results.
Podcast Sponsor is Financially Fit Business - https://financiallyfit.business/
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Dec 25, 2023 • 17min
Contractor Cents - Episode 301 - Having a Growing, Thriving Maintenance Program
What does it take to have a financially fit business? Over the next seven weeks I’ll
give you a step by step process. Your business is a tool to use to increase
profitability, build wealth, and live the life of your dreams.
In this session I discuss the fourth step – having a growing, thriving maintenance
program – I’ll cover both residential and commercial maintenance in this podcast.
Podcast Sponsor is Financially Fit Business - https://financiallyfit.business/
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147


