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    Get Your HVAC Financial House In Order, or Else!

    Posted on August 7, 2011 by JohnRocheleau

    “It is well enough that people of our nation do not understand our banking and money system, for if they did I believe there would be a revolution by tomorrow morning” – Henry Ford, 1922 Continue reading

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    The Greatest Challenge Facing Tradesmen – Part III – Conclusion

    Posted on June 29, 2011 by JohnRocheleau

    Tradesmen need to identify their personal break-even point with The Anti-Budget. Continue reading

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    The Greatest Challenge Facing Tradesmen – Part II

    Posted on June 29, 2011 by JohnRocheleau

    If the greatest challenge facing tradesman isn’t learning social media, then perhaps it’s that tradesmen sometimes have a hard time with keeping track of their costs. SEJES can help! Continue reading

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    The Greatest Challenge Facing Tradesmen – Part I

    Posted on June 29, 2011 by JohnRocheleau

    Is a tradesman’s greatest challenge not knowing how to Tweet, or is it something of greater importance? Continue reading

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    HVACR For Practice or For Profit?

    Posted on June 21, 2011 by JohnRocheleau

    Start accounting for all your HVACR contracting costs and start charging for them and stop working for futile practice and start charging for profit! Continue reading

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    Thousands of HVACR Technicians Leave Workforce Annually

    Posted on June 12, 2011 by JohnRocheleau

    Service rates and wages must rise in the HVACR trade, as 20,000 tradesmen retire annually. Continue reading

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    Blue Forge Wood-Fired Boiler Installation

    Posted on March 20, 2011 by JohnRocheleau

    One way to heat a living space and domestic hot water year round – a gasification wood boiler and 3,300 gallon heat storage tank. Continue reading

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    The Price of Oil/Energy – 3 Things You’ll Want to Know As A Building Owner

    Posted on March 15, 2011 by JohnRocheleau

    As the price of a barrel of oil steadily climbs into the future, so does the cost to heat, cool and power your residential or commercial building. This article deals with how you can prepare yourself to do your part … Continue reading

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    Hart & Cooley President Bernard Roy on “Made in America”

    Posted on December 2, 2010 by JohnRocheleau

    Hart & Cooley president Bernard Roy on Made in America Continue reading

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    Cast Iron Vs. Cast Aluminum Boilers – The Better Value?

    Posted on October 4, 2009 by JohnRocheleau

    In addition to the following post, this post on the same subject is a must read!:  ”30 Reasons (and counting) Why Not To Buy Cast Aluminum Boilers“. These days there’s much ado about wall-hung, cast aluminum, high-efficiency, condensing, gas-fired boilers. … Continue reading

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