Contractor Cents

Hosted by Ruth King

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Oct 2026

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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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October 26, 2026Episode 45116 min

Contractor Cents - Episode 449 - Guessing at Profit? It's Time to Get Your Finances in Order

Financials - Before you roll your eyes and click off this episode – we’re going to make the topic entertaining and informative…at least this is what is promised by my guest, Danielle Hayden. Danielle is the Owner & CEO, Kickstart Accounting Inc. CPA and a Small Business Financial Educator Danielle works with service business owners who are avoiding their numbers, guessing at profit, and putting off their finances until tax season forces the issue. She gives them the systems and the confidence to actually use their books to run their business. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

October 19, 2026Episode 45015 min

Contractor Cents - Episode 448 - Who's Watching Out for Your Employees When They're Working Alone?

Safety is critical. No one wants anyone to be hurt on the job. But what do you do if you are working alone? How do you make sure that you are staying safe? What should you be paying attention to? My guest,Stephen Luke, President of SoloProtect, gives you the answers to these questions and more. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

October 12, 2026Episode 44917 min

Contractor Cents - Episode 447 - Stop Stalling: How to Get Your Home Service Business Growing Again

You’ve hit a plateau. You’re not growing as much as in the past. Your profits are suffering. What do you do to get out of this situation? My guest, Steve Buors, gives you the answer to what separates the home service companies that continue to grow from those that hit a plateau. Steve is CEO of Reshift Media. He discusses the common mistakes he sees, what the best operators do differently and why growing into new markets creates challenges a lot of owners don't see coming. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

October 5, 2026Episode 44817 min

Contractor Cents - Episode 446 - How to Make Your Dispatch Team More Efficient

Dispatch, in my opinion, is the hardest job in a contracting company. Yes, harder than the CEO because it is constant stress – from customers and field personnel. How do you deal with dispatch issues and keeping them as stress free and productive as possible? Mia Parker, partnership specialist at Probook gives you some easy to implement ideas that could help your dispatcher. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

September 28, 2026Episode 44716 min

Contractor Cents - Episode 445 - What’s Your Moose? The Secret to Standing Out

How can you market and become identifiable to your customers? Kay Miller, co-author of the Uncopyable book series along with her husband Steve, discusses how easy it is to identify your moose and your color. Go to www.beuncopyable.com/moose-ruth for a form that helps you identify your moose. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

September 21, 2026Episode 44618 min

Contractor Cents - Episode 444 - How to Rank in ChatGPT, Gemini & Other AI Searches

AI Search is changing how people look for your company. Many of the searches are not even human now. How do you optimize your company to rank with Chat GOT, Claude, Gemini, Co-Pilot and other Large Language Model searches? My guest today, Cassie Egli, gives you the steps to make AI searches productive for your company and you. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

September 14, 2026Episode 44518 min

Contractor Cents - Episode 443 - Stop Blaming Your Employees for Turnover

Do you struggle with employees leaving and turnover? How about giving team members accountability without micromanaging? My guest today, Ryan Eglin, CEO of Core Matters, believes that employee turnover is a system problem and not a people problem. He’ll give you some tips on decreasing turnover and increasing accountability. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

September 7, 2026Episode 44417 min

Contractor Cents - Episode 442 - Happy Labor Day !

Your field employees’ billable hours generate the revenue for your company. Your office personnel support the field so that they can do their jobs effectively and efficiently. Today I’ll cover tracking billable hours and the productivity ratio. These two metrics are critical to ensuring your labor force is productive and profitable. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

August 31, 2026Episode 44319 min

Contractor Cents - Episode 441 - Why Your Ads Fail & What You Can Do About Them – Part 2

In this session, Neil Shoney takes you through the 2-5-5 method of simple ads system that mathematically gives you a 50X higher chance of success and the Exact ad system that’s created a six figure month in 22 different home service niches. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

August 24, 2026Episode 44217 min

Contractor Cents - Episode 440 - Why Your Ads Fail & What You Can Do About Them – Part 1

If your business is like most businesses your ads fail. In this first of a two part series, Neil Shoney tells you why they fail and what you can do about them. Then you can have a real return on the advertising dollars you invest. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

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