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Confirm The Investment Before You Invest Your Time

from Joe Diliberto, Sandler Traing

Has this ever happened to you? During an initial discussion with a prospect, you make it a point to review your pricing information. You put everything right out on the table. The prospect tells you the price you mention "looks fine" (or is "OK," or "seems fair," or is "in the ballpark," or any similar piece of vagueness). The prospect then tells you to put together a couple of samples, designs, or prototypes.

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California Supreme Court Clarifies When An Arbitration Award May Be Corrected

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Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of March 9, 2015

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

A family with a ‘number’ of questions helps contractors understand how to keep their business alive after an unexpected loss. We always learn something when assisting attorneys with contractor licensing law, and we get an update on the ‘ambassadors of the air’…

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Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of March 2, 2015

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

While you can’t ‘clone’ yourself yet, it is possible for a Sole Owner to ‘multiply’ his contractor licensing opportunity. A short answer for a long question and good news from Arizona resolving an issue and updating our Q&A from a recent column…

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Final Deadline - Feb. 28 - to Register as Public Works Contractor Without Penalty

ALL California contractors who work on public works projects are facing a crucial deadline IF you want to bid or perform public works with the state or local agencies!! You MUST go online to the address listed below, register and pay the $300 fee BEFORE this Sunday! Waiting until past the deadline is NOT permissible (without paying a $2,000 fine)!

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Oakland area poised for biggest construction spending surge in a decade - SF Bus Times

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Seiberlich Accountancy Corp February Newsletter

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Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of February 23, 2015

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

We ‘fix up’ an answer for a homeowner who plans on ‘flipping out’ in Newport Beach. Another contractor is ‘generally’ interested in replacing his RMO, without being put to the ‘test’ or disassociating his current Qualifier…

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Developing a Hazard Communication Program

From State Compensation Insurance Fund, Safety Newsletter, Winter 2015

A written hazard communication program must be implemented for any employer who uses, produces, or imports hazardous chemicals; it must be readily accessible to employees (or their representatives) and to Cal/OSHA. It’s required to include: container labeling and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets (MSDSs), and an employee-training program informing of hazards and educating on controls when using hazardous materials.