Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of March 20, 2017
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
Yes, no and sometimes a maybe. Answering questions about the complex law and interpretations of it in the real world is why it’s often hard for contractors to know what’s what; yes, no or maybe! Getting it wrong can be costly, and why we always welcome your questions…
Q: We are replacing our Qualifying Individual in Nevada. He only qualifies the Business portion of the license. Does he still need to get the four references completed?
Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of March 13, 2017
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
A ‘caveat emptor’ warning for contractors and consumers! However, we begin with ‘distinction’ in our first answer, and give another contractor some extra ‘time’…
Q: I have a “C-9” (Drywall) license and I’m selling my business (Corporation) to a person who doesn’t have a Contractor’s License and cannot document the four years of experience to Qualify. Can he just continue operating with my license number if he’s the owner?
MTC Announces Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Pilot Program
Professional Services Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Pilot Program
In order to provide economic opportunity for the residents and businesses, and stimulate economic development in the San Francisco Bay Area Region, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) and the Bay Area Infrastructure Financing Authority (BAIFA) have established a Professional Services Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Pilot Program("Pilot Program"). The Pilot Program was established to assist SBE firms in
The Root Causes of Poor Communication
By Sue Dyer
For the past ten years I’ve asked project teams “from your experience what it is that makes one project succeed and another fail?”
Over 95% of team members said that good communication was the reason for their success and poor communication was the reason for their failures. Clearly communication appears to be the key to team success.
Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of March 6, 2017
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
While CA occasionally ‘shakes, rattles and roll’ as Earth adjusts itself, contractors can now play a role in preventing injury or worse in the event of an earthquake!
First, we go forward with some quick answers to complex questions on license transfers, Qualifiers and ‘diving into’ swimming pools…