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Discover industry insights, expert advice, and best practices that will help your home service business succeed faster!

Blog

Discover industry insights, expert advice, and best practices that will help your home service business succeed faster!

Raising Hands

Dealers Learn to Improve Profits Through Great Design at BDR-U Duct Design in Seattle, WA

August 21, 2017

BDR gets technical with our dealers in Seattle, Washington for an eye-opening lesson in how great duct design can save time, improve efficiency, and generate referrals.

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Matt Certification

Scott Tinder and Matt MacArthur Receive Business Valuation Certification

August 17, 2017

We are happy to announce a new category of certification achieved by our team. Scott Tinder and Matt MacArthur have earned the Business Valuation Certification.

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Certification

Alicia Frias is now Kaizen certified

August 1, 2017

We are thrilled to announce Alicia Frias has achieved Kaizen certification! She joins Gary Heath and Angie Swartz in this achievement.

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Certificates

5th BDR team member achieves Six Sigma Black Belt certification

July 10, 2017

Scott Tinder is BDR’s latest team member to achieve Six Sigma Black Belt certification. Scott joins Sarwesh Kumar, Bruce Wiseman, Jeff Turner, and Matt MacArthur as BDR team members with this certification. Team members are pictured Left to Right as mentioned above.

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Certified Trainers

4th BDR trainer becomes ACCA-certified in duct design

June 16, 2017

Michael Hunter is BDR’s newest ACCA-certified duct design trainer. Michael recently completed ACCA’s Residential HVAC In-Person Certificate Program. He joins Mike Maynard, Dave Consulo, and Shaun Weiss as BDR trainers with this 5-year certification from ACCA. Team members are pictured Left to Right as mentioned above.

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Classbook

Dealers Learn How to Build Long-Term Value in Their Business in Atlanta and Phoenix

June 1, 2017

Have you ever looked at your company from a buyer’s perspective? Students at BDR’s Building a Company with Great Value (BCGV) class, held last week in both Atlanta and Phoenix, learned to view their business from a buyer’s perspective as they discovered the options for selling their company. What an eye opener that was! “The…

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Paperwork

Dealers Learn the Language of Business at BDR-U Accounting Training in Phoenix

May 23, 2017

BDR University does it again! We rocked Phoenix with our Accounting & Office Management class led by Kim Archer. Who knew Administrative Assistants, Office Managers, Operations Managers, Bookkeepers, and Owners could learn so much about the fundamentals of accounting in two days!

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High Opportunity

Baby Boomer contractor attends BDR training to supercharge his exit strategy

May 2, 2017

Duff Branin is President of Universal Mechanical Service in Redmond, WA. He started his company in 1986 and has grown it to become a leader in the design build market in Seattle and the surrounding region.

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Dispatching

Dispatchers learn to drive revenue and efficiency at SDU

April 25, 2017

Over 60 hardworking individuals came together in a big way at BDR’s Service Dispatch University this past week in Seattle. Service team members were able to come together and develop an understanding of their role, improve customer service abilities, refine dispatching and scheduling techniques – all to drive more revenue. Together we came up with new telephone…

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Baby boomer construction trades.

The Retirement of Baby Boomers Will Change the Face of the Construction Trades

April 17, 2017

The retirement of the Baby Boomer generation will have a huge impact on the construction trades at all levels.

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