From category archives: ABC Academy & GA Articles

ABC's Webinar Series

Using Cloud-Based Technologies to Rapidly Scale Your Growing Business

Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2015
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Time: 2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
Length: 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Speaker: Gabe Cooley, CEO, Rayco Painting and Rayco Energy
  Mary West, CloudBase Services (an Intuit QuickBase SI)
 
Category: Business Development  
Webinar Sponsored by Intuit

WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
The construction industry is experiencing a major shift; new technologies are being introduced every day to help minimize the time, resources and dollars spent. Many construction companies are turning to cloud-based platforms to help maximize productivity including optimizing workflows, minimizing time spent waiting around for the right people, tasks and/or materials, and ensuring a safe worksite each and every day. Read the rest of entry »

Leverage Building Systems for Speed, Quality, and Profit

Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2015
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Time: 2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
Length: 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Speaker: AQC, Jason Blenker, President, Blenker Building Systems, Inc.
Category: Training and Education  
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
This session will not only explore how applying building systems to your projects can solve common issues such as scheduling delays and material and labor shortages, but improve onsite efficiency and quality control, resulting in fewer callbacks and project delays. 
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Documentation Requirements for the Project Manager

Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2015
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Time: 12:00 p.m. (ET) / 11:00 a.m. (CT) / 10:00 a.m. (MT) / 9:00 a.m. (PT)
Length: 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Speaker: Angela Stephens, Attorney, Stites & Harbison, PLLC
Category: AQC   
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
This session will cover documentation tips for your project managers so that they can gather necessary documents during the project that help support your claims long after the project is over, saving time and headaches down the road.
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Business Continuity

Date: Thursday, April 23, 2015
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Time: 12:00 p.m. (ET) / 11:00 a.m. (CT) / 10:00 a.m. (MT) / 9:00 a.m. (PT)
Length: 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Speaker: Pam Walaski, CSP, CHMM, Compliance Management International
Category: Training and Education  
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
Business continuity is essential for any organization and encompasses a variety of tasks and activities that assure critical operations are resilient in the face of a serious incident or disaster that significantly interrupts business functioning. Most organizations do not have sufficient continuity plans in place leaving them extremely vulnerable and likely to fail in the event of a crisis.

This session will cover the fundamentals of continuity planning following a model developed by the National Fire Protection Association along with pother best practices. 
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How to Eliminate Chaos and Inefficiency in Your Service Business

Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2015
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Time: 2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
Length: 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Speaker: Ray Thomas, VP Sales, MSI Data
  Scott Hegrenes, Product Manager,Viewpoint Construction Software
 
Category: AQC   
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
Learn how the right mix of people, processes and technology can effectively position your service business for rapid growth and increased profits.  Read the rest of entry »

Content Marketing for Commercial Construction: How you can use resonating & original content and Social Media to improve your SEO

Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2015
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Time: 2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
Length: 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Speaker: Taylor Vieger, Chief of Content/Owner, Resounding Mountain 
Category: Training and Education, HR Policy  
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
A lean and memorable guide to strategically using original content, Social Media and your website to improve your Search Engine Optimization. Read the rest of entry »

Mastering Profit-ABILITY: The Three “Pillars” that Drive Your Bottom Line

Date: Thursday, April 16, 2015
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Time: 2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
Length: 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Speaker: Gene Morton, Author, "Leaders First: Six Bold Steps to Sustain Breakthroughs in Construction”  
  Susan Hasty, Principle, 360 Profit Masters
 
Category: AQC   
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
This webinar will explain the foundational components that make up a company’s business model, define what is becoming essential to building a “Results based Culture” and internal reporting system that, when aligned, is the catalyst for improving a businesses’ ability to sustain profits consistently in a changing world.   
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Immigration Compliance – I-9 Violations; Self-Audits, Correcting Errors & What to do if an Employee Presents a New Identity

Date: Thursday, April 9, 2015
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Time: 2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
Length: 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Speaker: Bruce E. Buchanan, Attorney, Siskind Susser P.C.
Category: Training and Education  
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
This webinar will review a number of subjects that owners, HR professionals, superintendents and other management officials, need to know about immigration compliance.  Specifically, it will cover examples of I-9 violations, the potential costs of an ICE inspection, how to protect your company through I-9 self-audits, the proper way to correct I-9 form errors, and what to do if an employee presents a new identity.
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Fall Protection Issues in Construction

Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2015
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Time: 2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
Length: 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Speaker: Gary Clevenger, CNA National Risk Control Director, CNA 
Category: AQC   
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
Falls are a leading cause of fatalities in the construction industry. This webinar covers fall protection issues directly related to construction hazards. Read the rest of entry »

Code Green: What Contractors Need to Know to Work on IgCC Projects

Date: Thursday, March 26, 2015
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Time: 1:00 p.m. (ET) / 12:00 p.m. (CT) / 11:00 a.m. (MT) / 12:00 p.m. (PT)
Length: 60 minutes
Fee: Free
Speaker: Stuart D. Kaplow, P.A.
  Will Kelley, Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP
 
Category: Training and Education, Green Building  
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
The 2015 version of the International Green Construction Code had been approved. The IgCC is spreading across the country and it is in your future. Are you ready? Read the rest of entry »