The Ultimate Guide to Training and Tools

摘要

Welcome to the 2018 Training and Buyers Guide! Really? How can it already be almost fall 2018? I realized as I was writing this that I'm rounding into my 10th year as editor of APC. What an amazing ride. When I started out in this industry, things were looking bleak. The housing market had crashed and the painting industry was nose diving right behind it. Some of you remember; some of you weren't here yet. Those were dark days for most of us. So here we are 10 years later: we survived it (well, many of us). The market has bounced back, but you know what they say: more money-more problems. Well, I don't know if that is true in this case. I think we can say: More money-different problems. Back in 2008, staying in business, cutting costs and cash flow were among some of the biggest problems facing contractors. Today? Well, you're in it, so you know that hiring and training new people to keep up with the business now tops the charts. When you feel yourself ready to start griping about it, remember, we would have killed for these problems 10 years ago.