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uilding trust would be easy only if two conditions are met. First, that trust would be absolute. In other words, that there is an absolute, universal set of behaviors that, if followed, would build trust for Second,everyone.that all it took to change behavior would be to know what behavior you wanted to change and what new behavior you would like to adopt Unfortunately,instead.neither condition is true. Trust is neither absolute nor universal. While some behaviors (such as telling the truth) are universal, others are
it is not enough to know what behavior you want to change Knowledge is not enough. Behaviors are very hard to change. One study found that even if you know your goal, your probability of achieving it is only 10%. Even if you committed, set a timeline, and
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Increase the Odds of Improving Your Organizations Performance
Building trust in your organization greatly benefits the employees, the culture, and the organization’s performance, which are all tightly related. Building trust is undoubtedly important for a company, and increasing the level of trust could have a transformative effect.
not. In fact, the same behavior that would cause one person to trust you could cause another person to distrust you—for example, risk-takers trust other risk-takers, but those who avoid risk will not trust risktakers because they believe they are irresponsible and reckless.Furthermore,
4 Identifying a critical relationship in which another
made a plan to achieve that goal, your probability is still limited to 50%.
You must first identify specific, critical relationships and specific behaviors that you must change in them. Those could be different in different relationships. Then, you must form new habits that will change your behaviors and build your trustworthiness, and thus the trust other people have in you. Even then, it takes time and many repetitions of the new behavior before it becomes natural. It won’t happen overnight.
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It’s achievable but requires a different approach than what you have heard about trust. If you want your efforts to be effective, that is.
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Those could be different in different relationships. Then, you must form new habits that will change your behaviors and build your trustworthiness...
The process of increasing your trustworthiness has the following steps:
You must first identify specific, critical relationships and specific behaviors that you must change in them.
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employee (could be a coworker, a boss, or someone who reports to you) depends on you. If they don’t trust you, they will not rely on you.
4 Execute until the new habit becomes automatic and doesn’t require thinking and effort anymore. Sounds easy? Well, it’s not. There are too many places where you can make mistakes. You may identify a relationship that is not critical, or the dependency of the other person in you is not important enough. You may identify the wrong behavior to work on and spend time and effort trying to fix a behavior that is not holding you back from being more trusted in that relationship while not working on the behavior that does. Your plan might be too easy, too hard, not impactful enough, or otherwise easy to drop before forming new habits. Finally, according to that study, even if you do everything right, you still only have a 50% probability of success.
4 Identifying your specific behavior that holds you back from being trusted by that person. Remember that trust is relative. That behavior might not cause someone else to distrust you, but it does cause the other person in this critical relationship not to trust you. The reason for focusing on bad behavior is because people respond much stronger (and negatively) to bad behavior than they do (positively) to positive behavior. Research proved that many times.
4 Creating a S.M.A.R.T. (specific, measurable, achievable but not too easy, relevant and impactful, and time-bound) plan that will allow you to form new behaviors that would negate the current ones. The plan should consider the process of forming new habits.
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4 It is typically the cheapest alternative on a per-person basis.
4 You can also ask others or the facilitator to review your plan.
Cons:
Workshops
You could attend an open enrollment or companysponsored workshops to help create the right plan.
4 You are still prone to making mistakes in identifying the right relationship and the behavior holding you back from being more trusted.
probability of forming new habits, given that nobody is holding you accountable.
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4 Your retention will be the lowest, and so will the
Pros:
4 Peer pressure can provide motivation.
4 Workshops typically address multiple employees in the company in parallel.
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The rest of this article will describe four approaches to building employee trustworthiness.
Pros:
You could learn by reading books, taking online courses, or otherwise individually.
4 You can do it at a convenient place and time.
Self-Study
4 You can do it at your own pace.
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Cons:
4 Lacking deep knowledge and experience, you are more likely to make mistakes, such as identifying the wrong relationship or the wrong behavior to focus on.
4 You have an opportunity to interact with others and learn from their challenges.
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4 They are internal to the company and are very familiar with the people, the internal dynamics, and the corporate culture and goals.
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4 Having worked with the employees they are helping, they are more trusted by those employees than an external coach would.
4 They are already on the company’s payroll. The conclusion is straightforward: building trust in the organization is not simple. It should be addressed one relationship at a time, identifying behaviors that hold 1 party to that relationship from being more trusted by the other party. It should also be treated by forming new habits that change behaviors, build trust, and transform the organization. The HR Professional is ideally positioned to help do that.
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4 A coach is more experienced with the process and human nature.
4 A coach could be your accountability partner throughout the execution phase and increase your probability of forming a new habit from 50% to 95%.
Internal HR Professional
You could either hire an external coach or have the company hire one to take you through the process.
Pros:
4 The coach may not be familiar with the company’s people, dynamics, and culture.
External Coach
The ultimate solution might be right under your nose— your human resources professional.
4 They are already trained and experienced in human behavior in the organizational setting, and addressing these human resources issue (trust) fits their job description.
4 You still lack an accountability partner, threatening the retention of what you learned.
Cons:
4 They can be costly, especially if coaching multiple people in the company.
Pros:
4 You may not trust the coach due to being external to the company and knowing them for a very short time.
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Clean Pro
We’re certainly no strangers to humble origin stories, but that of CleanPro from St. Louis Missouri is a doozy. It all starts just ten years ago in 2012 when owner/operator Nick Giordano started cleaning windows with a bucket and a squeegee. Nick worked furiously, adding capabilities each year until he eventually built his business i nto St. Louis’ leading street sweeping company.
ne thing is clear right off the bat, and that is that CleanPro is delivering exceptional service to the St Louis area. If we have learned anything over the years, it’s that companies like this cannot gain a foothold unless they meet an unfulfilled demand. There is only one other way to leave a mark in the street sweeping industry, and that’s to be the creation of an established multi-million dollar entity. CleanPro is the opposite of that, a genuine rags-toriches upstart.
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Some of these bear explanation. The grease removal service applies to auto shops, restaurants, and more. Most people would be surprised how much grease goes through some types of businesses, and it can be pretty tough to get rid of without specialized equipment. CleanPro brings that very type of equipment to bear on these jobs. Concrete cleaning is nothing unusual, but it
With the average temperatures in St. Louis ranging between a mild 89 degrees in the summer to a modest 33 degrees in the winter and average annual humidity of 65%, residential clients are concerned about mold and mildew. For this, CleanPro offers the services listed above. But they also have an attractive 18-month, mold-free guarantee. After a complete service, if a home shows signs of mold on the exterior within a year and a half, CleanPro will return and repeat the cleaning for free.
4 Home Exterior Soft Washing
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St. Louis ranging between a mild 89 degrees in the summer to a modest 33 degrees in the winter and average annual humidity of 65%, residential clients are concerned about mold and mildew.
4 Power Washing
4 Parking Garage Services
4 Building Washing
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4 Concrete Cleaning
4 Roof Cleaning
While most street sweeping companies only service city contracts and large businesses, CleanPro takes care of both commercial and residential clients.
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The parking garage service is where street sweeping meets its toughest challenges. These structures tend to accumulate dust and debris quite readily. They are also rife with oil stains from leaking cars and trucks. For most street sweeper companies, parking garages are one of the biggest jobs. Most of the time, teams will have to service these structures after hours when few to no cars will be parked in them, and a complete service can take all night.
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Dumpster pad cleaning involves the power washing, sanitation, and surface restoration of areas where dumpsters are kept. As you can
requires power washing, of course. It also takes chemical treatment to get oil spots out in parking lots and carports and can be a very laborintensive process.
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Also known as water reclamation, vacuum recovery is used to lift stains from surfaces using pressurized water. Where it gets interesting is the application of the vacuum, which draws off the dirty water just after it is used to clean a surface. This reclaimed water is stored in a tank that CleanPro hauls away, disposing of the used water elsewhere.
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imagine, in such a temperate and moderately humid zone, these locations can get rather nasty, and the smell is tough to get rid of with service less forceful than a power washing and disinfection. But, with their expertise in mold removal and prevention, CleanPro is up to the task.Next comes Vacuum recovery
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While it might not sound like much, vacuum recovery is going the extra mile to deliver a higher standard of cleanliness. In most instances, water is simply used to wash a surface and the water used to do so is allowed to run across the same or adjacent surfaces. When this happens, the dirt that was just removed is only spread around.
Power washing without vacuum recovery is a bit like dusting a table with a dry rag, it just moves the dirt around. Vacuum recovery takes the dirt, oil, and other contaminants away from the area for a superior level of CleanPro’sclean.own words best sum up the companies commitment to their community, “We believe in treating those we work with - including customers, employees, and partners - like family. We love our
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MEETING THE CRITERIA TO APPLY FOR A GOVERNMENT CONTRACT
4 US Government Forecast of Contracting Opportunities (free service): Lists federal opportunities
4 FindRFP (paid service): Lists both regional and national opportunities
You’ve researched and found a relevant contract you
Many websites list available government contracts. Some sites are free and some have an associated subscription cost. You can search by county, state and other criteria to find contracts relevant to your business.
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4 Do you and your staff have the relevant accreditations, qualifications, experience and permits?
4 Do you have the right equipment?
Working with the local or federal government can be lucrative, and you don’t have to be a big corporation to take advantage of the opportunities available. However, several things must be considered before you start the bidding process.
Things to consider before bidding are:
4 What types of contracts are available? Are there copies of previous bids available for consideration?
4 Do you have enough staff?
4 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce gives information on what criteria can strengthen your bid and how to assess if you are ready to place a bid.
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4 BidNet.com (paid service): Lists regional and federal opportunities
FINDING CONTRACTS TO BID ON
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In this article, we’ll address how to source contracts, how to bid on contracts and what to do when you’ve won the contract.
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Before you can even start looking for contracts to bid on, you must be honest: is your business ready? Government agencies will have strict criteria around which companies can bid and what happens if you do not meet the obligations you agreed to.
4 What is your turnover? Some contracts will only accept tenders from companies of a specific size.
Most states will have a dedicated website listing available contracts— a quick search on Google will bring them up. Alternatively, some sites cover the entire country.
Some of the most well-known websites for this purpose are:
BIDDING ON THE CONTRACT
4 Is the contract ring-fenced for a particular minority group? Are you a member of that group?
4 Confused about something? Ask questions. Make sure you clarify details before submitting your bid because, in most cases, there will not be an opportunity to review your bid once you’ve submitted it.
4 Don’t hide costs when submitting your pricing. It will make you look unprofessional and may harm your chances of winning the contract.
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If you succeed and win the contract you bid on, congratulations! Now the hard work begins. Here are some pointers to ensure that your working relationship with the municipality, county or state agency goes as smoothly as possible:
4 Make sure you complete all the paperwork thoroughly and accurately.
4 Communicate, communicate, communicate: It cannot be stressed how important this is to ensure everything continues to run smoothly.
4 Read the solicitation and all accompanying documentation and make sure you are familiar with the obligations of the contract you are bidding for.
4 Some agencies mandate meetings before bidding can begin; make sure you attend.
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4 Have one point of contact: Having multiple points of contact can delay getting the answer you need or confuse a situation.
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4 Submit everything required on time. Missing the deadline could disqualify you from bidding.
4 Research costs and prices, look at past awards and consider what pricing was successful.
feel you can fulfill; now it’s time for the application and bidding process. Considering the following points are crucial if you want to be successful:
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A Inflation is the rate of decline in the value of a currency during a given period and the degree of impact the devaluation has on the consumer’s buying power due to escalating prices. For example, in 2022, the U.S. dollar has dropped in value, and prices have soared because producers of consumer goods are compensating for the devaluation and its effect on their own purchasing power. Many things contribute to inflation, but, generally, it’s the effect of the supply of money in the country increasing at a faster rate than the economy or of demand becoming greater than the supply can satisfy.
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Even during the best of external economic conditions, outsourcing can help small businesses create cash flow for operating and growth initiatives. Currently, inflation in the U.S. has recently risen faster than at any point in the past four decades. That has caused the cost of just about everything to skyrocket. Of course, that means your B2B customers have less to spend on services due to the increases in their expenses. So, outsourcing bookkeeping, accounting, IT support, marketing, admin, and other functions may become an even more attractive option. Here we’ll look at ways that growing pavement sweeping businesses can substantially increase their cash flow even during a time of severe inflation by outsourcing.
Outsourcing To Boost Cash Flow And Grow Your Business
Of course, labor is the incomparably largest expense for most businesses. Having people on the payroll is far more costly overall than contracting. Plus, just the cost of having employees using workspaces in an office can be significant. Unless they are directly working on generating revenue, the cost vs. benefits of keeping them on staff vs. the benefits of outsourcing their roles should be carefully evaluated.
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While small companies are being so strongly impacted by inflation, cash flow can become so diminished that it can become too difficult to stay in business, much less achieve growth goals. Outsourcing enables many business owners to create a major offset of inflationary effects and dramatically increase cash flow. Sending a number of peripheral operations offsite can overcome the cash shortages brought on by extreme inflation. Outsourcing can also help financially strengthen a commercial pavement sweeping business in many other ways. For example:
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Outsourced professional services can provide a vast abundance of expert
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Most small to medium-sized companies are not yet financially able to offer the levels of salary or career opportunities that can attract and keep top talent, especially in functions that don’t involve the core skills needed to run your company. Outsourcing enables you to put top talent on your team affordably.
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Work with the most well-established and highly reputable outsourced service providers. Those are the most likely to offer the customizable slates of services you need. That way, you can minimize your costs and scale those professional services as your business grows.
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Professional services contractors feature the state-of-the-art systems and processes that growing businesses need to compete at the same levels of efficiency as their larger competitors that have such resources in-house. Outsourcing enables a small company to perform at the level of the best in the industry.
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For most small to medium-sized businesses, outsourcing is typically the most cost-effective way to use as little of their financial resources as possible and maximize the efficiency of non-core business operations like accounting, IT, marketing, AP, AR, payroll, HR, benefits management, etc.
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In a busy office of a small or medium-sized business, people tend to wear multiple hats. That means things may get done more slowly than at larger, better staffed, and well-automated companies. For example, outsourcing Accounts Receivable can get your invoices paid much faster on average. That frees capital for you to use in paying debts and/or investing in upgrades to increase efficiency in your core operations and more information for better planning. Those are the kinds of changes that promote growth and can accommodate scaled operations.
PROTECTS YOUR BUSINESS FROM FRAUD RISK Outsourcing is an ideal approach to minimizing fraud risk. By shifting the responsibility for various financial and information management to outsourced professional service providers, you protect your company from potential financial losses and extreme reputational damage that can result from fraud cases. Using an outside professional team places the responsibility for fraud prevention on the service provider.
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If you decide to try outsourcing AR, payroll, accounting, or other professional services, vet providers carefully before signing a contract. Check references from past and current clients, the BBB, and elsewhere. Check licensing, professional credentials, current liability insurance certificates, coverage amounts, and other pertinent information.
Outsourcing is an ideal approach to minimizing fraud risk. By shifting the responsibility for various financial and information management to outsourced professional service providers, you protect your company...
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Outsourcing as many operations as possible can change your cash flow situation and your overall financial position from the red to profitability, or from modest margins to significant growth. When it’s time to try something, outsourcing can be a comparatively safe thing to try. You can then evaluate what is working well and what else you need to change, and choose to outsource more or less of your operations as part of a broader strategic plan.
When you have your new, well-vetted, outsourced service provider(s) in place and delivering for you routinely, you are likely to find that your operations are more secure and more efficient. You’ll have the full benefit of expert service teams at considerably lower costs than you would pay for developing and maintaining such operations in-house.
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insights in the areas of your operations they fulfill. These can be immeasurably valuable advisors for strategic planning to achieve and maintain financial stability during severe inflation and in medium- and long-range planning for systematic growth.
COMMERCIAL CREDIT, INC. INCLUDED IN NORTH CAROLINA’S TOP 40 MID-MARKET COMPANIES FOR THE TENTH TIME
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The forty companies were recognized at a luncheon, hosted by Business North Carolina, supporting sponsor Birmingham, AL-based Regions Bank, and supporting sponsors New Bern-based law firm Ward and Smith, P.A. and accounting firm Cherry Bekaert LLP, on August 24, and will be featured in a supplement to the November issue of Business North Carolina magazine.
For more information, contact Julie Murphy 704-944-2771 jmurphy@commercialcreditgroup.com
CHARLOTTE, NC (August 29, 2022) – Charlotte-based equipment and accounts receivable finance company, Commercial Credit, Inc., parent company of Commercial Credit Group Inc. (CCG), Keystone Equipment Finance Corp. and Commercial Funding Inc., has once again made the Business North Carolina Mid-Market Fast 40 List. This makes the tenth time in a row the company has been named to the list. To qualify, a company must be headquartered in North Carolina, have annual revenue between $10 million and $500 million and demonstrate sustained revenue and employment growth over the past three years.
About Commercial Credit, Inc. Commercial Credit, Inc., through its subsidiaries Commercial Credit Group Inc. (including its division Manufacturers Capital), Keystone Equipment Finance Corp. and Commercial Funding Inc., provides equipment loans and leases to small and mid-sized businesses in the construction, transportation, manufacturing and waste industries and accounts receivable financing in a variety of industries. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, NC and operates full-service offices in Buffalo, NY, Naperville, IL, Hamilton, ON, West Hartford, CT and Salt Lake City, UT. For more information, please visit www. commercialcreditgroup.com, www.keystoneefc.com and www.commercialfund.com.
Charlotte-based equipment and accounts receivable finance company is the only company to be named to the North Carolina Mid-Market Fast 40 List ten times.
...over 200 companies were named to the list. Commercial Credit, Inc. is the only company to make the list ten times.
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turn fuels our growth. But it’s the dedication of our employees that truly makes the difference and drives our customers’ loyalty, which allows us to provide continued job opportunities in the region. It is very gratifying to have their hard work reach so many small and mid-sized businesses and be recognized in this manner.”
In the eleven years that the NC Mid-Market Fast 40 awards have been given, over 200 companies were named to the list. Commercial Credit, Inc. is the only company to make the list ten times. Dan McDonough, president and CEO, states, “The financing we provide to our customers helps their businesses grow, and in
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