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The ACCA HVAC Blog is focused on helping professional contractors run smarter, better businesses. Led by contractors themselves, who know firsthand the technology and cultural changes that are transforming old-school trades into a high-tech, dynamic, and driven industry. ACCA HVAC Blog is where forward-thinking contractors go for daily content to feed their passion for success.

Your Business As A Machine – Part 1

In order to make sense of, lead, and manage your business, you need a way of understanding it; a structure […]

How Long Do We Need to Accommodate An Injured Employee?

e Question: I have an employee who incurred a back strain performing his assigned duties at work – he is […]

Resolving Business Tax Return Errors

Major corporations have entire departments devoted to handling their financial affairs. Small business owners, not so much. If you’re handling […]

Benefits of Direct Deposit

Employees love direct deposit. There’s no standing in line at the bank to cash their checks, and they often receive […]

March 2017 Tech Challenge

An R-410A rooftop system with a fixed orifice has a customer complaint of insufficient cooling. The symptoms confirm a warm […]

Considerations for Proper Sizing of Refrigerant Lines

Refrigeration is the movement of heat from one location where it is not wanted, to a place where it is […]

Worker Misclassification and Its Consequences

Exempt versus non-exempt? Employee or contractor? You understand employment designations and terminology — or do you? Many common employment-related terms […]

Do I Have to Pay Accrued Vacation Time?

Question: If an employee quits prior to using all of their accrued vacation time, am I required to pay them for […]

5 Vital Elements Missing from Your Online Content

There is no denying that, no matter what algorithms Google has changed, content is still king. A business that keeps […]

How a Retreat Can Keep Your Techs Engaged in the Field

No matter what type of business you’re in, getting away for a retreat can be a refreshing change. Whether the […]

We Dropped Under 50 Employees, Does FMLA Still Apply?

Question: Our company recently made some changes, and we no longer have more than 50 employees. How do we handle […]

Mindfulness and Conscious Awareness

Have you ever been driving for a while then suddenly realize that you have not really paid attention and can’t […]

Tax Breaks for Going Mobile

Did you purchase tablets or Smartphones for yourself or your employees to use? Did your company initiate the option of […]

OSHA 30: Subpart X Stairways and Ladders

Note: In a previous article that was posted on December 14, 2016, we gave an overview of OSHA’s 30 hour […]

James River Air’s Not So Secret ‘Secret Sauce’, The Key To Their Success

Ask Hugh Joyce to describe his work life, his staff, his customers or even life in general, and he’d likely […]

Regional Wholesaler 2J Supply Acquires RUUD Line of HVAC Equipment (Sponsored)

Having experienced 3 record sales years in a row, 2J Supply has expanded its powerful equipment offering by adding the […]

The Millennial Workforce

Finding good employees is a concern among the mechanical contractors who I serve.  In 2017, workforce shortage complaints in addition […]

Interviewing Prospective Employees Like a Pro

As an entrepreneur or small business owner you’re probably really good at what you do. Interviewing prospective employees? Maybe not […]

Overcoming Resistance to Change

“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” is often good advice. On the other hand, change is often necessary, whether […]

Case Study: Elementary School Saves 25 Percent on Energy Costs Within Two Years of Installation

Screven Elementary School, Sylvania, GA, serves 1,400 pre-K to fifth-graders. The 143,000-square-foot facility was built in 1989. A renovation of […]

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