We help construction companies. Being in a line of work like that puts us into contact with other organizations who do the same all the time. We work with several different trade organizations in a few different capacities, but always to the same end – helping subcontractors and GCs to do their work more efficiently, more safely and with fewer headaches.

Often we meet contractors who ask the question, “What can a trade organization do for me?” We know some good answers, but we thought it was a great opportunity to put you in touch with the expert, so we brought in special guest Wendy Novak from Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington (ABC.)

We talk about:

• The History of Trade Organizations
• The 3 kinds of help that trade organizations provide
• Access to Community
• Access to Training
• Access to Resources
• How the internet has changed the landscape for Trade Orgs and what they’re doing to stay on the leading edge
• Understanding what the incoming generation of business owners want
• The value of curation in the age of information overload
• The shift of value from money to time
• The shift of importance from work to family
• The real value of ‘IRL’ connections

If you’d like to learn more about Wendy or ABC, you can find ABC at www.abcwestwa.org and find Wendy on LinkedIn!

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