#475 From running a $100,000 company as a student to building the biggest window cleaning company in Ontario

From running a $100,000 company as a student to building the biggest window cleaning company in Ontario, Dan Givon of Shine Windows and The Deck People shares his story. He tells us about working 120-hour weeks in his first year of university, pioneering the window cleaning model, and moving to Toronto to focus on business. We discuss door knocking, reoccurring clients, franchising, deck stains and gutter guards on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast.Check out Shine Windows and The Deck People at ShineWindows.ca and TheDeckPeople.ca, and @ShineWindowCleaners and @TheDeckPeopleToronto on Instagram. Reach out over the phone at 416-949-3874 and over email at [email protected] out Dan @DansViews on Instagram.Rules, compliance, regulations - these are all super critical things! We use tools that require high safety standards, we have to meet compliance and regulations at all times - not just for governmental issues, but actually if we don’t - we’re risking our own employees. Every tool requires a different kind of training and understanding of how to operate it safely, every rule needs to be fully understood, who’s qualified to do certain jobs and who’s not, hazard reports - all these are important things we managers must take care of to keep safety high at all times!! Now, getting it done is way harder than talking about it, but luckily there is a platform I’ve found that can help out with everything I just mentioned!A great software called Connecteam - which has training and quizzes that you can build in any way you’d like to make sure your employees always know how to handle certain tools, you can see who’s done a certain course of quiz, who didn’t complete it and can’t work with a certain tool until they do. You also have the ability for an update if there’s a new regulation you need everybody to be aware of ASAP - and also an easy overview screen to see who saw it. Plus, their schedule allows you to add limitations for certain jobs, so if one of your employees is not qualified to do a certain job, the system will automatically notify you about it. The platform offers a lot more - such as easy access to playbooks, or hazard reports - just check them out for yourself.Connecteam has a free plan and a 14 day free trial, try them today by checking out the link in the show notes. Check out Connecteam at www.connecteam.com@connecteamapp on Instagram. www.connecteam.com/pricingand try out their free plan for companies with 10 employees or less.Stay connected with The Construction Life Podcast by texting Manny at 416 433-5737 or emailing him at [email protected]. If you have something to contribute to the podcast, email [email protected] to schedule a time to join us in studio.