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4 Reasons You Should Expand Your Business (Even When You Think You Shouldn’t)
Growth will never be easy, and any entrepreneur or small business owner who tells you different is lying to your face. In honor of March being “National Start Your Business Month,” I thought I should partly direct my focus away from the everyday grind of the steel building industry and shift my attention toward you,… …

How a New Youth Center Will Help Your Church Grow
It’s been debated in every church at some point in time. Pastors and church leaders discuss ways to increase their membership. They change their message, try to appeal to new people in the community, and advertise in their own way. But some churches fail to recognize the power of one group of people that are… …

How to Plan for the Perfect Steel Airplane Hangar
Whether flying is a hobby or your business, you’ll need a place for your Cessna, Piper, or jet aircraft to call home. Nowadays, steel is the industry standard for airplane hangars across the country. In fact, a report from the U.S. Department of Defense says that “the superstructure of the hangar bay shall be a steel… …

The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Your Steel Building Quote
When people ask me what I do for a living, I always have one answer to explain my job. I make people’s pre-engineered metal building dreams come true. No, I’m not a magician, or a genie, and I don’t have any supernatural powers. But I do have the ability to grant wishes. That requires a… …

Want to Grow? Here’s 6 Recruiting Tactics You Should Be Using
For most small businesses, the strength of a company is reliant on two things: the product and the people. Whether you knew it or not, you have the power to influence both. While your product might be pretty straightforward, the people who work at your metal building must sell the product with efficiency. They have… …

This Church Tripled Their Congregation Size – You Won’t Believe What They Did
I’m a sucker for a good story. It’s probably the reason why I enjoy going out to the theaters and seeing a great movie, or immersing myself in an exciting book on the weekends. But there are some stories that you stumble across, and it makes you think. The story of Harvest Time International Church in… …

Steel Workshop Tool Review: Komatsu Pneumatic Forklift
So often throughout the Armstrong Steel Network, my colleagues and I will offer advice about buying and erecting your steel workshop. Because steel buildings are so simple to erect, many people like to take their own time and do it themselves. If that’s the case with you, then you’ll likely need some kind of forklift… …

Steel Building Live Loads & Dead Loads – Why They Matter
Ask a structural engineer what they do for a living. They might tell you they’re a creative designer. It’s possible they might call themselves creators. I’d like to go a different route. I think we’re a bunch of problem solvers. Once you buy a steel building, your plan makes its way to my desk. In this… …

Stop! Read This BEFORE You Price Your Building Online
It all starts with a wish. You’re looking for more space, and you need a building on your property. So you begin to fantasize about what you want. Are you looking for a pole barn, or would you rather have a steel building? As you continue to research the topic, you might start to initiate… …