The Florida-ACCPA Education Event & Trade Show is coming up on Thursday, October 12 at the Sheraton Tampa East Hotel and Conference Center.

   

This exciting one-day event is all about Contractor Success! It's an event you won't want to miss -- designed to improve your business skills while connecting you with the latest in resources and technology.

   

In addition to a variety of dynamic classes that all focus on business success -- you'll have the opportunity to meet in-person with many knowledgeable industry partners.

   

A few of the many fantastic companies who will be there include: Attic Systems, Customer Lobby, dESCO/FieldEdge, Dr. Energy Saver, Dynamic Corporate Solutions, Federated Insurance, Filtration Manufacturing, Gemaire, Jackson Systems, Money Financial Group, Peak Results Consulting, Pure Air Control Services, RGF Environmental, Ruth King, Service Roundtable, and Sutton Leasing.

   

Open to everyone -- just $159 (or $99 for Florida-ACCPA members) for an amazing day filled with valuable information and exciting networking. Your registration also includes continental breakfast, hot lunch buffet, poolside happy hour, and much more!

   

Click here for full event details -- to register online, by mail or by phone.

   

And, for vendors interested in receiving information about participating as a sponsor or trade show exhibitor -- please contact our Florida-ACCPA office at (813) 210-4949 or e-mail [email protected].

The United States has 30 million jobs that pay an average of $55,000 per year -- and don't require a bachelor's degree, according to the Georgetown center.

   

People with career and technical educations are actually slightly more likely to be employed than their counterparts with academic credentials, the U.S. Department of Education reports -- and significantly more likely to be working in their fields of study.

   

Click here to read the full article from Matt Krupnick with The Hechinger Report.

Personality Traits All Successful People Have

   

Success is a subtle thing -- to achieve it you need to have endurance, a positive outlook, and the ability to be open with others.

   

This infographic from BrightSide.me illustates how a successful person differs from others. It's good info to keep handy -- to read again in those moments when it seems things aren't going according to plan.

Did you know ... If you haven't upgraded to EMV terminals for face-to-face transactions, you will be liable for a good portion of the charge-backs that banks were previously absorbing. Your liability starts when you swipe a chip card. If there is fraud or related activity, or simply the inclination of the homeowner to contest your charges on a swiped chip card, you -- not the bank -- will be liable.

   

The US Market is the last of the G20 countries to convert to chip to reduce credit card fraud. But what is interesting to note is that the risk of fraud may have increased for those merchants taking face-to-face transactions without EMV functionality.

   

Click here to continue reading this thought-provoking article from Perry Pokrandt with Worldpay, where an actual HVAC contractor was recently hit with a $42,000 charge-back. This article provides helpful information for protecting your business when accepting credit card payments.

   

Click here to view Tommy's recent article It's Great to be an HVAC Contractor!

Sincere thanks to our Florida-ACCPA

Education Event & Trade Show Gold Sponsors!

   

On sweltering summer days, it's natural to want nothing more than to sit in front of an air conditioner that's running at full speed. But while finding relief today from the heat takes little more than the flip of a switch, it wasn't so easy at the turn of the 20th century.

   

This article from curbed.com shows some interesting techniques used for cooling homes before the advent of modern air conditioning.