This week's guests are brothers Jose and Daniel Gonzalez, owners of Preferred Flooring in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They used to pay their workers via a 1099, but in 2015, they decided to switch to W-2s and put their employees on payroll after some advice from a larger company they subbed from. This switch came with significant considerations, including pay cuts for the brothers and an increase in labor costs. Not every employee was happy about the change, but tune in to see how it has positively affected their business and where the change will take them in the future.

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Floor Academy is a podcast hosted by Kyle Hedin that provides small business information and guidance to flooring, tile and stone contractors on how to build a successful and sustainable business. The podcast aims to help contractors move from owning a job to owning an asset, by providing insights and strategies related to management, entrepreneurship, and networking.

Floor Academy covers a range of topics related to flooring, tile and stone business management, including small business advertising, paid traffic, and organic traffic. The podcast also provides information on promotional marketing, LLC setup, simple small business management, and networking strategies.

The podcast aims to help carpet, tile, stone, hardwood, floating floor, and many more types of contractors develop a deep understanding of business management, including effective networking and entrepreneurship strategies, which are crucial to achieving long-term success in the flooring industry. By discussing various topics related to small business management, such as finance, operations, marketing, sales, human resources, branding, advertising, interviewing, taxes, company structures, and more the podcast provides valuable insights to help flooring, tile and stone contractors become successful business owners.