October 14, 2022
Bill from Illinois asks: “Is covering warranty a cost associated with an individual project, or is it overhead?” NSCA responds: We suggest carrying this cost as overhead, which allows you to close out the project sooner. When you close the job out…
September 17, 2022
Bob from Wisconsin asks: “One of my install subcontractors says he’s exempt from needing insurance. Can that be right?” NSCA responds: A lot of NSCA members report that their subcontractors are now stating that they should be exempt from having workers’ comp…
May 10, 2022
The Next-Gen Academy helps future integration firm leaders better prepare for their executive roles. One of the long-running narratives in the integration industry is this: We need to continuously develop the next generation of leadership. So many NSCA members are…
April 26, 2022
Outsourced HR can be a viable option for integrators. In the right situations, it comes with many benefits. Outsourcing models have taken hold in many areas of the integration industry, from marketing and estimating to accounting. What many NSCA members…
April 19, 2022
The last two years have taken a toll on everything—including summer internships. But Ignite is here to help integrators and manufacturers relaunch their programs in 2022.
April 12, 2022
Find out why it’s important to understand waivers of subrogation and indemnification in project contracts — as well as what they mean and how they work. When your team is preparing for a big project, there are several factors to…
February 22, 2022
Integrators are being rewarded with an Employee Retention Credit (ERC) for their efforts to keep employees on payroll during the pandemic—and you could be one of them. When I first explained to Chuck Wilson, NSCA executive director, the Employee Retention…
February 18, 2022
Enhancing solution flexibility and simplifying integration between digital audio and non-networked telephony systems COSTA MESA, Calif., (November 9, 2023) – Q-SYS, a division of QSC LLC, introduces the latest additions to its QIO Series I/O peripheral portfolio: the QIO-AES8x8 and QIO-TEL2. These new modular devices expand Q-SYS system…
February 1, 2022
You have to do two things when it comes to corporate culture: make sure your high performers stay and your low performers go
October 13, 2021
NSCA’s “Igniting Our Next-Gen Workforce” is a completely online experience being held on Dec. 2, 2021, from 3:30pm to 5:30pm CST
August 24, 2021
One of the biggest challenges we hear integrators talk about is the struggle to find talent. Job boards across the nation and in Canada are overwhelmed by job openings—but why is that? The simple truth is this: There’s a shortage…
June 15, 2021
NSCA Education Foundation’s Ignite has always prioritized diversification of the integration market. Now, with version 2.0, we’re doubling down on inclusion. A common criticism of the integration industry is that it’s a tad … incestual. The same folks jump from…
