Business View Caribbean | Volume 8, Issue 12

48 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 8, ISSUE 12 Stuart`s Hurricane Shutter Installation & Repairs Call us today! 1-242-565-4242 Email stuartscarpentry@hotmail.com Specializing in: Roll Shutters Colonial Shutters Bahama Shutters Screen Enclosures Impact Windows & Doors Proudly serving The Bahamas for the last 20 years. for everybody. We all felt the pinch of it. The construction industry hasn’t rebounded yet; we’ve seen some slight improvements but it’s still difficult to get any supplies, timely, anymore.” When dealing with clients and workers on the jobsite, virtual technology has been a godsend. Wallace says, “One of the biggest tools for us is WhatsApp. It’s amazing how powerful that has been. And it’s a more economical way to run the business, whether it’s taking a photo and sending it, or a video call chat. But outside of that, a lot of our communication and correspondence is done through email. The majority of our high- end residential clients are foreign-based, from the U.S., Canada, or Europe. For them, we do a project update, where we would take photos of the project’s progress and a description of what’s going on and milestones in terms of what’s coming – or any delays or challenges. We do that on a weekly basis.”