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A compilation of business news, trends, and surveys on customer satisfaction, financials, human resources, marketing, and sales.
How to Create a World-Class Remodeling Team
Great remodeling companies position themselves for the future with the right players
Thought Leadership
How to Increase Your Odds of Closing Remodeling Sales
Use these tips to hone your sales process and grow close ratio
Management
Everyone Should Have a Number: KPIs for Your Design Build Team
Measuring key performance indicators guides your team to success while creating accountability and ownership
Business
Becoming Profitable in Your Remodeling Niche
The 2023 NAHB Remodelers Chair shares insights and advice for contractors in our 2024 Thought Leader predictions series
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It's 2015 and You Don't Know Bull Pucky About Marketing Anymore
How to make your website stand out to younger consumers
What's That 'Free Windows 10' Upgrade Promo About?
Users of Windows 7 and 8.1 have received promotional notices about a free upgrade to Windows 10. What's up with that?
Sales: When Sales Incentives Should Be Based on Profit, Not Revenue
Should your business make the switch?
Is Franchising for You?
Franchising in home renovation is set to grow. The key: creating systems that can be duplicated anywhere. We take a look at what this business model has to offer
Raise Your Predictability IQ
One element that separates great businesses from the merely good ones is the ability to make accurate predictions
Don’t Leave Your Plans and Proposals Behind
Your plans and specifications may not contain the level of detail another contractor would need to build from them, Shawn McCadden writes
Personnel: Here’s How You Overcome the Labor Shortage [Video]
Retention is key, so is outsourcing whenever you can
Paper Trail Out, Digital In as Next Generation Reshapes Home Improvement Companies
Open-mindedness, training, and commitment are keys to successful generational transfer
Understanding the Owner’s Role in a Growing Company
How well you anticipate growth and the changes it brings will determine your success at the next level
Legal: Verbal Change Orders — Actions Speak Louder Than Words
It's always better to get changes in writing, but in certain situations, an oral agreement may be enough.