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A compilation of business news, trends, and surveys on customer satisfaction, financials, human resources, marketing, and sales.
Use Customer Profiles To Tailor Your Remodeling Marketing
Why a leading design-build company creates different marketing strategies for groups with similar mindsets
Home Improvement
Utah Tops for Home Improvement Loans, But Not Spending
Where the most home improvement loans are being secured and where the most money is being borrowed
NAHB
NAHB Addresses Potential Fallout From Expiring Tax Breaks
What to expect if tax breaks included in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are allowed to expire at the end of 2025
News
True Value Files for Bankruptcy, Agrees to Sale
The 75-year-old hardware wholesaler said store operations will be unaffected as it proceeds with sale to Do It Best
Advertisement
Management: Good News for the Contracting Business
New home construction grew nearly 22 percent in 2014 according to the U.S. News & World Report.
Owner Issues: Don't Over Commit, Ask Yourself These 3 Questions
Having a varied workload is expected as a small business owner, but that doesn’t mean you have to do it all.
Personnel: What’s With the Trade Shortage?
Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, shares his perspective on the future of the construction labor market and why it’s harder to find skilled workers.
Marketing: Amazon Launches a Competitor to Angie’s List and Yelp
Just what you need: Another website where you have to manage your professional reputation.
Legal: Don't Sue—Negotiate
Going to court should be a last resort, unless you’re willing to play a very expensive game of cat and mouse that leaves everyone involved frustrated and further from a resolution.
The Entire Marketing Machine Simplified
Duct Tape Marketing's John Jantsch boils down marketing into seven phases that he calls "The Marketing Hourglass."
How to Handle Online Complaints
Online complaints can be frustrating, but don’t panic if one comes your way.
Business Leaders Optimistic After Wednesday’s Election
“Business interests face a much more receptive audience now that Republicans are poised to control both the House and Senate next year,” according to The New York Times.
Are Free Estimates in Your Best Interest?
Blogger Joe Corlett vents a little on customers who squander his time.