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3 Areas Successful Remodelers Focus On
Industry advisor Mark Richardson shares what separates the losing from the winning in today’s market
Business
The Neal’s Way Means Putting People First
For Neal’s Design Remodel, company culture is more than values on a wall. It’s everything.
Business
Selling Your Company to Your Team
From company valuation to terms of the transfer, here’s a look at how three different remodelers made the deal work
Business
Brian Gottlieb Receives Remodeling Mastery Award
Presented by industry icon, Mark Richardson, the award celebrated Gottlieb’s extraordinary impact on remodeling
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Hot elevation + Lean = Fast sales
The overriding principle of Lean Design is marketability. The winning combo is to make the home simple and efficient to build while having an…
Six numbers you need to know
The ‘gotta have’ numbers that can help improve your remodeling business. Here’s how to get them.
Excuse me, sir…your PowerPoint sucks
Stop me if you’ve heard this before. Guy gets up to give a presentation. Self-deprecating intro. Well-dressed. Strong voice. He’s confident. He’s…
Momentum gaining at IBS 2013
The biggest news out of IBS was the announcement that the National Kitchen & Bath Association agreed to co-locate their Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) with IBS beginning in 2014. The two events, IBS and KBIS, will remain separate shows held concurrently at the Las Vegas Convention Center though 2016. The combined shows are being billed as Design & Construction Week, and will include the SURFACES | StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas events starting in 2015.
David Lupberger: Home energy efficiency, working with your remodeling clients
Home performance energy audits provide you, the remodeling contractor, with another valuable service that you can provide your clients.
Translation consternation
“I’ve got a 40-page company policy and about 40 Hispanic employees. Any advice when it comes to translation?” This question came at me during the Q…
Communicate your vision like Amazon.com's CEO
Wanted: Woman who could get me out of a third world prison. This is how Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon.com, articulated what he was looking…
Catalog ideas; don’t shoot them
Yesterday I attended a Construction and Safety Expo outside Chicago. General contractors, Sub-contractors and Safety Suppliers were dishing on their…
What’s your moon shot?
You probably missed it. Nearly everyone did. At the end of last year Kansas City quietly became the first metro area to be wired with Google Fiber…
How to be an instant conversation starter
In your personal and professional life, being easy to talk to is a skill worth developing. But good conversationalists are rare. There are plenty of…