Management
Management
3 Areas Successful Remodelers Focus On
Industry advisor Mark Richardson shares what separates the losing from the winning in today’s market
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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.
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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
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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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Cultivating solid trade contractor relationships
Some remodelers have been known to take an adversarial, lowest-price-is-best mentality when it comes to dealing with their trade partners. They still view trade contractors as subcontractors. The good news is that most of these ultimately fail in business before too long.
Craig Durosko: Finally! The Silver Lining ...
There are huge successes as the remodeling market rebounds. Craig Durosko share some of what he is seeing.
2011 Forecast: Remodeling market poised for growth
While challenges persist, remodelers are more optimistic about the 2011 remodeling market than they’ve been since the housing boom.
Project Spotlight: The Element of Surprise
mackmiller design+build capitalizes on surprises to make a successful remodel.
Remodelers Exchange: Positioning for the expiration of energy retrofit tax credits
Professional Remodeler's Tom Swartz talks to remodelers Howard Chermak and Tom Panek about how the credits have helped their businesses and how they are positioning their companies for a post-credit market.
Remodeler of the Year: Marrokal Design & Remodeling
With a strong focus on marketing and sales combined with smart management, San Diego-based Marrokal Design & Remodeling has maintained profitability even as revenues dipped in 2009 before rebounding this year. Because of that success and the way the management team has positioned the company for the next generation of leadership, Marrokal is our Remodeler of the Year.
Corner Office: Online Project Management
HighCraft Builders is using technology to make sure the company, its clients and its trade partners are all communicating clearly.
A New Voice for Remodelers in Washington
New NARI lobbyist Tom Sullivan talks about what he’ll be doing for the remodeling industry
Preparing Your Remodeling Company for Sale
Coming up with an exit strategy is never easy. What do you need to do to successfully sell your business? Professional Remodeler’s Jud Mostenbocker (who sold his own company to his son) talked to radio host and former remodeler Rosie Romero, who sold his firm in 2002 to a group of employees, and Chuck Solomon, who is preparing to sell his company.
5 simple tips for boosting client satisfaction
For every dissatisfied customer you create, you need two satisfied customers just to offset the negative talk.