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Working with a remodeler client recently, I thought his business looked pretty good until we got to the financials. QuickBooks reports revealed that he had lost more than $60,000 the previous year. He was stunned. Worse, he had already sold a significant amount of work for the current year...
Remodelers, it turns out, haven't cornered the market on small-business stories characterized by humble beginnings, difficult odds, and the ultimately irresistible call to entrepreneurship. Here's a look at a few entrepreneurs who have suffered the ups and down and had to change their business to...
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High schools run rampant with aspiring dot-com billionaires and would-be pro athletes who will get a rude reality check in a few years. If you're proud of your work and processes and are interested in introducing students to careers that they can realistically get excited about, consider job...
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Remodelers can't escape the pressure to build green. It's a no-brainer that using natural and renewable materials and being better stewards of natural resources will reduce our impact on the environment and prove more cost-effective in the long run.
Succession planning, a rarity in the industry just a decade or two ago, has become a serious priority for many remodelers big and small.
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Seth Godin, author of Permission Marketing: Turning Strangers Into Friends, and Friends Into Customers, believes that monetary bonuses are demotivators.
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After 30 years in business, Jayson Miller, co-owner with his father Tom of design/build firm TN Miller, in Grapeview, Wash., is looking into a 401(k) retirement program for his 11 employees.
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What do efficient remodeling companies have in common with paper airplanes and Toyota's manufacturing process? I found out during a recent trip to Iowa, in a class about continuous improvement held at the headquarters of Pella Corporation.
Legislation passed last month in the District of Columbia mandating paid leave for employees has some business owners up in arms, but their colleagues in California say it's nothing to get sick over.
Three years ago Jeff Knorr instituted a bonus systemfor three of his six employees who have a direct impact on projects.