Owner Concerns

  • Are You Changing Enough?

    The current economy has prompted all of us to change. But the answer to the question of what and how much to change may not be what we've come to expect.

     
  • Networking Provides Leads and Support

    In a tough economic climate, one remodeler finds that networking provides much-needed leads and support.

     
  • Research Your Competition, Remodelers. But Stay Within Your Limits.

    We must research our competitors. It's the only way to analyze the difference our company brings to the marketplace, and to develop strategies for selling against those competitors.

     
  • Cultivating Culture

    Do you know what company culture is and how to create one in your business?

     
  • Eating Humble Pie

    In fiscal year 2007 I saw a declining remodeling market and decided to combat this with increased marketing. My average job size had shrunk, but my revenue soared, and I broke the $4 million mark. Did I mention that I had less profit than the year before at $3.5 million?

     
  • The Stimulus as Symbol

    Feel like your remodeling business is drowning? How you respond to the economic stimulus package could pull you back to the surface for good.

     
  • Creating a Sense of Urgency

    In this tough market, you are the economic stimulus package. Here are ways to move your clients from "Let's think about it," to "Let's do it."

     
  • Help With Trouble Customers

    An Angie’s List-type website provides a view from the other side and helps businesses avoid problem customers.

     
  • Business Owner as Change Agent

    As a business owner, you must respond to change in a changing world and lead the effort to bring about change in your organization.

     
  • Introduction: the 2009 Remodeling Big50

    The Big50 selection process has become increasingly rigorous in recent years, and the result, we believe, is one of the strongest classes to date.