Benefits

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    Small business owners can learn from big businesses

    Recently, I talked with a friend and fellow remodeling company owner. He was furious that another, much larger remodeling company had, in his mind, tried to poach one of his longtime employees. I don't know if the employee was approached or that employee approached Big Remodeler Inc. In the scheme...

     
  • The Perils and Benefits of Partnership

    Go it alone or team up? The rewards and perils of partnership.

     
  • Face Off: Should I work from my home or set up outside office space?

    My office looks out on a park, and there is a pond right next to me with a fountain and goldfish.

     
  • Incorporating: Apply more operating expenses to the company: Not better, tax-wise

    Some experts believe that being incorporated provides better tax benefits than any other business designation, but they are wrong. --Howard Scott is a business writer and small business tax preparer in Pembroke, Mass.

     
  • Simple Recordkeeping system for tax benefits

    Keeping scrupulous records often provides tax benefits at the end of the year.

     
  • Group interviewing sessions

    When Linda Tossey joined her company four years ago, the director of operations and marketing for United Services of Des Moines brought with her a timesaving interview process. During these 45-minute sessions, Tossey gets up in front of the group -- usually no more than 15 candidates per session --...

     
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    Joint endorsement between major industry associations

    This month, the leadership of the two major industry associations announced their joint endorsement of each other's primary certification program, NARI's CR and the NAHB Remodelors Council's CGR. A unified message is long overdue, and I support it fully.

     
  • Penny Pinching

    However, if you release an employee with a $40,000 yearly salary plus benefits, you can reduce your overhead by as much as $65,000.The first was typical but with a few minor cuts; the second left just the basics; the third put us in survival mode -- cutting back on everything but absolute

     
  • Benefits of Lead Carpenters writing change orders

    Here are some benefits to having lead carpenters write change orders.

     
  • Benefits of Composite and Vinyl Decks

    Composite and vinyl decks offer durability, low maintenance, and aesthetic benefits like non-fading colors. LP offers Crystal White Composite Railing for its Crystal White composite decking, Weyerhaeuser recently unveiled matching railings for its ChoiceDek composite decking, and L.B. Plastics' new...