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...
-
Go it alone or team up? The rewards and perils of partnership.
-
My office looks out on a park, and there is a pond right next to me with a fountain and goldfish.
-
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.
-
Keeping scrupulous records often provides tax benefits at the end of the year.
-
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 --...
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.
-
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
-
Here are some benefits to having lead carpenters write change orders.
-
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...