Everyone is looking for ways to save money. These remodelers came up with some... More
The report examines renewal of housing stock and improvement activity by location, demographic changes, and the affect the downturn has had both on the actual housing stock and on contractors. More
Blogger and consultant Paul Winans talks about the importance of continuing to have an annual meeting even if your schedule is full. More
IRIS HARRELL: For Harrell Remodeling, an Employee Stock Ownership Plan made sense for ensuring that the company could continue after owner Iris Harrell began to ease out of the business. More
Come January 2012 you'll be facing more paperwork due to a change to the tax code section that governs when a business must issue a Form 1099 to a worker or service provider. More
Layoffs can be unavoidable in the remodeling recession, but they can also be a valuable impetus for rewriting job descriptions and coming out stronger. More
What happens to the shares of stock allocated to an employee in a company with an... More
When she makes phone calls, Carrie Stock, officer manager for Ray Johnson Home Improvement, often finds that none of the options offered by an automated answering system quite fit. That's one reason why Stock believes it is more efficient for a prospective customer to immediately connect with a live person right away. More
In 1983, Mary Kilgore took a job as an accounting clerk at Mid South Building Supply, a $10 million siding, window, and cabinetry business in Springfield, Va. Two years later, company founder Norman Rales started looking for a way to retire. The problem: Rales' children had no interest in taking over the business and potential buyers were few and far between. More
