When remodelers flourish, their subcontractors and suppliers also flourish. Neil Kelly Co., Portland, Ore., harnesses this truth and runs with it, creating a lucrative source of business by way of cooperative advertising: sharing the cost of advertising with subcontractors, suppliers, and other professional partners. More
Solutions to the labor crisis? New approaches to design? Experts from the worlds... More
The remodeling industry has come a long way in the last 20 years. A convergence of opportunities and challenges has made remodelers more professional, respected ó and pressured. More
In this traditionally male business, there are a small group of women who are owners or designers doing sales, or even doing straight sales. But in many cases they're outselling their male counterparts. More
Once upon a time, the public face of home improvement wore a beard and a plaid... More
In June, six design/build remodelers got together to talk about the business.... More
My style as a manager has always been an open one, where I share my business numbers with at least my key employees. The book is a study of Open Book Management (OBM) and how to use it to build a motivated and profitable organization. More
Remodelers have their own sense of what's wrong: 92% would never use illegal... More
Soon after taking over the company named for and established by his father, Neil,... More
Second-generation companies operate with advantages that first-generation... More
