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A Virginia remodeler networks with commercial realtors to increase market share, doing small office and interior build-out projects.
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Project team thinks this kind of construction could be the state’s answer to meeting its greenhouse gas reduction goals.
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Company CEO Kevin Surace says green 'clean tech' manufacturing could energize American economy.
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Several manufacturers are offering products and insight that can help remodelers protect their clients’ homes during the hurricane season.
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Sales overall fell by single digits in 2008, but purchases over $500 fell even more.
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Customers less willing to spend on renovation projects, but storm-related building material sales were healthy.
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After a year of price increases in many categories, remodelers are seeing lower prices as demand for building materials drops.
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Years ago there was a great TV commercial where a bunch of old men are sitting around a dusty table. One stands up, pounds his fist, and announces, “This is the way we have been doing it for years, and we are not about to change,” just as the head of a seated compatriot hits the table — the man...
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Short of hovering over every employee interaction, it's difficult to get an objective, big-picture sense of your business. SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis comes pretty close.
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One of the most difficult parts of moving a remodeling business forward is stepping back from being its primary salesperson. From a desire to grow the business to the wish to put a succession plan in motion, any number of reasons can compel remodeling business owners to train others to step into...