The following article was written by Doug Howard and published in Remodeling Magazine. Each year, every business owner should take a hard look at their company’s performance: Look back at where you’ve come in the last five, three and one year. And look ahead at where they want the company to be in the future
-The following is an article written by Doug Howard When it comes to marketing your remodeling company, how well do you tell its story? Some companies do this very well, yet most struggle to tell a compelling story that resonates with customers. If you’re not telling your story well, you’re leaving only one way for
-The following is an article written by Tim Faller One of the highlights of every Masterclass: Project Manager Intensive course that I facilitate is “focus time.” Each company present gets 20 minutes to receive feedback from everyone else in the room on one or two topics of their choice. As the facilitator, I get to listen and
The following article was written by Victoria Downing. Slippage, on each and every job, is the difference between the profit margin expected at the outset of the project and the actual profit margin achieved. The difference can be found in the wastes inherent in almost any process, and they can be easy to find in
Financial metrics can help you make strategic decisions that could mean the difference between great success and dismal failure. A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is someone who is knowledgeable and proactive and can compile and analyze these numbers. Louise Bartley, CPA, at Coale, Pripstein & Associates, in Columbia, Md., discusses the role of the CPA
Don’t just drift through the marketplace. By Victoria Downing. A budget is one of the most important tools to help you and your company succeed. It’s your plan for profit — the road map that you’ll follow throughout the year with a planned destination of profit. Business owners who work without a budget just drift
Are you like me? When you get an email from someone with a misspelled word, do you look at the keyboard to see if the wrong letter is adjacent to the correct one? Or what about this: whenever you have to write “Wednesday” do you say “wed-nez-day” in your head? I do that, too. And
The following is an article by Doug Howard, Director of Consulting at Remodelers Advantage, that was posted in Remodeling Magazine earlier this year. The ability to successfully grow a company long-term is based largely on the ability of the owner to manage the critical resources of time, people and money. In this article, I’ll focus
In this article, Tim Faller, Remodelers Advantage’s Senior Consultant, discusses how kinder, gentler remodeling makes for a better work atmosphere and could lead to referrals. Common Courtesy “The problem with common courtesy is that it’s not too common.” Remember that old saying? It’s true on the roads and in many workplaces. However, in these tough
A remodeling company owner recently nominated his office manager for an Office Manager of the Year Award. On the application, he wrote: “Our office manager provides enthusiastic support for our entire team. She is an intelligent sounding board for all of our thinking and has kept a massive amount of detail under constant control. She
The most common marketing mistake host Mark Harari sees is a focus on tactic without regard for strategy. It is important to avoid adopting new fad marketing tactics, and start with a strategic foundation. Guest Spencer Powell agrees, and he is here to share how to focus on what matters most to your business so
The following article was written by Doug Howard and published in Remodeling Magazine. Each year, every business owner should take a hard look at their company’s performance: Look back at where you’ve come in the last five, three and one year. And look ahead at where they want the company to be in the future
Today on the Tim Faller Show, Geno Arroyo joins the show to discuss successful estimating. Geno goes through his process as an estimator for each project from start to finish. Suppose you want a more in-depth breakdown of his methods, including getting labor costs right, then you must attend Remodelers Advantage’s Art of Estimating masterclass.
Today on PowerTips Unscripted, Lauren Campuzano joins the show to discuss outsourcing 3-Dimensional (3-D) Design. 3-D designs can help remodelers sell their plans, but finding the right talent can take time and effort. Lauren found that 3-D designs were great communication tools within the design department, construction department, and sometimes with clients. Creating 3-D models
Today on the Tim Faller Show, Tim and Steve talk to Eric Fortenberry, the Founder, and CEO of JobTread Software. While working as a CEO for a General Contracting company, Eric built the first version of JobTread due to the broken processes at the company. Eric gives insights on how he turned the company around