Management
Management
· How to Train for and Run Effective Design-Build Meetings
On this episode of Women at WIRC, Morgan Thomas of LEFF Design Build shares how to maximize your time by creating a culture around effective, collaborative meetings
Products
Pro's Picks: A Real-Time Project Communication and Management Tool
This remodeler says this product allows for easy, quick, real-time communication with team members in the field and in the office
Business
How to Create a World-Class Remodeling Team
Great remodeling companies position themselves for the future with the right players
Management
Everyone Should Have a Number: KPIs for Your Design Build Team
Measuring key performance indicators guides your team to success while creating accountability and ownership
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The Complete 2009 Market Leaders List
The Market Leaders list ranks the top companies in 20 top remodeling markets
Smart systems keep a high-speed, multi-company project on track
Dan and Barbara Strauss have great things to say about their Victorian house in suburban Connecticut and also about the process of remodeling it top to bottom.
Trade Secrets: Using tax credits to market your remodeling firm
Here are a few examples of how remodeling firms are using green tax credits to market their firms and satisfy customers
Atlanta Hit Hard by Downturn
Atlanta was recently named the third-emptiest city in the country by Forbes (behind only Las Vegas and Detroit), based on Atlanta's rising homeowner and rental vacancy rates. Here's what that means for remodelers.
Generating Remodeling Business Through Trade Referrals
Strite Design + Remodel has come up with a new program that encourages its trade contractors to refer more business.
Remodeler builds business with podcasts
Home improvement radio shows are an effective way for remodelers to market to new customers; using your Web site to partner with a TV station; offering "green" workshops
What Can You Recycle?
Much of the debris that remodelers throw away can be reused or recycled, saving money and our natural resources in the process.
Managing Customer Expectations
Do your customers always get what they want? Are they delighted with the finished project? Are they happy to recommend you? If they're not, this is a must read that will help you manage those expectations.
Trade Secrets
Team-building activities from Blue Canyon Construction in Washington state; Sage Homebuilders in St. Louis explains co-opetition and Feldco wins the Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics.