Operations

  • Living On Top of the Mountain

    Something happened a few days before this insurance-agent event in Nashville that turned the audience on its ear.

    Article • February 1st, 2006

  • Time Isn't Money

    Stop trying to manage something that you cannot manage in the first place.

    Article • February 1st, 2006

  • Budgeting Debate: Gross Profit vs. Gross Sales

    Why not create your operating budget from the gross profit rather than gross sales?

    Article • January 1st, 2006

  • Projecting Cash Flow

    Every day new remodelers enter the remodeling industry and almost as many exit.

    Article • January 1st, 2006

  • Gliders and Grinders Will Prosper Alike In '06

    The year ahead holds great promise, but it's got its share of potential potholes.

    Article • January 1st, 2006

  • How to Fight the Sneakiest of Enemies: Burnout

    It's rarely the result of some catastrophic event.

    Article • January 1st, 2006

  • 2005 Specialty Remodeling Top 200

    Exterior remodeling specialists are a breed apart.

    Article • November 1st, 2005

  • Alphabet Soup

    The public is starting to see that choosing a remodeler with credentials is better than looking at the graffiti on the lumberyard fence.

    Article • November 1st, 2005

  • The Art of Abandonment

    The fact is, there are things you are doing right now which are creating the very results you want to avoid.

    Article • November 1st, 2005

  • What Exactly We Do For a Living

    Architecture and construction redefines remodeling for a well-defined, target clientele.

    Article • October 1st, 2005

  • It’s All a Matter of Perception

    There is a common denominator for how people understand and process information most effectively.

    Article • October 1st, 2005

  • What To Disclose In Your Bid

    At the end of the project the homeowner may have the right to see all the invoices from the project.

    Article • October 1st, 2005

  • Marketing, the Legacy Way

    The goal is to grow the company so it will hit $10 million in revenues within the next few years.

    Article • October 1st, 2005

  • While You're Here ... Leverage

    Leverage can be effectively used in remodeling management.

    Article • September 1st, 2005

  • Remodeling: Secrets of Success

    All of the pitfalls that these people experienced could have been avoided if a design/builder had been consulted and hired.

    Article • September 1st, 2005