The Remodeler's
Guide to Making
and Managing
Money by Linda
Case (Remodeling
Consulting Services,
1996; 301/588-
8172). Paperback,
6x9, 140 pages. $25.
When Linda Case asks remodelers
how healthy their businesses are, most
will show her a positive checkbook balance
and smile confidently. But this is
one of the worst ways to monitor a business,
according to Case. She likens it to
flying a passenger jet stripped of all its
instrumentation and relying instead on
just one big red light on the dashboard.
If the light starts flashing, the plane is at
1,000 feet and falling fast.
If you'd like to increase the number of
ways your business can signal you, get a
copy of Case's new book, The
Remodeler's Guide to Making