Paul Irwin

Paul Irwin's Posts

• If You Could Start Over...?

  by Leah Thayer

  Ten remodelers answer 12 questions about yesterday's building boom, today's business challenges, and tomorrow's commitments toward rebuilding their companies. The final question: If you could rebuild your remodeling company from the ground up, what would it look like?

• Cut Profit Margins...?

  by Leah Thayer

  Ten remodelers answer 12 questions about yesterday's building boom, today's business challenges, and tomorrow's commitments toward rebuilding their companies. This question: How much will you cut your profit margins to get a job?

• Marketing Strategies That Are Working...?

  by Leah Thayer

  Ten remodelers answer 12 questions about yesterday's building boom, today's business challenges, and tomorrow's commitments toward rebuilding their companies. This question: What marketing strategies are working for you?

• SOV as contractual and management tool

  by Paul Irwin

  Are you looking for a better billing method? Billing against a schedule of values (SOV) is standard procedure for large, commercial contractors, but is often misunderstood and infrequently used by residential remodelers. Many small businesses fail, often from a lack of cash flow. Implementing an SOV as a contractual and management tool can help.

• By Design

  Soldiers, Sailors, Shiners

  by Paul Irwin

  My favorite building material may be brick, but like many builders, I don't often have a chance to use it in a way that highlights its inherent qualities and potential. I need to work on that.