Let TV and movies be your guide to some creative approaches to presenting your next design plan. More
Digitized business files can mean savings for your office: Space saved with fewer filing cabinets, time saved searching thorugh folders, and sanity saved thanks to fewer piles of paper hanging around. More
Shawn Nelson, president of New Spaces, switched from making paper-based presentations to using iPads and has more goals for reducing paper use in his company. Plus, step-by-step info from a professional organizer on how to start purging the paper in favor of digital files. More
A peer group proves invaluable for this mix of home improvement pros, allowing full-service remodelers and replacement contractors to share business advice and best practices. More
Detailed analysis of the Minneapolis metro area remodeling market using Residential Remodeling Index data. More
Research deeply and educate generously might be a mantra for one remodeling company. Its welcoming embrace of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's tax credits is keeping it busy with siding, window, and insulation projects now -- and positioning it for a return to its larger, bread-and-butter design/build projects as the economy recovers. More
Growth in FHA 203(k) renovation loan program points to new potential growth outlet for remodelers, though on a smaller scale. More
Growing numbers of full-service remodelers are embracing the homeowner tax credits for energy-efficient work as possible segues to larger remodeling jobs. Energy audits often play a key role. More
Callier & Thompson Kitchens Baths and Appliances has always sold appliances with their kitchen designs. But when owners Gary Callier, Thompson Price, and David Callier wanted to increase revenue, they analyzed this division and found it lacking. More
The next generation of remodelers is smart, business savvy, and fiercely determined to make a blue-collar industry white-collar respectable. More
