David Adams

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Facing the Future: What's in Store for the Remodeling Industry as the National Economy Gains Momentum

The remodeling industry is poised for a recovery, but challenges remain. Here's a look at the key hurdles to overcome and how some remodelers are tackling them head-on. More

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Remodeling Company Makeup After the Recession

Coming out of the recession, small and nimble look to be the traits most important to remodeling companies in 2010. More

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Pros and cons of in-house trade workers

From the beginning to the end of any remodel, variables abound and chance may play a part beyond anyone's expectations. When a company succeeds, it does so, in a sense, by reducing that variability, by exerting as much control as possible over the job's every detail. More

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Employees or subcontractors

In recent years, many remodelers have taken up the subcontractor mantle -- for trades in particular. But many feel just as strongly that having employees is the model to follow. There is, of course, no right or wrong way to run your business -- just considerations of the strengths and challenges of each. More

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Easy time-tracking ideas for contractors

Frustrated that his field staff weren't always thorough óor honest ó in recording their hours, David Adams invested in the Jobclock Time and Attendance System by Exaktime. More

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Coaching the team to better performance

Managers who provide fair compensation and involve their field staff in the company score home runs in efficiency, quality, and employee loyalty. More

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Add One Cube, Stir Architects

Architects are intrigued by origami. And by high-profile architects. Contractor David Adams discovered that with a unique marketing gimmick that has roots in the sixth-century Asian art of paper folding. It helps that the gimmick also depicts the work of some renowned architects, among them New York City architect Robert A.M. Stern, dean of the Yale School of Architecture. More

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