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  1. Finding Strategic Partners – Why Go It Alone?

    Finding Strategic Partners – Why Go It Alone?
    You’re starting to wonder where your next refinishing project is going to come from. Then the phone rings – it’s not a past customer sending you a referral but it’s someone practically as worthwhile – one of your strategic partners. He says he’s been doing work on a small renovation project and in passing, the […]
  2. Give Your Refinishing Business an Insurance Checkup

    Give Your Refinishing Business an Insurance Checkup
    While we’re still in the first quarter of the year, now might be an ideal opportunity to sit down with an insurance agent to review your business insurance policies. For most small business owners, business insurance is an absolute necessity. Still, properly covering yourself doesn’t always start and end with the purchase of a policy. […]
  3. You May not Have to “Sell” as Hard as You Think

    You May not Have to “Sell” as Hard as You Think
    If you think of yourself as more of a resurfacer than a natural born seller, you’re not alone. But that doesn’t mean you have to go into a prospective job “pitching” people with some heavy sales-ish approach that turns them off. Instead, try letting them talk themselves into buying what you’re offering. How? First, ask them […]
  4. “Granny Flats” May Create Project Opportunities

    “Granny Flats” May Create Project Opportunities
    If you’ve been looking at bathroom and kitchen refinishing opportunities occurring strictly in a standard family home, it’s time to literally think outside of that box. Whether it’s grandparents aging out of their traditional homes or kids moving back home (and sorry, Junior, your parents already turned your old bedroom into something else), we’re seeing […]
  5. Building A Winning Season Like A Baseball General Manager

    Building A Winning Season Like A Baseball General Manager
    For over 100 years, baseball was a game defined by what seemed like simple things: Wins and losses. Obviously the more talented team you had, the more you’d be in a position to win a lot more games on your quest to be a world champion. But in about the last decade, as teams gained […]
  6. Get Sellers Ready For “Buying Season” With Resurfacing Projects Now

    Get Sellers Ready For “Buying Season”  With Resurfacing Projects Now
    Before you know it, we’re going to arrive at the month of April – which people in some of our colder climates can’t wait for! However, for homeowners considering putting their homes on the market during the peak time of year in spring and summer, it’s literally time to get their house in order. This […]
  7. Giving Your Referral Process A Tune-Up

    Giving Your Referral Process A Tune-Up
    Question: Do you have a real process for getting a referral from current and former customers? If you’re like most people in the trade, you really don’t. But that’s a great opportunity to take a look at having more of a process for getting motivated customers to share a good word on your behalf to […]
  8. Interest Rates Finally Increase – What Does It Mean For Home Buying?

    Interest Rates Finally Increase – What Does It Mean For Home Buying?
    For the first time since 2006, the Federal Reserve announced a hike in its short-term interest rates. Almost immediately, speculation took off across the media with questions about what this increase might mean for a variety of sections of the economy – the housing market being one of the most prominent suspects. Yes, home sales […]
  9. The Shortcut To Finding Your Best LinkedIn Groups

    The Shortcut To Finding Your Best LinkedIn Groups
    Did you know that LinkedIn can help you discover the circle of potential clients and referral partners that work best for your business? By now, you’ve probably heard of LinkedIn’s Groups feature, which has been around for quite a while. However, with so many Groups out there to join – and you have the ability […]
  10. The Things You Shouldn’t Work On From 9am – 5pm

    The Things You Shouldn’t Work On From 9am – 5pm
    Why does it seem like you never have enough time in the day to get the things done that you want? It could be that you’re spending precious minutes on tasks that don’t absolutely require you to work on them in “normal” business hours. One of the biggest culprits we see for sucking up time […]