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Self Taught MBA: Going to Where the Going is Good, Part 1
3 commentsWe have talked about strategies to develop a business niche that works in today’s challenging environment. But there’s another strategy, and that’s to go the business climate is sunny.
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Self Taught MBA: From Single to Multifamily Builder
2 commentsThe transition from single family to small multifamily builder presents fewer challenges than from homebuilder to remodeler. You use the same designers, the same subs, and even the same mindset. Now that the multifamily market is booming, perhaps there's an opportunity for you.
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Find Your Niche and Own It
4 commentsWith the reshuffling of the construction industry, some contractors have become subs, some bosses have cinched on the tool belt, others moved into other industries, but some builders have found productive niches and stuck with them though think and thin. The next few posts will explore alternatives to the, we’ll do anything that requires a hammer approach and “no job too big or small.”
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Arf, Arf! ??
1 commentDog days of summer prompt this whitetail deer to seek a cool, shady spot to oversee operations in my home shop.
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Self-Taught MBA: A Real-Estate Lawyer's Advice, Part 2
With a practice focused on real-estate, business, and bankruptcy law, attorney Nancy Loftis has counseled clients big and small through boom and bust cycles since 1982. She has seen success and failure firsthand, and observed what works and does not. Part 2 of our conversation: Consulting services, road hazards, and the definition of success during times of famine.
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Self-Taught MBA: A Real-Estate Lawyer's Advice, Part 1
With a practice focused on real-estate, business, and bankruptcy law, attorney Nancy Loftis has counseled clients big and small through boom and bust cycles since 1982. She has seen success and failure firsthand, and observed what works and does not. Her honest, disinterested take on what it takes to make it in construction and real-estate might provide us a refreshingly realistic look at the ingredients of success.
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Puget Sound Woodworking - The Shop
This is the studio for Puget Sound Woodworking, located in downtown Snohomish, Washington. It is a small woodworking school and custom woodworking studio. The shop was designed in Sketchup by the...
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Self-taught MBA: Arming the Insurgency
You can build name recognition, credibility and a customer following using your local paper, television and radio to tell your story effectively and for free.
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Self Taught MBA: Decoding Your Sales Factor
To create an effective marketing scheme and know it’s working, you have to aim for specific results, the specific number of leads required to keep your business running without down time. This is how to figure it out: the sales conversion factor.
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David Gerstel's take on the Benshoof Interview
1 commentI prefer a somewhat different approach. The kind of business planning Benshoof he favors seems to me a bit too tidy for the turbulent realities of the construction world.
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The Self Taught MBA: A Conversation with Mike Benshoof, MD for the Ailing Builder
3 comments“So you want to know, if you have a real business? Ask yourself if you can take off for a month or more and the operation runs just fine without you. If not, you don’t have a business—you have a job. I can fix that…” says Mike Benshoof.
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Self Taught MBA: Strategic Planning, Part 3 - Organizing a Strategic Planning Session
Here's how to embark on a strategic planning session, run a business, and make it home in time for dinner.
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Self Taught MBA: Strategic Planning, Part 2 - The ABCs of Strategic Planning
2 commentsIt's more critical than ever to have a plan of how you will deal with this tough economy. Strategic planning focuses on redefining high-level priorities and setting a course for the year ahead.
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The Self Taught MBA: Business and Strategic Planning, Part 1 - Best Laid Plans
4 commentsYou may not have started your business with a formal plan, but writing one now may help you achieve your goals--now that you're old enough to think ahead!
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The Self Taught MBA: The Harvard Home Builder Story
3 commentsA new book from researchers at Harvard University shows that American home builders were immensely profitable during the housing boom, but did little to improve the efficiency of their operations.
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The Self Taught MBA: David Gerstel on Running a Successful Construction Company
5 commentsYou Don’t Have to Run Your Business by the Seat of your Pants
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Self-Taught MBA: Inspired Reading
2 commentsHelpful business books categorized by the eight divisions of business management.
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CT Zero Energy Challenge Announces 2010-11 Winners
1 commentPrizes honor projects for energy efficiency, affordability, and low projected operating costs
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CT Zero Energy Challenge Announces 2010-11 Winners
2 commentsZEC prizes honor projects for energy efficiency, affordability, and low projected operating costs
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The Smart Meter's Contentious Opponents
5 commentsThey still remain very much in the minority, but anti-smart-meter groups are prompting investigations and continue to voice concerns about security and safety
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How to Paint Fiber-Cement Siding
Painter Jim Lacey shares some tips for caulking and painting fiber-cement siding. read more
