Building Business

Self-Taught MBA: Motivating Employees Through Lean Times
Anyone making weekly payroll knows the meaning of stress. Avoiding white-knuckle Fridays while still motivating your employees requires creative, nonmonetary incentives. Here are a few tricks for keeping the troops…
Self-Taught MBA: Strategies for Communicating With Couples
Building or remodeling a home can stress couples to the breaking point. On a scale of 1 to 10, with the highest number equating to the death of a child,…
Good Communication with Homeowners is Crucial
The most basic element in good customer service involves frequent and fluent communication. But this simple chore eludes many in the construction industry and represents the number-one customer complaint. How…
Self-Taught MBA: Let’s Make a Deal
The negotiator's playbook includes a handful of tactics and a few dirty tricks.
When’s the Right Time to Go Out on Your Own?
A carpenter is hoping to start his own remodeling business, but he doesn't know if this is the right time or how to get started.
Self-Taught MBA: The Real Value of Experience
In the end, the hard-won soft skills are more solid assets than the technical skills that got you started in business
Self-Taught MBA: The Little Lumberyard That Could
Meek’s Lumber & Hardware does not have some of the advantages of a national chain, but it competes by providing what a megaenterprise cannot: heart, and lower prices. This small…
Can We Get Smarter About Job-Site Communication?
An inquiry into ways to eliminate waste and increase productivity on construction projects
Self-Taught MBA: Make Your Digital Devices Work Harder and Smarter
Builder and business owner Sergio Grado recommends his go-to desktop, tablet, and smart-phone apps for finance, construction, and more
A Talk With The Home Depot’s Vice President of Pro Business
The market view from The Home Depot’s national perspective and how the chain has changed to serve its contractor clients better. Plus, an introduction to The Home Depot’s free online…

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