Business Insights for Residential Contractors

We just couldn’t fit another person into our old offices. We’ve moved, doubling our available space in this modern, rather luxurious, 7000 sq/ft plus office...

“The risk of recession over the next three to six months is arguably more elevated than at any period since 2007,” said economist Anirban Basu

There is hope, and that hope lies in an approach seldom used by contractors: Maximizing your “Return on Assets” (ROA), rather than revenue growth.” ROA...

In the Aspire Contractor Sales System there is a step called “getting the commitment.” In our business, it’s often just making a presentation and walking...

Yes, a blog contributes to Search Engine Optimization (SEO), which can help your website get a better position in a Google search. A continuously updated...

A sales proposal should NOT be defined by contracts, limitations, warnings, and job-specific comments. All of that may be part of it, but this is...

Marketing is a fundamental part of any business strategy defining how you are viewed by potential clients and how you compare to other choices your...

During the Great Recession, small contractors (companies under 10 employees) failed at a far higher rate than non-construction businesses. Big businesses like banks and car manufacturers got...

Between 1945 and 1966, the Case Study Houses program, following the Weißenhof-siedlung exposition, commissioned a study of economic, easy-to-build houses. The study included the creation of 36 prototypes that were...

As we say goodbye to some tired trends, new ones like Marie Kondo’d Kitchens are emerging and gaining popularity. “Even in homes where the kitchen...