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Entrepreneur
Glassdoor has become a great resource for people to learn about a company, as the career website allows employees to write anonymous reviews.
Although sometimes, an angry or emotional employee might leave a company an undeserved poor review. And with nearly 61 percent of job seekers saying they read Glassdoor reviews before making a decision about a potential employer, it’s important to monitor your reputation on the site.
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Door & Window Market Magazine
Door and window companies spend a lot of time and money developing leads on potential new customers through mobile phones and social media, but new research shows that the unpredictable nature of consumer behavior has the potential to derail much of that hard work.
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Engineering News-Record
It's a contractor's worst nightmare — a job site fatality that might well have been prevented, simply by being a little more alert to an impending risk.
Though deaths from construction-related injuries are relatively rare, given the size and scope of the industry, emerging data about these incidents offer long-lasting lessons for structuring and gauging the effectiveness of contractor safety programs.
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For Construction Pros
Within any business, management of operations is a vital step to improve the chances of success. It’s no different within the construction sector. Even if success is attainable, mismanagement of employees and resources can result in failure.
If you’re looking at ways to improve your construction workforce management, we’ve got actionable, practical ideas for you to implement across your business. Implementing these four ideas and ways of working could be just what you need to kick-start a better way of working that will see you reap the benefits:
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Window & Door
With the lack of qualified labor holding a steady place as a top industry concern, time-saving products are increasingly prominent and important. Dealers and installers can especially benefit from products that work with the limited labor they have, while doing the work of the labor they don’t.
Each specialized area of construction has its own list of time-wasters, and exterior doors are no exception. Here are three common mistakes that can sabotage manufacturers’ efforts to help customers combat labor scarcity.
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By Michael J. Berens
 Short supply of available inventory pushed down sales and drove up prices of existing homes in June. Although demand remains high, would-be buyers are struggling to find suitable homes at a price they can afford. By the same token, the shortage of existing homes for sale helped to boost new-home construction last month. Builders, though, being hit by increasing costs, worry that their properties may soon be priced out of reach for many potential buyers.
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Forbes
As almost entrepreneur will tell you, running a small business isn’t easy, but having the right attitude makes a huge difference. If you can embrace change and be willing to seek out good advice, you increase your chances of success several times over.
Entrepreneurs encounter more than a few obstacles when putting a business idea into motion, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Every setback offers the chance to learn and grow. Incorporate these six tips into your strategy to get past any stumbling block.
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Construction Dive
Times have changed. It once wasn't unusual for a construction career to start and end with family. "You learned the skills, gained responsibility along the way and often ended up years later with ownership of the business," said Kim Waseca-Love, education and apprenticeship director for the Spokane Home Builders Association. But that scenario is becoming less and less common.
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