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 Here are 11 changes you can make in your life and your business for a more exciting, enriching and profitable future.
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 Enter your project in NARI National’s 2020 CotY (Contractor of the Year) Awards and receive the recognition you deserve! Early bird pricing will end on November 5th, so don’t delay and enter today. For more information go to How to Apply. Review the 2019 National CotY Winners here. (Please contact your chapter for information pertaining to your local awards competition.)
| A Special Thank You to Two Retired NARI Certified Remodelers
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We would like to extend our sincerest gratitude and appreciation to John M. Gallagher, CR-Ret and Ron Dunlap, CR-Ret for their hard work and dedication as retired NARI Certified Remodelers.
John, an employee at Exterior Designers, Inc. located in Naperville, IL, became certified as a CR in October of 1991 and maintained his certification for over 25+ years.
Ron was the owner of Dunlap Construction Company in Richland Hills, Texas and earned his CR in August of 1987, maintaining it for 32 years.
Thank you, John and Ron, for your commitment to the industry and for your continued support. We wish you both the best of luck on all your future endeavors.
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As open floor plans continue to grow in popularity, homeowners want more choices that reflect their personal style. GE Appliances offers more premium finishes than anyone to match the unique taste of every homeowner—from Stainless and Black Stainless to Slate and Black Slate.
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Do you work with clients who wish to stay in their home as they age? If so, a great way to differentiate yourself from the competition, and assure prospective clients you’re the right partner to prepare their home for this next stage in life, is to achieve NARI’s Universal Design Certified Professional (UDCP) certification.
Don’t miss the Universal Design Certified Professional (UDCP) certification prep course starting on September 17th.
Universal Design Certified Professional (UDCP) online prep course – Starts September 17th and October 22nd
Join the elite group of over 1000 NARI Certified Professionals and boost your skill set and credentials with one of NARI’s prestigious certifications.
You can explore all NARI certifications to determine which one is the best fit for your career here.
Read these first-hand accounts from NARI Certified Professionals.
The following certification prep courses in 2019 are also available.
Certified Lead Carpenter (CLC) online prep course – Starts September 19th
Certified Remodeling Project Manager (CRPM) online prep course – Starts September 24th.
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 Nobody can say when, but experts and business indicators tell us the next economic downturn is close. You don’t have to stand by and watch your business and family be hurt. There’s a powerful set of tactics a GC can execute to insulate themselves from the negative impact of a down market. But it can’t wait. Once the next recession starts, it’s too late to make those changes. Take action today and learn what to do and how to do it in a FREE informative white paper from the Aspire Institute for Contractors.
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National Association of the Remodeling Industry
NARI offers a variety of FREE educational webinars to help you boost your knowledge and improve your business.
Here’s what we’ve got coming up:
Anchoring Your Role as the Expert
September 19, 2019 at 12 pm Central Time
This webinar will review critical points on how you and your team can better own your role as the “expert” in any design build or renovation project and influence an efficient and effective material selection process that positively impacts your bottom line (specifically saving time and reinforcing sound decision making). Attend this complimentary webinar and hear Cambria’s Channel expert Sarah Lien explain how to:
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Click here to view a full list of upcoming NARI webinars.
Click here to view previously recorded on-demand webinars.
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Remodeling Mastery
Google’s access to millions of American homeowners gives them unparalleled insight into who your consumers are, what they do, what they care about and how things are changing. If you’re a builder or remodeler looking to attract more and better-quality leads, they are a resource you can’t afford to ignore. In this episode of Remodeling Mastery, Mark goes over five Google insights that should inform your messaging, your marketing focus, and even your product or service offerings. LISTEN NOW
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Caring for our veterans should be a national priority when they come back home. The Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) program offers grants to service members and veterans who have certain severe service-connected disabilities. The grants assist with building, remodeling, or purchasing an adapted home, but the program needs remodelers and builders to make it work. LISTEN NOW
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There were nearly 42,000 online security incidents around the world over the past year. And about 43 percent of those targeted small businesses. That means that small businesses are more likely than any other entity to fall victim to data breaches and cyber attacks.
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Financial literacy in our country is very low. Many, many Americans don't have $400 in hand for an emergency. A while ago, I read an interview with Thasunda Brown Duckett, CEO of Chase Consumer Banking. Ms. Duckett was asked, "How do you make the case that people should save more without making it feel judgmental?"
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Markup and Profit
Sometimes you miss a sale. Actually, frequently you miss a sale.
On average, about two out of three calls you go on will not sell. We are not negative here, this is the ratio that all good sales people in this business face every day. Do they accept these numbers? No, they constantly try to improve their sales-to-leads ratio. But the fact remains they will never sell them all.
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Pro Remodeler
One of the biggest challenges in a sales career is transitioning from salesperson to sales manager—especially if that change happens within the same company. It can be difficult for team members to stop viewing you as a peer and to start seeing you as a leader.
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Qualified Remodeler
In a recent article, I stated that a well-run specialty home improvement company, which sells a single product line such as replacement windows, roofing, siding, or a combination of these or similar products, should target to earn no less than 10 percent pretax net profit.
A general remodeling company should plan to earn no less than 5 percent to 6 percent pretax net profit.
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