Business Management
Why the ‘Fear of Missing Out’ is the Best Motivator
Companies are spending millions of dollars these days on research to more fully understand consumer behavior. Their findings reveal not only how to better influence their customers, but also how to better motivate their employees — especially the sales staff.
New IRS Campaign Targets S-Corp Compliance
The Internal Revenue Service on July 2 announced that it is launching five new compliance campaigns, including one that will seek to stop S corporations from abusing the rules governing pass-through entities.
Technology and Aging in Place, Part 2: Keep it Simple
Renovating an existing home or adding a room or suite of rooms to a home for an aging relative has benefits beyond monthly savings, says this CAPS remodeler. Providing upgrades so that an Alzheimer’s patient can stay in a familiar location — and around family members — not only reduces overall cost, but also slows the progression slightly, allowing for a better quality of life.
New Webinar: Streamline Purchase Orders with Blockchain Technology
Don’t miss your chance to learn how blockchain technology removes redundant and human-dependent steps involved in the purchase order and accounts payable processes to create a paperless, real time transaction.
For this CAPS Specialist, It’s Personal
A feature of most successful remodeling businesses is an owner who can personally relate to the clients’ needs. That’s the case for the June Remodeler of the Month, Curt Kiriu, CAPS, CGR, of CK Independent Living Builders in Mililani, Hawaii.
Staying Small Yields Big Results for Tulsa Remodeler
A woodworking hobby developed into a fruitful remodeling career for Ken Saltink, owner of All American Remodel in Tulsa, Okla., and the NAHB Remodeler of the Month for May.
Learn Project Management Live Online
In Project Management—Live Online beginning June 5, veteran NAHB Instructor Jeff Hunt, MBA, GMB, GMR, CAPS, CGP, will lead you through proper project management during all three phases of a project: pre-construction, construction and post-construction.
Builders Say Lumber Tops Labor as Biggest Challenge
In his bi-weekly overview of the housing market, NAHB’s chief economist describes the most serious headwind facing housing markets today: the escalation of framing lumber prices — up 59% since the start of 2017.
Why Builders Need Brokers
In Partnering with Brokers to Win More Sales, Quint Lears gives practical suggestions to help you create long-term, powerful and productive relationships with your local real estate brokers. Now more than ever, it’s imperative to include broker partnerships within your sales strategy to help increase your bottom line.
Happy National Small Business Week
Whether they are home builders, remodelers, developers or their trade partners, the vast majority of NAHB members run small businesses – a category that the Small Business Administration (SBA) defines as companies with fewer than 500 employees and that comprises more than 99% of all American businesses. And for the 55th year in a row, […]
