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Stimulus Opportunity for Contractors, Remodelers,Trades;EPA Lead Rule

Posted by Mark Paskell on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 @ 11:36 PM

Professional Contractors, Remodelers and Trades Stimulus; EPA Lead Rule  

Who would have imagined that our government would enact an unfunded mandate that may actually help LEGAL contractors in the residential construction industry?

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Tags: Trades, contractors, EPA Lead Rule, remodelers

Remodelers, contractors working smarter, not harder

Posted by Mark Paskell on Sat, Nov 21, 2009 @ 11:56 AM

Contractors and remodelers agree that 2009 has been a challenging year for our country and the residential construction industry. In spite of the current economic environment there are numerous examples of successful remodelers and contractors.

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Tags: implementation, coaching, contractor education, best practices

System Implementation for remodeling contractors, use checklists

Posted by Mark Paskell on Tue, Nov 17, 2009 @ 02:02 PM

How many times have you or your team gone to the job and you find out you are missing something necessary to do the work?

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Tags: implementation, remodeling, contractor coaching, best practices

Design/Build Questionnaire for Remodelers

Posted by Mark Paskell on Sat, Nov 14, 2009 @ 10:08 PM

In our recent Remodeler Roundtable Forum for contractors we introduced a questionnaire for our 12 members to get them thinking about the subject of running a design build company. It was interesting to hear some of the comments during the session.  

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Tags: Contractor Business Coach, design/build, Remodeler Roundtables

Remodeler Roundtable Forums; Contractors learning from each other

Posted by Mark Paskell on Fri, Nov 13, 2009 @ 09:24 PM

When we started our contractor coaching business in 2008 our plan included hosting roundtables for contractors. Our goal was to provide a forum where residential contractors could learn from each others experiences and improve their companies.

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EM NARI contractor satellite meeting for contractors

Posted by Mark Paskell on Sat, Oct 24, 2009 @ 08:12 PM

On Wednesday 10.21.09, Eastern Mass NARI launched its first contractor satellite meeting at Simple Home in Westborough Mass.

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Tags: contractors, contractor education and training, NARI, contractor coaching

Remodelers Roundtable Forum; The Contractor Coaching Partnership

Posted by Mark Paskell on Mon, Oct 19, 2009 @ 09:43 PM

On 10.21.09 The Contractor Coaching Partnership and GMT Home Designs, Inc will hold a roundtable forum for residential remodelers and contractors. We are currently happy to report 11 of the 12 slots are filled. If you know a contractor who would like to join us there is one more day. The program is limited to twelve.

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EM NARI meeting for residential contractors at Simple Home

Posted by Mark Paskell on Mon, Oct 05, 2009 @ 11:09 PM

Eastern Mass NARI is growing. The membership team has announced that they will hold a special NARI event at the offices of Mark and Eileen Komenecky, owners of Simple Home in Westborough, Mass.

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Tags: contractor education and training, NARI, residential remodeling contractors

Remodeler Roundtable Forums for remodeling contractors

Posted by Mark Paskell on Mon, Oct 05, 2009 @ 10:46 PM

The Contractor Coaching Partnership is teaming up with GMT Home Designs, Inc. to hold a Remodeler Roundtable Forum starting 10/21/09 in Ashland, Mass.

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Tags: contractor education and training, design/build remodeling coaching

Contractor licensing; Angie's list gets tough on contractors

Posted by Mark Paskell on Sat, Sep 05, 2009 @ 09:07 PM

Over the past 3 months I have been reading the Angie's list monthly magazine and was amazed at all the contractor advertisements that were in violation of the Mass Home Improvement Law. The Mass Home Improvement Law explicitly states that contractors must publish their registration number in all advertising. One would expect that Angie's list would not allow contractors who violate the law to advertise in their publication. I was thinking that it was time to expose this matter due to the dangers posed to homeowners who hire what they think is a good company based on the Angie's List.

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Tags: coaching for contractors, homeowners, Contractor Licensing