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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

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

Evolution of contractors in the residential construction industry

Posted by Mark Paskell on Mon, Aug 31, 2009 @ 12:54 PM

As the summer comes to a close the winds of change are taking the residential construction industry by storm. The law of evolution is culling the dead wood and contractors who are resistant to change are being replaced by the Next Level Contractor. Contractors who embrace and adapt to the changes will survive and those who do not will perish. These new contractors are investing in business coaching, education, sales training, marketing and best practices while things are slow. They know that when things rebound this will insure their prospects of success.

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Tags: contractor education and training, business coaching

Residential Contractors; are you sure you're legal?

Posted by Mark Paskell on Mon, Aug 10, 2009 @ 10:06 PM

I recently learned about a contractor who lost a suit from a homeowner who decided to stop paying for a completed project. It turns out the contractor did not receive several payments totaling over $40,000. He finished the job believing that the owner would eventually pay up. The contractor had never been sued in 15 years of business and has a good following in his community.

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Tags: contractors, contractor education and training, best practices

Residential Contractors; Certified Renovator Education &Training

Posted by Mark Paskell on Sat, Aug 08, 2009 @ 09:26 AM

Before you know it April 22, 2010 will be here and any contracting company who works on homes built prior to 1978 will be required to be a certified renovator under the EPA Lead Rule. This rule effects remodelers, painters, plumbers, electricians and any trade that may disturb 6 square feet of areas covered with lead paint. Currently there are not enough trainers certified by the EPA. It is estimated that there are 236,000 contractors who need to be trained by April 2010! And currently there are only 4 certified providers in the entire USA! Do you think it is possible that everyone will be trained in time? Stay tuned for more information on available training providers. Hopefully contractors will be able to get training in there local market in time to avoid the stiff penalties that the EPA can impose. Penalties stated in their rule are up to $32,500 per violation, per day.

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Tags: residential contractor, contractor education and training

Residential contractor education; a worthy investment

Posted by Mark Paskell on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 @ 11:48 PM

In a recent post about standard education for residential contractors, I spoke about the existing career path provided for students who want to become professional commercial contractors. In the current market the starting income for 4 year graduates with a degree for commercial construction can be as low as 50,000 per year.

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Tags: contractor education and training, business coaching for contractors

Resource for contractors and entrepreneurs; Handbook template

Posted by Mark Paskell on Thu, Jun 11, 2009 @ 07:45 AM

A contractor coaching client recently asked me to assist with an employee who was not meeting expectations. The employee was not performing in a satisfactory manner that has lead to a serious customer complaint and loss of profit.

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Tags: contractors, contractor education and training

The Four Legged Chair; Systems for contractors

Posted by Mark Paskell on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 @ 10:00 PM

What allows you to have a business that works and produces profits? The answer is systems with clearly defined processes and procedures. The systems needed to run a fine tuned contractor business are marketing, sales, production and administration. In our training, we use the Four Legged Chair analogy to represent these four systems. Each leg must be strong to prevent the chair from falling over or collapsing.

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Tags: contractor sales training, Contractor Business Coach, contractor education and training, NARI, residential contractors, marketing plan, business plan

Networking for professional contractors at NARI; Sept 10th, 2008

Posted by Mark Paskell on Sat, Sep 13, 2008 @ 10:24 PM

In May my firm, The Contractor Coaching Partnership, joined The Eastern Mass NARI chapter to network with professional contractors. My goal is to help the chapter grow its contractor membership using effective best practice networking strategies. Over the summer, I have been exposing this great organization to contractors, sub-contractors, and companies who provide services to the residential construction industry. On September 10th, I was joined by several clients and guests at the monthly NARI dinner. The theme for the night was to recognize the contractors who earned their NARI certifications.

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Tags: contractors, contractor education and training, NARI, Networking, best practices