February 2015

You’ve had your prices at a certain level for a while now and with a new year, you’ve been thinking about – gulp – raising them. But if you’re like many people in your position, you’re nervous about raising those prices even a little and a possibly uncomfortable conversation with customers – especially if they’re […]

In the beginning of each year, it’s very easy for small businesses to set goals that seem lofty and ambitious. Yet so many of them abandon those goals long before the year is done. What happened? Where did they get off track? Just like any “New Year’s Resolution” that’s personal such as losing weight, you […]

Home building may still have much room for improvement but when it comes to home remodeling, there’s news that should be music to the ears of kitchen and bath refinishers: remodeling spending from homeowners in 2015 may reach an all-time high. That’s the good word from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies in its […]