One positive thing the pandemic did for home improvement contractors was increase the demand for home renovations! Typically, increased demand denotes increased sales. Not so in the home improvement marketplace. The increased demand for home improvements increased the opening of new home improvement businesses. What did that do? Create more competition. How do you differentiate […]
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Budgets, bills, depleted nest eggs, roller coaster credit scores…homeowners have a lot to contend with lately. But their home improvement dreams are just as strong as ever. Many homeowners have found themselves in different financial situations since the pandemic began. Some don’t even realize their credit scores, or FICOs, have dropped until they try to […]
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Staying home means something different than it did less than a year ago, prior to the onset of the global pandemic. Canceled travel plans and time on the couch sparked innovations for home atmosphere re-creations. Vacations changed to staycations and staycations transitioned to home renovations. For home improvement contractors, this is a golden opportunity to […]
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Amidst business closings and shutdowns, the current pandemic also opened the door to new or expanded opportunities arising from an unexpected side effect—home improvement. When stay-at-home orders were enacted across the country, homeowners were taking inventory of their home environments. They needed office space, better kitchens and expanded outdoor living spaces. Remodeling contractors were in […]
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Welcome to the new year! Are you ready to start strong? Toss those resolutions aside and focus instead on one goal, one word, that can build your business with a simple yet effective strategy: financing. The 2020 pandemic forced many to stay at home, bringing to light their drab interiors and small outdoor spaces. More […]
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There’s a story that plays out in the year review of our 2020 weekly blog series, not only in our topics but in your reaction to them. As the prevalent phrase-of-the-year states, “We’re in this together,” and our efforts to provide tools, tips and inspiration for your business have been evident in the 52 articles […]
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This week’s blog is published four days before December 25th. In celebration of the most well-recognized, iconic holiday poem in American pop culture, we’re bringing you our own Foundation Finance version of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the showroom not a dealer was stirring…it was late, they’d […]
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Sales pipelines are vital to keeping you in business. But cold calling is like running your nails down a chalkboard! It’s important to dedicate time throughout the year to consistently build a strong pipeline of sales prospects. We’ve come a long way from the cold call era and incorporating lead-building into your business processes is […]
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Have you used financing offers to grow your business? If not, you’re losing out on sales. A financing promotion can not only close sales, but attract new customers, making them aware your business exists and giving them a taste of what you have to offer. Even someone who doesn’t make a purchase now may still […]
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Can you imagine? The amount of roofs Santa could inspect and diagnose in just one winter’s eve? What an advantage to have a magic sleigh flying through the sky, pulled by eight tiny reindeer who mastered the soft landing every time. No cracked tile edges from banging ladders or scaffolding, and those steep pitches or […]
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