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Financials
What are your thoughts on: “No good contractor needs more than 10 per cent to start a job”
Mike Holmes’ has put another one of his memorable re-quotable quotes out to the public. This time that no one should pay more than a 10 per cent down payment on a renovation.
Give us a few numbers on your business – and you could WIN AN iPAD!
If you take 5 minutes to tell us, anonymously, what you are making – and how – we’ll enter you in a draw to win an iPad
The value-add: Help clients understand ways to finance home renovations
I’m sure you’ve all been there. A client asks…
Protecting cash flow
Learning to manage cash flow is one of the…
VIDEO: What contractors earn – Outrank Salary Survey
Almost a quarter of all renovation contractors who responded to our survey are making six figures.
Home inspection: a new revenue stream for you?
Home Inspection is a growing industry for which renovators are well suited
What will it take to beat the cash economy?
With the punitive costs of HST/GST, income, corporate and payroll taxes, workers comp payments and insurance, it seems like there’s an epidemic of contractors working for cash. Can you compete with them? Or should you join them?
Getting paid
As a contractor, you work way, way too hard to let yourself get stiffed for money you have fairly earned. A primer on the ins and outs of collecting what you’re due.
Jump start your reno business with seminars in Vancouver, Calgary and Winnipeg
Are you ready for your renovation business to deliver…
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What friends are NOT for
It’s good to be friends, but better to take care of business.
CMHC Housing Report Q4, 2011
It looks like Canada won’t hit 200,000 starts this year,…
