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Define Your Decorative Concrete Business Goals for 2015

Business & Technology Vol. 15 No. 1 - January 2015 by Vanessa Salvia Comments are Disabled

Many experts believe the decorative concrete industry will experience large amounts of growth in 2015. That will come from new products and techniques, and a growing awareness of the versatility of decorative concrete.

Transitioning Your Concrete Business into Pool Construction

The success of your decorative concrete future hinges on one word: anticipation. The ability to anticipate where to find the potential buyers of services over the next year or two is one few professionals even consider.

Using Everyday Items as Decorative Concrete Tools

Tips & How-Tos Tools & Equipment Concrete Polishing Vol. 14 No. 8 - November/December 2014 by Bryon "Bru" Bruington Comments are Disabled

Regular househousld items can be essential tooks when polishing concrete. Check out some of these tips from an expert to make your next job that much better.

Decorative Concrete Maintenance from a Customer’s Perspective

Concrete Maintenance Concrete Polishing Vol. 14 No. 8 - November/December 2014 by David Stephenson Comments are Disabled

The maintenance for polished concrete is simple. Basically, you sweep it regularly, scrub it on a schedule with appropriate cleaners and burnish it a few times a year. This sounds simple, right? In some cases, this works out perfectly. In others, not so much.

How to Market Your Decorative Concrete Services to General Contractors

Business & Technology Vol. 14 No. 7 - October 2014 by Joe Maty Comments are Disabled

Pitching to the GC is relatively direct — enjoy a free lunch and explain what decorative concrete is all about. A sampling of opinion from a handful of other contractors turns up some interesting — you might even say unorthodox — approaches to this matter of communication with the general contractor.

Four Ways to Grow Your Decorative Concrete Business While Staying Solvent

Concrete Polishing Business & Technology Vol. 14 No. 7 - October 2014 by David Stephenson Comments are Disabled

Concrete contractors are inundated with small tips and tricks that hopefully one day will help them out in specific situations. Very rarely does anyone talk about business or industry growth as it relates to your specific company.

Here are four things that will help you and your polishing business today.

How to Get Started in the Decorative Concrete Industry

Business & Technology Vol. 14 No. 5 - July 2014 by Doug Carlton Comments are Disabled

Far too many skilled decorative professionals falsely believe their success hinges on their expertise. Most feel the more they know about concrete counters, polishing or staining, the better their odds are of being viewed as successful artisans or, maybe better put, successful artisanal business owners. Sure, expertise is important, but it’s only a fraction of what you need.

Quality Control Procedures That Will Increase Your Concrete Countertop Profits

Concrete Countertops Vol. 14 No. 5 - July 2014 by Lane Mangum Comments are Disabled

Think of your concrete countertop business as a bucket you fill with water. You try to make as many sales as possible (in other words, put in lots of cups of water). You try to keep your price as high as possible and do large projects (use large cups). But if the bucket is leaky, all of your efforts are in vain.

5 Things Architects Wish Decorative Concrete Contractors Would Do

Business & Technology Vol. 14 No. 4 - May/June 2014 by Joe Maty Comments are Disabled

There’s one key point on which architects and decorative concrete contractors agree: “The architect needs to have a contractor who knows what he’s doing,” says Marley Porter, AIA, who operates Living Architecture & Construction Management, located in Texas Hill Country at Cottonwood Shores.

Involving Small Contractors is Big Business for Airport Authority

Business & Technology Training & Education Vol. 14 No. 4 - May/June 2014 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

In 2009, the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Board adopted a small-business preference policy. Since then, “The airport has had a strong commitment to maximizing opportunities for small and local businesses to compete for contracts,” says Sonia Cruz, small-business development program manager for the airport authority.