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Building Your Knowledge Bank Leads to Success in Decorative Concrete

Concrete Polishing Business & Technology Training & Education Vol. 8 No. 6 - September/October 2008 by Peter Wagner, CSI Comments are Disabled

In today’s economy, it is even more important to make an investment in the bank. In this case I’m not referring to money in the bank, though that is important. I’m referring to knowledge in your brain bank.

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Deciding Which Types of Decorative Concrete are Right for You

Business & Technology Training & Education Vol. 8 No. 6 - September/October 2008 by Doug Carlton Comments are Disabled

You have, are or will make decisions on your decorative journey, and they will affect you and your family. Our industry, decorative concrete, has so many layers and many types of overlap. This magazine makes it obvious your choices are vast, but make no mistake, each decorative type requires different kinds of training, investment and manpower.

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Five Pieces of Advice on Working with Retailers and Decorative Concrete

Concrete Coatings Tips & How-Tos Concrete Sealers Business & Technology Vol. 8 No. 5 - August 2008 by Brandon Carpenter Comments are Disabled

In recent years the decorative concrete and coatings market has made its way over to the retail market. Retailers have unique needs that they have to address, and decorative concrete and coatings are becoming a more and more popular method for filling those needs. Five of the biggest issues facing […]

Profitable Concrete Stamping in Five Steps

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Business & Technology Vol. 8 No. 5 - August 2008 by Doug Carlton Comments are Disabled

Profit is the byproduct of a high-quality decorative job. There is a big difference between learning to stamp concrete and learning to stamp profitable concrete. In this article we will discuss how to set your job up, as well as the installation process.

Protecting Your Business in Today’s Market

Business & Technology Vol. 8 No. 4 - June/July 2008 by Doug Carlton Comments are Disabled

Unless you are willing to go door to door and give each potential customer a hug of reassurance, you must be willing to adapt and weather the craziness. The bottom line in what we do in decorative concrete requires folks to spend and invest in their properties.

When and How to Expand Your Concrete Contracting Business

Business & Technology Vol. 7 No. 7 - November 2007 by Matthew Newman Comments are Disabled

Concrete contracting companies, no matter the size or specialty, have to deal with many of the same challenges. It’s important to address some of these before trying to expand your business, so you’re sure the foundation you’re about to build on is solid.