When it comes to selling a home, first impressions matter. While the right color choices can have a potential buyer falling in love, a wrong color can leave them shaking their head and running for the door. According to Svenja Gudell, Zillow chief economist, “A fresh coat of paint is an easy…
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As a painting business grows, it’s natural for an owner to be less involved with crews. From a business operations standpoint, that’s a good thing. An owner’s time is limited and, to maintain growth, he or she must focus on ways to build revenue instead of tending to day-to-day job details. While…
MoreAs entrepreneurs, we face challenges daily, from sales to marketing, cash flow to personnel management—and many other things. With so many details to tend to, it’s easy to overlook business bottlenecks … those areas where our company backs up, and even stops, choking off our enterprise from profit and success. With a…
MoreFor your residential customers considering a bold move on their exterior, there’s one trending color they may not have been considering: black Black is making a splash in outdoor surfaces, says Dee Schlotter, senior color marketing manager with PPG Paints. In fact, PPG just named Black Flame—black imbued with undertones of indigo—its…
MoreWhen it comes to sanding, dust control is king. While vacuum systems for power sanders are a key part in keeping dust at bay, abrasives manufacturers also say an abrasive’s surface design and materials are big reasons for keeping dust to a minimum. That’s not to downplay the importance of HEPA-certified dust…
MoreDo you know which interior colors millennials and baby boomers prefer? Are you aware of your region’s color preferences? If not, you may want to brush up on your color expertise. Why? Because nearly three in five Americans plan to paint an area of their home in the next 12 months and…
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