More in depth articles
Not only are your employees your most important business assets but they are also your most costly, so it only makes sense that your employees are managed by a team of specialists. For small countertop businesses consisting of fewer than 10 employees, you may be able to handle the specifics … Read more
Innovative Surfaces, headquartered in Hastings, Minn., has been serving commercial and residential clients as a granite, solid surface and quartz fabricator in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area for more than 30 years and is now a multimillion-dollar business. The company was founded by Bruce Akins, who is still president, while … Read more
Sims-Lohman has worked hard to develop a reputation for quick turnaround on customer orders. Each order is guaranteed to be completed and installed within five days regardless which of the 12 locations in four states is taking the order and no matter how busy the schedule is at the time. … Read more
When you are at your countertop business, do you get frustrated because things don’t seem to be happening the way they’re supposed to be? Maybe you see people milling around, but nothing getting accomplished. In the daily hustle and bustle, do you feel that your goals as as business owner … Read more
The founder of DeSavino & Sons was Nicholas DeSavino, an Italian immigrant who supported his family with a woodworking business in Pennsylvania. In the 1980s, DeSavino began to offer Corian solid surface countertops to his customers, and eventually, the demand grew so high that cabinetmaking and woodworking fell by the … Read more
A little more than 14 years ago, Aspen Countertops realized extraordinary success in the homebuilder market, but owners Clark Taylor and Matt Pearson were not convinced that their business had reached its apex. Instead, Taylor and Pearson decided that it was time to diversify in a bid to expand the reach … Read more
In any countertop business, a few key accounts can make the difference between just scraping by and having a highly profitable year. To maintain a positive relationship, these accounts require special attention, and it is always worth the extra effort to provide them with it. To begin, it is first … Read more