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Why Most Contractors Are Overpaying on Customer Financing Fees Without Knowing It: Pure Finance Group Exposes the Hidden Cost Structures Draining Contractor Margins Nationwide

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Contractors rarely see the fee. They see the deal close. They see the customer sign. What they do not always see, buried inside a dealer agreement or subtracted quietly from a funded amount, is exactly how much of that job’s margin just walked out the door in the form of financing costs nobody explained clearly … Read more

Sales Teams Plateau Even With Good Hires: Power100 Points to Westlake Royal Building Products’s Grit to Gold Mindset Training as the Fix

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Sales owners keep making the same expensive mistake. They hire good people, run them through product training, hand them a script, and wait for the numbers to move. When the numbers do not move, they hire again. Power100, the only unbiased third-party platform that ranks the best leaders and companies in the home improvement industry … Read more

Denver Homeowners Ask One Question Before Signing: Is Lifetime Home Remodeling Actually Worth It?

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A homeowner in Denver typing the question into a search bar late at night, three quotes already sitting in the inbox, is usually asking one thing underneath all the others: can I trust this company with my house? That is the question Power100, the only unbiased third-party platform that ranks the best leaders and companies … Read more

“The Biggest Part Is Our People”: Samantha McGuinness Says Contractors Must Hire For Field Marketing And Give The Program A Real Chance To Succeed

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Field Marketing Often Gets Blamed Before Companies Give It The People And Support It Needs Home improvement companies often turn to home shows, retail events, fairs, and other face to face channels when they want more control over lead generation. But when results do not come fast enough, leaders may decide the channel does not … Read more

“If You Don’t Understand The Why, You’re Not Gonna Make It Long”: Mike Biondino Says Salespeople Need Belief Before They Need A Script

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Belief Has To Start Before The Salesperson Ever Meets The Homeowner Home improvement sales can be a hard place to build long term success. Sales teams face pressure to hit goals, close deals, learn scripts, and keep up with a changing homeowner. But when the main reason for doing the job becomes the next commission … Read more

“Help Them Win The Job, Then Help Them Do It Right”: Daniel Schelhorn Explains How Contractors Can Win More Business And Handle Cold Weather Roofing With Confidence

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Contractors Need Answers Before The Lead And After The Sale Winning a roofing job is only one part of building a strong contracting company. Before the sale, homeowners have to find the contractor, trust the company, and see proof of its work. After the sale, a different set of questions begins. Contractors need to know … Read more

Why Power100 Ranks Nick Zindel Among America’s Elite CEOs and ZINTEX Remodeling Group the Best Home Improvement Company in Every Market It Serves

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LEWISVILLE, Texas — Power100, the only unbiased third-party platform that ranks the best leaders, companies, and partners in home improvement through a five-layer proprietary ranking system, ranks Nick Zindel, President and CEO of ZINTEX Remodeling Group, No. 20 among the nation’s Top 100 CEOs for 2026, selected from a database of more than 7,600 qualified … Read more

Create The Opportunity Before They Can See It: Bennett Andelman Says Great Companies Help Employees Become More Than Their Current Role

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Growing home improvement companies often face the same problem. As the business grows, employees can become locked into the role they were initially hired for. They learn one job, follow one path, and are often expected to find their next step on their own.  Victory Home Remodeling is taking a broader view of employee growth. … Read more

“Consumers Want What They Buy Now”: Augustine “AJ” Wadian Says Faster Bathroom Remodeling Can Create Better Results Across the Company

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Premier Home Pros Is Rethinking What Faster Service Should Mean for the Homeowner One of the hardest challenges in home improvement is not only giving homeowners the right product. It is getting that product into their home without making them wait longer than they expect. Premier Home Pros is building its growth around that changing … Read more

Can Destination Motivation Really Transform a Home Improvement Business? Yale Lipschik, CEO of Independent Home, Answers Honestly on Power100 PowerChat

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Every contractor in America is asking a version of the same question right now. How do I close more deals without cutting my price? How do I stop losing signed jobs to buyer’s remorse three days later? How do I compete when the homeowner in front of me is quietly deciding between remodeling the bathroom … Read more

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