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Remodelers Advantage Enhances Hiring Tool for Remodelers

Laurel, Md., December 1, 2011--Remodelers Advantage president, Victoria Downing, announces an enhancement to their popular program, Talent Management Plus™ (TMP), an advanced, employee pre-screening solution for remodelers.

"We're delighted to announce a collaboration with John Mathis, president of Keyline Company, to help us deliver even greater results to our remodeling clients through the TMP program. John is an expert in the kinds of sophisticated personality assessments used by TMP to screen job applicants. He will use his 30+ years of experience to help our clients hire the absolute best person for the position."

In this collaboration, Mathis will work directly with TMP clients to identify job candidates early in the process, saving remodelers hours of time typically spent reviewing hundreds of resumes, attempting phone interviews, playing telephone tag with prospects, and conducting inefficient, unproductive interviews. Business owners estimate that this efficient service saved 60+ hours typically needed for the traditional hiring process.

With the Talent Management Plus Program™, Mathis will help our client’s key management team develop a unique benchmark of the position against which all candidates will be measured. Once the benchmark is complete, all recruiting efforts will require candidates to complete an online assessment as a first step. Only if the result of the assessment shows a match to the benchmark will the applicant have the opportunity for an interview.

"Hiring great employees can be challenging for many entrepreneurs," says Mathis. "I've worked with many remodelers who don't have the time, or the experience to hire properly. Therefore, they find themselves bringing on people who don't have the skills, or the personal talents to do the job. Then, even though they are not a good fit, they hang on to the misfit too long resulting in an erosion of the company's culture and lost profits due to low productivity.

"When the business owner finally gets fed up and fires the employee, they start the same process all over again resulting in a frustrating merry-go-round. With Talent Management Plus, the owner doesn't spend a minute on candidates that do not match the benchmark. When they do hire, they can be confident that they hired right."

In addition to identifying the best candidates to hire, TMP provides detailed coaching reports that the business owner will use to improve performance and create a strong sense of motivation for the new employee.

Mathis says, "When the right person is hired for the right position, the employee finds that he or she thrives in the position, taking responsibility for results and working hard to succeed. When the job continues to feed the employee's soul in this way, he or she has no desire to leave the company -- resulting in a mature workforce that understands the company and the company's unique culture.

Talent Management Plus™ is just one of the many services that Remodelers Advantage delivers to remodeling company owners. For the last 30+ years, the Remodelers Advantage Team, industry experts, have been dedicated to helping remodelers improve their businesses, boost their profits, and enjoy the lifestyle benefits of working smarter and more efficiently. In addition to business coaching, personality assessments, employee prescreening, networking opportunities, and a full compliment of books, CDs, and other business management resources, the firm offers an ever-expanding series of continuing education programs, including conferences, workshops, and seminars.

To learn more about the many services that Remodelers Advantage offers to professional remodelers, visit www.RemodelersAdvantage.com or contact Victoria Downing at 301-490-5620, ext. 105.

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Remodelers Advantage Inc.
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Laurel, MD 20707
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Perhaps you've thought about joining but weren't sure that membership would deliver exactly the resources you need. today. Now, you have a unique opportunity to experience Remodelers Advantage as you learn best practices and find solutions to your business challenges  - all with no long term commitment.

As an attendee at this high-energy conference, you will join dozens of your peers, many of whom are Remodelers Advantage members, as you learn the tactics they use to maintain profits, efficiency, and productivity during tough economic times. Whether you want to close more sales, generate more leads, reduce job costs, hire better and more confidently, solve production issues, or improve your customer service skills, the Community Meeting will provide you with practical, proven solutions that really work.

Attendees include Remodelers Advantage's own business coaches--industry experts who share their knowhow throughout the country as speakers at industry trade conferences and association chapters, as one-on-one business coaches and consultants, through best selling books, as well as through articles in Remodeling magazine and other top industry publications.

In addition, you'll have the opportunity to network with the Roundtables members, owners of award-winning businesses from across North America. During interactive, high energy exercises, in-depth business discussions, and lively networking opportunities, you will meet these business owners and learn about the practices, tools and tactics that have helped make their companies successful. The goal is to demonstrate the value that Remodelers Advantage delivers as well as the possibilities that exist for the attendees and their companies.

"Joining Remodelers Advantage was a big step. We had been members of (another organization) clubs for the 2 years prior.  This community is very different," says long-time Remodelers Advantage member, Steve Taylor, co-owner of Synergy Builders in West Chicago, Ill. "I have benefitted many times over since I have joined RA and it shows...I work less hours, my business can run without me, and we are making money (really)! I can honestly say that if I was not been a Remodelers Advantage member, I would not be in business today."

The Community Meeting registration fee includes the two-day conference, a networking dinner, a valuable workbook, and breakfast and lunch on both days. Your satisfaction is guaranteed; If you don't receive the value you expected out of the meeting, Remodelers Advantage will refund your registration fee plus $100. Sign up today. Seats are limited.

To register, call Remodelers Advantage at 301-490-5620 or register online at Remodelers Advantage Community Meeting Registration. Or cut and paste this URL into your browser window. http://www.remodelersadvantage.com/component/content/article/303.

Remodelers Advantage is a 30-year-old consulting firm dedicated to helping remodelers improve their businesses, boost profits, and enjoy the benefits of working smarter and more efficiently. Remodelers who join Remodelers Advantage and implement the tools and resources provided can expect to see increased personal income, increased revenue, fewer work hours and a company under control.

In addition to business coaching and profiling services, networking opportunities, and a full compliment of books, CDs, and other business management resources, the firm offers an ever-expanding series of continuing education programs, including conferences, workshops, and seminars.

To learn the benefits of becoming a Remodelers Advantage member, visit www.RemodelersAdvantage.com or contact Victoria Downing at 301-490-5620

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• The steps behind building an effective annual budget—your first step to becoming profitable.
• Teambuilding techniques that can help you develop a responsible group of employees who think and act like owners.
• The secret to understanding job costs, allowing you to take actions to bring every job in on target.
• A proprietary, seven-step system for profitability created during 30 years of immersion in the remodeling industry.

Does this stuff really work? You bet it does. Here’s what a remodeler said after attending a recent Master Your Remodeling Business workshop in Baltimore: “The last four years for our company have been first a freefall, then survival mode, then a regrouping. It hasn’t been all that pleasant or enjoyable. The workshop this week was a very positive and forward-looking experience.  I don't usually even work Fridays, and here I am in the office on Saturday morning.  For the first time in a long time I am excited about the business again.”

If you’re a residential remodeling business owner who is motivated and ready to change and you’re eager to escape from your office for a few days to work ON your business instead of IN your business, the Master Your Remodeling Business workshop is for you. Visit www.MasterYourRemodelingBusiness.com for registration details.

Remodelers Advantage is a 30-year-old consulting firm dedicated to helping remodelers improve their businesses, boost their profits, and enjoy the benefits of working smarter and more efficiently. In addition to business coaching and profiling services, networking opportunities, and a full compliment of books, CDs, and other business management resources, the firm offers an ever-expanding series of continuing education programs, including conferences, workshops, and seminars.

To learn the benefits of becoming a Remodelers Advantage member, visit www.RemodelersAdvantage.com or contact Victoria Downing at 301-490-5620, ext. 105.

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Remodelers Advantage Consultant Receives Presidents Award
from the National Association of the Remodeling Industry

April 6, 2011—Laurel, MD--Paul Winans, longtime consultant for Remodelers Advantage Inc., was presented with the President’s Award from Paul Zuch, outgoing National President of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry.

The Presidents Award recognizes those who have demonstrated outstanding service and dedication within the remodeling industry. Recipients are chosen by the current NARI president.

Zuch said, “I chose Paul Winans to receive this award as he is one of the most respected and well known individuals to ever lead NARI. He has had a great impact on my professional life and is the primary reason I stand up here tonight as president of this great organization. Paul encourages everyone he meets and challenges those he cares about to stretch outside their comfort zones to accomplish great things they never thought possible.”

In 2005-2006, Winans led NARI as its president. He and his wife, Nina, owned a own remodeling company in Oakland, CA for 29 years during which they built an award winning business with a history of high quality customer service.

“I am truly honored and grateful for the heartfelt recognition that Paul Zuch has given me,” Winans comments. “I have been, and continue to be, driven to make a positive difference for people working in and with the remodeling industry, and to know that Paul Zuch feels I have, means a great deal to me.

Today, as a Remodelers Advantage Consultant, Winans works with individual remodeling company owners across North America to help them build strong, consistently profitable remodeling companies. Through educational programs, one-on-one coaching, and on site consulting, he helps business owners take advantage of their strengths and attack weaknesses. This assistance results in increased profit margins, improved employee morale, and more delighted customers.

Winans is also a popular facilitator for the renowned peer group, Remodelers Advantage Roundtables, a business improvement organization for large volume remodelers. With over 100 members across North America, Roundtables is the larges peer organization exclusively for remodelers.

For more information, visit www.RemodelersAdvantage.com. To contact Paul Winans, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 301-490-5620.

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Remodelers Advantage Awards Scholarships to LEAP Foundation Leadership Program

April 1, 2011 -- Laurel, MD -- Remodelers Advantage has awarded two full scholarships to the LEAP Foundation Leadership Program. The recipients, Seth Powell and Alex Taylor, were selected from applications received from the children of Remodelers Advantage members. The goal of the LEAP week-long program is to provide attendees with invaluable information and insight that most young adults are simply never taught or explained. The LEAP curriculum is comprised of workshops and seminars that divulge tactics and embed knowledge to help the attendees excel in school as well as their future professional lives.

LEAP focuses on real real-life skills that attendees can apply immediately including:

• The necessary social and business etiquette for success.
• How to communicate efficiently, make an unforgettable impression, and speak with impact.
• How to manage money even when you don't have any!
• Identifying optimal career paths.
• The tools necessary to excel in academic and professional endeavors.
• How to get a head start in life and gain an advantage over the competition.
• How to find the perfect mentor, who will show you the way to achieving success.
• How to acquire the confidence and skills to approach even the most powerful and intimidating people with ease.
• How to make the most of high school and college years.
• What it takes to position oneself as an influential leader wherever you go.
• Study skills and presentation skills to improve classroom performance.
• How to be someone peers look up to with respect and admiration.
• How to build the most powerful portfolio for college applications, internships and scholarships.
• Goal setting for accomplishing success.

Remodelers Advantage president, Victoria Downing says, “We are delighted to be able to offer our members the opportunity for their high school and college aged children to attend an event like LEAP. The advantage that a program like this will deliver is invaluable.”

LEAP founder, Steve Anderson, was recently a speaker at the Remodelers Advantage Summit held in Kohler, WI, and drew rave reviews. “After working with Steve and hearing about LEAP, we knew that we had to get involved. The group of people that Steve has gathered to participate in the Leadership program is phenomenal. This is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity,” Downing says. “We chose Alex and Seth because of the high quality of their application essays and the supporting letters and documents from teachers and other mentors. These two individuals have the enthusiasm and maturity to maximize the impact of these scholarships.”

Learn more about the LEAP Foundation Leadership Program at www.LeapFoundationUSA.org.

Remodelers Advantage Inc. has been helping remodelers throughout North America increase profits and productivity through proven systems developed in their 30+ years of business. They work with hundreds of motivated remodeling company owners and top level staff on all aspects of business management. Learn more about Remodelers Advantage at www.RemodelersAdvantage.com or call 301-490-5620.

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Wellborn Launches Program to Help Clients Strengthen Businesses

Wellborn Cabinet Inc. announces a $25,000 Educational Grant Program to help select Wellborn customers learn strategies and tactics for building strong, consistently profitable businesses. These grants entitle remodeling company owners to participate in a business and leadership development program called The Master Your Remodeling Business Workshop, developed by top industry consulting firm, Remodelers Advantage Inc. Those receiving the grant will have the entire tuition underwritten by Wellborn—a value of over $500 per grant.

“We know that if we are going to be successful, our contractor clients must be successful as well,” says Angela O’Neill, Director of Marketing, “so we’re investing money to help our clients do just that.”

Grant recipients will attend the two-day workshop where, with dozens of peers from across North America, they will focus on improving production efficiency, enhancing customer service skills, increasing marketing and sales know-how, expanding financial management expertise and more.

“Remodelers Advantage is the best educational resource in the industry and we feel confident that they will give our clients the edge they need to succeed in market,” O’Neill comments.

At the workshop, remodeling company owners will work with nationally-known industry experts like Linda Case, Victoria Downing, Paul Winans, Judith Miller and others. Because this team of consultants works with an array of top remodeling companies, they are able to share best practices gathered through years of experience. “Our goal is to help remodelers build companies that allow them to live the life they want,” says Remodelers Advantage President, Victoria Downing. “Often, we see small changes that will have a big impact within the business. We show our attendees how to identify these changes so they can see an improvement in profits, in work hours, in employee happiness--fast.”

For more information on the Wellborn Educational Grant Program, contact Angela O’Neill, (800) 762-4475  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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New Hiring System for Remodelers Reduces Time, Increases Success

February 11, 2011—Laurel, Md—Remodelers Advantage Inc, announces the launch of a new service to help remodeling company owners hire more effectively, yet spend significantly less time doing so. Talent Management Plus ™, takes the guesswork out of the screening and hiring process by using the most advanced, candidate pre-screening solution in the marketplace.

“Hiring the right people is one of the most frustrating challenges our clients face,” says Victoria Downing, president of Remodelers Advantage. “Most people just wing it with no system or process. They hire with the heart instead of the head and this often leads to sub-par employees. In today’s competitive market, hiring superstar team members will give the company the competitive edge.”

The process begins when a trained facilitator from Remodelers Advantage helps develop a job benchmark with the client’s key management team. The benchmark details key accountabilities, desired results, required skills and more. Then Remodelers Advantage asks each job applicant to complete a job assessment which compares their personal talents to the needs of the job. The process may start with 300 applicants but after Remodelers Advantage testing and screening the remodeler will interview only the top handful of candidates.

“Typically, hiring a key employee takes a significant investment of money and time from the entire staff,” Downing comments. “Then, if you hire the wrong person for the job, you’ve lost that investment and it’s back to square one. Because our clients only interview those who match the benchmark, they save hours that they used to spend reviewing resumes, talking to prospective clients, and interviewing..”

In addition to the identification of top prospects, Remodelers Advantage also provides customized interview questions, and an 80+ page coaching report for all new hires. “This coaching report helps the supervisor understand how to help the individual succeed through management and motivational insights as well as skill improvement exercises and action plans,” Downing says. “It’s a valuable tool for on-boarding new employees as well as managing existing team members.”

Remodelers Advantage Inc. has been helping remodelers and renovators throughout North America increase profits and productivity through proven systems developed in their 30+ years of business.

For more information on Talent Management Plus ™, contact Victoria Downing at 301-490-5620 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Visit the web site at www.RemodelersAdvantage.com/Talent-Management-Plus-Hiring-Smart x105,

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“Our readers depend on us to be the eyes, ears, and voice of the Canadian contracting industry and to supply them with information to not only survive but thrive in their individual markets and business niches,” says Paul Barker, managing editor of Contractor Advantage magazine. “Because she works closely with business leaders in the American remodeling industry, Victoria is well positioned to share their collective business acumen—and hers—with our readers. We are proud to have her as Contractor Advantage’s newest business columnist.”

Remodelers Advantage is a 30-year-old consulting firm dedicated to helping remodelers improve their businesses, boost their profits, and enjoy the benefits of working smarter and more efficiently. In addition to business coaching and profiling services, networking opportunities, and a full compliment of books, CDs, and other business management resources, the firm offers an ever-expanding series of continuing education programs, including conferences, workshops, and seminars.

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