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Will You Be Attending The Remodeling Show 2010?

Shawn McCadden will be presenting five different sessions at the show, including the Opening Session on Thursday morning. See the list to the left for session dates and descriptions

Book Recomendation

"Shawn, It was great to see you at the Riverhead Trade Show. Your seminar "Show Me The Money" was excellent. I read the book you gave me and I wanted to give you my review of it.

This book is a MUST READ for any contractor starting out, and most that consider themselves "established". As I read the book, I was already putting together a mental list of my contractor friends that I would lend this book to when I was done. Sadly (for them) as I neared the end of the book, I realized there is no way that I would part with my copy! I will of course tell them about it.

I remember that feeling of dread when the unexpected bills would arrive and the frustration that there must be a way to track these things with more precision.

This book reminded me of a combination of "The E-Myth" and "The Shack". Informative aa well as inspirational. I plan on re-reading the book again in a week or two with my hi lighter in hand! The explanation of the reports and the proper way to input them is invaluable.

Thank you for sharing this book with me."

Chris Distante

Remodeling Industry Links and Resources for Remodelers

This page has been created to serve as a resource of information for remodeling contractors and those involved in the remodeling industry. More and more will be added over time.

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Articles by Shawn McCadden

Shawn’s Monthly article and archives in Remodeling Magazine

The Job Description for a Lead Carpenter

Setting the Example: Getting Employees to Think Like Owners

Managing Production: A lead-carpenter system helps both the business and the employees to grow

Assorted Articles Shawn has contributed to

Home-Improvement Spending: Looking Up

The housing bust and subsequent tightened credit market put a damper on many homeowners’ grand renovation plans.

“Income to Go”

July 2005 Remodeling Magazine Feature Article that describes how Shawn sold his Design/Build Remodeling business in 2004

Using Business Systems, Part 1

Controlling costs through business systems is an important part of running a successful remodeling business. This month remodeling industry specialist Shawn McCadden, CR, CLC, CAPS, helps launch a three-part NARI recertification series on using business systems to control cost and grow profits.

On Message

Walt Stoeppelwerth has spent his entire career helping remodelers, builders, and home inspectors improve their systems and increase profits. His business revolves around assisting small contractors and elevating professionalism and education in the industry.

Looking for a book to help you figure out your financial system and make more money?

A Simple Guide to Turning a Profit as a Contractor

By Melanie Hodgdon and Leslie Shiner

Need accurate job cost reports? Cash flow challenges keeping you up at night? Most contractors are great craftsmen, but few have training or experience creating and maintaining a financial system for their business. Creating a financial system by trial and error is time consuming and can be very frustrating. If you fall into this category, you should read this book. It is the first and only book that makes the numbers game easy to understand, but, more importantly, easy to incorporate into a contractor's business.

Remodeling Industry Magazines