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50 Reasons to Be Thankful

Every year we pause our busy lives to reflect and appreciate the things that we are thankful for. For me it’s no different. But this year has a small twist: I turned fifty in September. Yeah I know, just another day in paradise.

However,...

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The Hangover is Over (50th Birthday Edition)

As they say in Hollywood “the show must go on”. So after celebrating my big 5.0 during the entire month of September, I am recovering and returning to reality.

Don’t get me wrong, traveling, spending time with family and friends,...

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Takeaways From The 2023 IWCE Conference

Last week I presented at the International Window Covering Expo (IWCE) in Charlotte, NC. This is a major trade show for our industry with hundreds of exhibitors from all over the world. The show also offers dozens of classes and seminars in all...

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My First Plantation Shutter Experience as a Window Treatment Installer

Our brains have an incredible feature called memory. This can be a good or a bad thing! If you have experienced something that caused stress in the past, it becomes a trauma everytime a similar situation happens. On the other hand, a positive...

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Happy Holidays from the Trading Up Consulting Team!

And Christmas has come and gone again! As I sit here at the airport waiting for my flight to Brazil, I flashback in my head what an incredible year we had in 2022:

Receiving the Immigrant Entrepreneur Award in Outstanding Business Growth.

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Don't Give Up, Window Treatment Installers!
One thing I always say is required to becoming a window treatment installer is to have a problem-solving attitude.

We're bound to face little nuances throughout our day that we have to deal with but we'll also be faced with challenges we'll have...
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Want to Make Your Life Easier as a Window Covering Dealer?

Want to make your life easier as a window covering dealer?

STOP doing the installations.

Instead, hire and train a TOP NOTCH team of window treatment installers so you can focus on growing your business.

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The KAIZEN Way: Tips for Window Treatment Installers

In case you’ve never heard of it before, KAIZEN, the Japanese word for constant improvement, is a concept referring to business activities that continuously improve all functions and involve all employees from the CEO to the assembly...

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What Are Your Window Coverings Clients Saying About You?

In the service industry, reviews can 100% make your business!

Referrals are a huge source of leads and when your current clients trust you enough to share their experience with your company publicly, your chances of standing out among the...

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Celebrating Small Victories in the Window Fashion Industry

 

This time of year is very special to me. There are several reminders to celebrate life. But first, let me bring you up to speed…

At age 5, I drowned for the first time in a family friend’s swimming pool. 

At age 16,...

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A Window Treatment Installer's Most Important Tool!

Want to know what your most important tool is an installer?

You might think it's another tool in your toolbox, but in reality, your most important tool is your body!

Making sure you are taking care of your body so it can get the job done day in...

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Mr. Know It All: Strategies for Window Treatment Installers

In a world where everything changes so rapidly, you and I can get old really fast. I love to use the car analogy to compare the fast changes we are seeing nowadays.


In a car, the windshield is much bigger than the rearview mirror because the...

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