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As our industry gets deeper and deeper into the doldrums of this down market many of the builders, manufacturers and others in the distribution channel have reacted in one of two ways. There is a group that just sits around and complains and indulges in self-pity. These are the folks that I personally want to avoid as I don’t need this kind of negative energy. The other group of industry members tries to turn these hard times into something positive – they are participating in educational programs via the web. Yes, they have acknowledged that the market is at an all time low but rather than sit around and complain they are attempting to better themselves and their businesses.

My company, Builder Partnerships, LLC has initiated a series of Webinar educational sessions for builders and other industry members. The sessions deal with design center management, improving the purchasing process, improving sales techniques, how to manage your relationship with your banker and so on. The instructors are well-known industry leaders like Chuck Shinn, Ross Robins and Jim Weigel and they are attempting to assist builders to adopt techniques and strategies that will assist them in not only to survive this downturn but come out of it stronger. I am very pleased that the attendance is growing on a weekly basis.

If you are interested in participating in one or more of these fantastic educational sessions visit our website at www.builderpartnerships.com and view the upcoming schedule.