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title: Latest News For Residential Builders | The Association of Professional Builders  (30)
description: All the latest news covering sales, marketing, operations, financials and self-improvement within the residential construction industry. (30)
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# Latest Articles

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- [Operations](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/operations)
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- [Financials](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/financials)
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<https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/pricing-4-profit-coaching>

[Financials](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/financials)  5 min read

## [How To Price Contracts Using A Net Margin](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/pricing-4-profit-coaching)

 Are you tired of working for wages in your building company? Or worse, getting to the end of the job only to find out you’ve lost money?

[Read More](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/pricing-4-profit-coaching)

<https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/how-to-lead-your-building-company>

[Operations](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/operations)  3 min read

## [How To Lead Your Team To Greatness Even If You Don't Have An MBA](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/how-to-lead-your-building-company)

 Are you struggling to grow your building company because you're constantly battling bottlenecks in the business?

[Read More](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/how-to-lead-your-building-company)

<https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/closing-the-sale>

[Sales](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/sales)  3 min read

## [How To Overcome Objections Without Being Pushy Or Salesy](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/closing-the-sale)

 Have you ever felt let down because your prospect suddenly started stalling?

[Read More](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/closing-the-sale)

<https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/performance-appraisals>

[Operations](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/operations)  3 min read

## [How To Motivate Your Employees By Using Performance Appraisals](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/performance-appraisals)

 Have you ever felt rejected when a team member leaves you to go and work for another builder?

[Read More](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/performance-appraisals)

<https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/introduction-to-marketing>

[Marketing](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/marketing)  3 min read

## [How To Create A Brand For Your Construction Company](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/introduction-to-marketing)

 Are you getting enquiries from your ideal clients… Who are looking to build exactly what you enjoy building?

[Read More](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/introduction-to-marketing)

<https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/stop-selling-start-helping>

[Marketing](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/marketing)  3 min read

## [Why You Should Stop Selling And Start Helping](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/stop-selling-start-helping)

 Are you struggling to progress your sales opportunities right now?

[Read More](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/stop-selling-start-helping)

<https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/better-information-leads-to-better-decisions>

[Self Improvement](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/self-improvement)  3 min read

## [The Information You Need Right Now To Make Smart Decisions in Your Building Company](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/better-information-leads-to-better-decisions)

 Are you guilty of being reactive rather than proactive when it comes to running your building company?

[Read More](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/better-information-leads-to-better-decisions)

<https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/uncover-blind-spots>

[Operations](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/operations)  5 min read

## [How To Uncover The Blind Spots In Your Building Company](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/uncover-blind-spots)

 Have you ever run out of cash flow in your building company but have no idea why?

[Read More](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/uncover-blind-spots)

<https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/creating-a-plan-b>

[Operations](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/operations)  3 min read

## [How To Prepare Your Building Company For A Downturn](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/creating-a-plan-b)

 Is your building company ready for an economic downturn?

[Read More](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/creating-a-plan-b)

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