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Google the phrase ‘build a business,’ and you’ll get approximately 851,000,000 results! Narrow the search to ‘build a flooring business,’ and the results are narrowed too – only 4,350,000 (give or take). Add the word ‘contractor,’ and the results go up instead of down!

Going into business for yourself can be a scary proposition, especially when statistics tell us that 90% of all new companies fail within ten years. So, what can you as a new flooring contractor do to be part of the 10% that makes it for the long haul?

Yes, you can go online to learn how to build your business website and order your new business cards, but that’s what everyone is going to do. Yes, you can take a couple of business classes at the local community college; knowing how to build a budget, write proposals and contracts, and put together a profit and loss statement are excellent skills to have if you’re serious about succeeding.

Top Business Building Recommendation: Sell & Install Top-Quality Products

 

The best form of advertising is word of mouth. As you build your flooring business, your best salespeople will be satisfied customers who tell others about the products you installed in their home or business and their experience with you. When you sell and install floor coatings from V-8 High-Performance Floors, you’ve got a leg up on the competition. Not only are their products the best available in the flooring market, but V-8 High-Performance Floors is also committed to helping you build your business.

When you become a certified V-8 flooring contractor, you not only have access to the best product on the market, but you also receive training materials, samples, marketing materials, and our job calculator tool, along with a V-8 High-Performance T-shirt and a contractor’s briefcase, so you look professional from day one. The contractor’s training manual and installation guide put everything you need to know at your fingertips. Most importantly, though, phone support is always just a phone call away.

Joining flooring, contracting, residential and commercial building associations, as well as your local chamber of commerce, will increase your networking capabilities and credibility.

But none of that makes a lick of sense if you’re not representing the best products in the industry and working with a company that certifies and stands behind their contractors.

So, when you’re serious about building a business as a flooring contractor, there’s only one Google search you need to do, the one that leads you to V-8 High-Performance Floors. For more information, contact V-8 at 800-234-8208 today.

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