The Fab Lab

High demand and lack of labor running you ragged as you make up the difference?  Thinking that growing might be the answer to your challenges?  It might be.

But what if there is another way to reduce stress and higher profits?

Well in this episode, I suggest a highly controversial approach:

1. Shrink your capacity and headcount
2. Shrink the number of tasks you must perform thru delegation

Both of these tactics will result in higher profits and less stress!

Enjoy and happy fabricating!

 

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Economic forecasts are essential and smart business owners pay attention to them.

But those forecasts can be too general and there can be enough lag in when they are made available to render them obsolete.

As such, smart stone shop owners must look to data inside their own business to use as leading indicators.

In this episode, we discuss leading indicators that don’t serve us well, and the one that does: Quote Volume and Closed Sales.

Enjoy!

 

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Interview with the Director of Research and Development, Eric Post of ITR Economics

Want to know what's happening and what’s going to happen?  We don’t have a crystal ball, but we do have a great economist from ITR Economics on the show today and he provides some fantastic insight as well as encouraging news for those of us in the stone business.

As one of ITR Economics’ senior economists, Eric Post manages the Reports Team subscriptions Team. Through his forecasting and proofing roles, Eric ensures the quality of our forecast reports and subscription products, which apprise our clients of the current and upcoming macro-and microeconomic trends that will impact their businesses.

Eric holds a degree in economics and mathematics from Colby College in Waterville, Maine. After graduating, he worked at the economic consulting firm Cornerstone Research for five years, focusing on securities litigation and quantitative investment funds. He went on to earn his master’s degree in teaching with a focus on mathematics before joining the ITR Economics team.

ABOUT ITR ECONOMICS

Founded in 1948, ITR Economics is the oldest privately held, continuously operating economic research and consulting firm in the United States. With a long-term accuracy rating of 94.7%, ITR Economics has forecasted major economic events such as the Great Recession of 2008 years in advance.

ITR provides reliable industry and company forecasts tailored to clients’ needs. ITR Economics also offers economic webinars, subscription periodicals, consultative reports, and data-collection services.

Our team of business-minded economists are skilled at translating outlooks to “what this means for your business strategy.” They can consult with your leadership teams regarding the outlook and assist in identifying ways you can use the outlook in your resource planning, budgeting, and sales goals.

Enjoy and Happy Fabricating!

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There is a huge distinction between a knee-jerk reaction and a conditioned response when it comes to overcoming oversights, mistakes, and remakes.

It’s the difference between chronically fixing the same problems over and over and going nuts while you do it, and solving those problems once and for all so you can attend to more important matters.

Enjoy and Happy Fabricating!

 

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Chris Hildebrand is a very busy guy, he runs the All Slab Fabbers, reps for 2 different equipment manufactures (Sasso and BBM), and oh by the way, he also owns a very successful stone shop in Aitken, South Carolina.

 

His story will inspire you if your goal is to build a successful stone business that runs without you being there 24/7.

 

Enjoy!

 

Aaron

 

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Delegator or Doer… Which owner are you?  Which do you aspire to be?

The difference between a “delegator” and a “doer” has massive significance to your business and your quality of life.  We talk about each in the episode of the fab lab podcast!

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In this episode, I talk with my old friend Larry Hood who is the editor at the Slippery Rock Gazette. 

He takes us back to the beginning, how the SRG was started and how it has evolved and stayed relevant thru downturns and the digital revolution.

Enjoy… And happy fabricating!

Aaron Crowley

Also, be sure to watch this episode and connect with me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MbEfxf7CJd8

If you’re dealing with oversights, mistakes, and remakes…your current mindset might lead you to Emotions, Conclusions, and Actions that prevent you from overcoming those very mistakes.

To truly reduce mistakes and remakes, you must first change your mindset and what you believe about why to issues occur in the first place.

We go deep into this subject and I make some strong statements.

 

Enjoy and Happy Fabricating.

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https://youtu.be/UMH4oaVc-n0

 

Do you have costly oversights, mistakes, and remakes in your stone shop?  Of course you do, every stone shop does.

The question is how long will you tolerate them…

In this episode we set the stage for understanding the cost, then the mindset.

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There is an emotional toll and mental strain that is overwhelming at times when selling a business.  In this episode, I describe the 3 most important ways to prepare mentally for “selling out”!

 

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