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Friday, November 19, 2021 December 2021 President's Letter » The value of continuing education The value of continuing education cannot be overstated. Learning new skills through...
Friday, November 5, 2021 November 2021 President's Letter » Planning for your financial future November is an important time to start planning for your financial future for th...
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 October 2021 President's Letter » Mastering mud In this month’s TileLetter, our Editor Lesley Goddin is focusing on mud walls, and I thought this...
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 September 2021 President's Letter » The added value of upselling Recently, I received a call from a manufacturer of an...
Wednesday, August 4, 2021 August 2021 President's Letter » Using the internet and social media to promote your tile business I often come across discussions on social medi...
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 June 2021 President's Letter » The value of attending trade shows As I write this month’s President’s Letter, I am hopeful that the COVID pandemic w...
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 May 2021 President's Letter » Understanding industry standards and best practices You may ask yourself, “What role do the American National Standar...
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 July 2021 President's Letter » The impact of a changing economy on our industry Recently, I came across a social media post by my friend Ron Nash, w...
Monday, March 22, 2021 March 2021 President's Letter » Diversity and inclusion in the workplace The tile industry is expected to continue expanding in 2021 as markets recov...
Monday, March 15, 2021 April 2021 President's Letter » An overlooked cost of running a business Is your business protected in the event of a worst-case scenario? This is a...
Monday, February 8, 2021 February 2021 President's Letter » Essential role of training and education in business practices I am always gratified to see beautiful tile projects p...
Monday, January 18, 2021 January 2021 President's Letter » Moving into the future as an NTCA Member This past year has been a challenging time for our country and for everyone...
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 December 2020 President's Letter » Committed to connection It is my honor to serve as the president of the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA)....
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 November 2020 President's Letter » Who’s next? Do you remember the title of the December 2018 President’s Letter? There is no reason you would but it wa...
Monday, October 26, 2020 TECH 2020 President's Letter » Stick to what you know 60+ years ago, the common installation materials used for tile consisted of two basic componen...
Thursday, October 8, 2020 October 2020 President's Letter » Mistake or opportunity? If someone asks you what your biggest tile mistake was, is there something that jumps to mind?...
Friday, August 28, 2020 September 2020 President's Letter » The Beauty of Art Tile Art tile, hand mold and specialty tiles are like life. On very close inspection you can f...
Friday, June 26, 2020 July 2020 President's Letter » Social media – a valuable resource for running your business I recently had a conversation with a social me...
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 June 2020 President's Letter » What really matters? To understand my perspective while writing this, it is relevant to explain that articles for Ti...
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 May 2020 President's Letter » The top of your game What motivates your desire to keep learning? Are you the type of person that wants to be at the...
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 April 2020 President's Letter » Outside IN, not inside OUT Requests for zero entry showers with creative solutions to water containment and managemen...
Monday, March 23, 2020 TRENDS 2020 President's Letter » Is it really “ Value Engineering” ? A TREND we can do without In the commercial market, we rely on...
Sunday, March 15, 2020 Coverings 2020 President's Letter » Social Media Warriors: Doing it right for all the right reasons I am excited to talk about something that ha...
Monday, February 10, 2020 March 2020 President's Letter » Where do you live? Tiletopia or Tiletropolis? In Tiletopia , substrates are perfectly flat, true and square. Client...
Monday, February 10, 2020 February 2020 President's Letter » Safety: you own it! You own responsibility for your safety, and the safety of the people near or affected by what you...
Friday, December 20, 2019 January 2020 President's Letter » Successes, initiatives and priorities for the new year It’s January, a new decade, and I am excited to refl...
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) December 2019 President's Letter » Standards Development - Acronym Soup The companies you see in the pages of TileLetter have representatives that...
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 TECH 2019 President's Letter » Technology and the tile trade “I’ve been doing it this way for 20 years.” No doubt you have heard someone say this, or...
Thursday, October 10, 2019 November 2019 President's Letter » Movement joints – why you need them People who succeed in any profession take pride in their work. As I spent more ti...
Thursday, October 10, 2019 October 2019 President's Letter » Best value proposals When is it appropriate to judge a product or a company only by costs? A general contractor will...
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 January 2019 President's Letter » Professional craftspeople are made not born! If you’re reading this, you are already ahead of the game. Why? Because a...
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 TRENDS 2019 President's Letter » Why qualified labor If you are excited about the many new trends in tile, you know that gauged porcelain tile (GPT) an...
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 September 2019 President's Letter » Apprentice training: how could that be a bad thing? The U.S. Department of Labor recently approved the NTCA’s National...
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 August 2019 President's Letter » How hard could it be? I’ve been finishing my basement $200 dollars at a time for the last few years. It’s more of a st...
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 July 2019 President's Letter » Tariffs help who? As of this writing, it appears that in addition to tariffs already imposed on ceramic tile from Chin...
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