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NAHB Committees Worth Exploring at IBS and Joining
Production builders, custom builders and remodelers are invited to attend key NAHB committee meetings that work to help members run their businesses more efficiently through information and networking.
The following committees meet Tuesday, Feb. 12 at the 2008 International Builders’ Show in Orlando.
- Business Management & Information Technology Committee
3:00-6:00 p.m.
Orange County Convention Center, West 207 C
The Business Management & Information Technology Committee is dedicated to improving builders' business performance. The committee sponsors business-related research, resources and educational events that help industry professionals run their businesses more efficiently, professionally and profitably.
- Custom Home Builders Committee
7:30-10:30 a.m.
Orange County Convention Center, West 207 C
The Custom Home Builders Committee focuses on providing information, education and networking for builders who build one-of-a-kind homes for specific customers on specific lots.
- Single Family Production Builders Committee
7:30-10:30 a.m.
Orange County Convention Center, West 207 B
The Single Family Production Builders Committee looks out for the interests of members who build more than 25 homes a year. The committee focuses on big-builder business and construction issues.
- Single Family Small Volume Builders Committee
7:30-10:30 a.m.
Orange County Convention Center, West 207 B
The Single Family Small Volume Builders Committee serves the business needs of the 70% of NAHB builder-members who build 25 or fewer homes a year and is dedicated to helping builders become better business professionals.
The committee produces information and resources specifically designed to help small-business owners. It also co-sponsors NAHB's “Residential Construction Performance Guidelines.”
 NAHB Has Nearly 300 Resources to Help You Run Your Business More Profitably
Go to NAHB's Business Management Tools Web pages (available to members only) for instant access to nearly 300 timesaving, moneymaking and cost-cutting business resources to help you run your business more profitably. Get guidance on accounting and financial management, business strategy, computers and information technology, customer service, human resources and more.
Resources are added weekly, so bookmark www.nahb.org/biztools to go directly to these vital business management resources.
Local and state home builders associations can link directly to www.nahb.org/biztools from their Web site and give their members instant access to these resources. It will make your HBA's Web site the place to go for the information and guidance that members need to succeed.
 Free NAHB Kit Gives Builders Back-to-Basics Tips to Navigate the Slowdown
What was once expected to be a relatively mild housing slump following three years of record new home construction and sales has given way to a significant downturn.
To help members navigate the uncharted waters of this slowdown, NAHB has compiled a comprehensive “Back to Basics” online toolkit — the best of the basics, the tried and true and the truly new. To access the toolkit, click here.
To access the “Back to Basics” toolkit, you must be an NAHB member and have a login to www.nahb.org. To create a login, go to www.nahb.org/login or click on the log-in button on the main menu bar.
For assistance, call the NAHB Member Service Center at 800-368-5242.
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