The 2008 crisis changed everything. Banks stepped back, private credit filled gaps, and fractional ownership platforms let anyone invest in commercial real estate with $500. For specialty contractors, this means more diverse projects, tighter schedules, and new opportunities—if you know where to look.
Traditional trades like interior contracting now embrace EOS and EXO 2.0—structured systems previously limited to tech sectors—to document institutional knowledge, strengthen succession planning, and navigate modern market pressures.
AI has revolutionized contracting. By combining digital intelligence with human judgment, flooring contractors can reconnect with past clients through data-driven CRM strategies, value-first outreach, and consistent engagement—transforming dormant relationships into a powerful revenue stream.
Discover how a structured annual meeting plan—from daily huddles to quarterly reviews—can transform your strategy into a living roadmap that aligns your team, strengthens vendor relationships, and drives exceptional client results.
Commercial flooring contractors face shrinking margins and volatile demand due to traditional bid-based processes. Starnet President and CEO Mark Bischoff recommends strategic transformation, highlighting opportunities in the growing flexible workspace market and responding to design firm consolidation through specialized services and innovative business models.
Traditional commercial interior success models face disruption as remote work, technology, and changing client needs reshape the predictable patterns of the past.
Starnet President and CEO Mark Bischoff unveils how commercial flooring contractors can utilize Sourcewell, a cooperative procurement solution that enables government public entities to purchase goods at competitive prices, to unlock new business demand.
Learn how the adoption of a team selling structure and data models can increase sales, profits, hasten business expansion and ensure higher quality among professional interior contractors.
Mark Bischoff, president and CEO of Starnet,shares his perspective on how its flooring contractor member companies have built infrastructures for growth and longevity.
Learn about the roadmap required to activate the imaginations of Gen Z recruits, which requires visions of stability, long-term career growth, and the potential to work on meaningful projects.
