I am looking for an author to post to a new blog describing the “New Breed of Builder”. Bonnie Waude an influential local builder described this phenomena as an important trend that everyone wants to know more about. As may be aware, one seed for this growth are financial instututions with troubled properties that partner with entrepreneurial people to salvage assets. This trend is giving rise of new businesses with different orientations in residential construction. There are probably local and national trends that could be highlighted.
I am the chair of the marketing committee for Career Connections, the educational arm of the King and Snohomish Counties, WA, Master Builder Association(MBA). We are trying to promote educational programs and career opportunities in residential construction.
Last year the MBA launched a website called:
As you may know, just a few years about we were dealing with major problems finding qualified young workers in the construction trades. Lack of qualified workers will re-emerge as a big problem in our industry and it has the potential to negatively impact suppliers, particularly those who require skilled workers.
The second question is how do we build traffic to this networking site….and is it possible that we could do a series of articles that could do this in a way that would also cross promote software related businesses. Are you aware of other websites in regional MBA’s that could benefit from educational programs and networking about this topic?
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