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Q My partner started a cleaning business but it has gone beyond cleaning to painting and includes some decorating, screening, and sanding hardwood hardwood: see wood.
hardwood

Timber obtained from broad-leaved, flower-bearing trees. Hardwood trees are deciduous trees, except in the warmest regions.
 floors. We need more training in certain areas, such as how to use spraying tools to paint faster and better. Where Can I go or look for training in this area? Places like Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services.

Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box
 are not extensive enough.

G. Jackson

Via email

A The home improvement marketplace is booming. You couldn't have picked a better time to expand your cleaning business. Learning new trade skills will expand the list of services you provide and enhance your Competitive edge at the same time.

Be prepared to invest your time and money to find qualified instructors who can provide the extensive training you need. Consider enrolling in a local trade, technical, or vocational college that offers courses on home repair. Or you can receive certification from a training course provided by a professional trade organization,

Trade schools offer home improvement courses for those who want to become specialty contractors. Certified instructors are available to teach a variety of trades, such as plumbing, electrical work, and basic carpentry. YOU also learn how to use specific tools, including spraying equipment for painting indoor and outside the home.

The National Association of Home Builders The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is one of the largest trade associations in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the association organizes one of the largest conventions in North America, The International Builders' Show, which draws more than  has a workforce training division called the Home Builders Institute. HBI HBI Home Builders Institute
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 offers craft training in skills such as carpentry, electrical wiring Electrical wiring in general refers to insulated conductors used to carry electricity, and associated devices. This article describes general aspects of electrical wiring as used to provide power in buildings and structures, commonly referred to as building wiring. , brick masonry, and plumbing. To learn more about the Home Builders Institute, call 202-371-0600, or visit www.hbi.org.

Mail your small business questions to Savvy Solutions, BLACK ENTERPRISE 130 Fifth Ave., New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
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Title Annotation:SAVVY SOLUTIONS; home improvement training
Author:Johnson, James C.
Publication:Black Enterprise
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Date:Jul 1, 2005
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