Archive for the ‘Growing Your Business’ Category

Home Performance Marketing Brochure, now available in HTML

EF’s Marketing Committee is now making available an HTML version of the trifold marketing brochure recently released! A big shout out to EGIA who created the HTML, which is a web-based companion of the marketing brochure for you to include on your website. This HTML is just one piece of a four-part series of marketing [...]

A Home Performance Marketing Brochure – Now Available!

EF’s Marketing Committee is now releasing a trifold marketing brochure to help your business define Home Performance and the benefits of energy upgrades. This brochure is just one piece of a four-part series of marketing materials that will collectively educate potential clients and provide them with the needed information to get started with their building [...]

Energy Efficiency Organizations in the United States: Overview and Analysis

The California Energy Efficiency Industry Council recently released a report called Energy Efficiency Organization in the United States: Overview and Analysis which looked at the different organizations working on energy efficiency on buildings in the industrial sector. The goal was to identify weaknesses in the representation of these businesses and look for opportunities to improve [...]

A Perspective – A path forward in this economy

Guest Contributor – Hello fellow members of Efficiency First.  I’m Alison Haugh, BPI Certified Analyst, and owner of a consulting firm in Las Vegas, Nevada that performs energy audits and the newest member of the Efficiency First Board of Directors. This past year has been one of great personal growth for me.  Learning about the [...]

Business Performance Makeover Contest – ENTER NOW!

EGIA, BPI, and Efficiency First are conducting a nationwide Business Performance Makeover Contest. We are looking to find TWO contracting firm owners that want to grow their business in 2011. Owners of home improvement, home performance, and home energy efficiency-related installation companies are encouraged to enter online by answering questions about their current business and [...]

Take Advantage of Your Member Benefits!

Did you know as an Efficiency First member you get exclusive deals and generous discounts on trainings, tools, office supplies, job referrals,  business insurance and marketing services and much much more. In our monthly series, we are highlighting some of these incredible organizations so you can start taking advantage of these great offerings! TruTech Tools, [...]

A Business Performance Makeover Contest – Enter By Feb 28

EGIA is currently inviting Home Improvement, Home Performance and Energy Efficient Contractors to enter in its Business Performance Makeover Contest, for chance to win a series of business services for the year. Enter the competition by visiting http://www.egia.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=966