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Your Business May Be Ready to Sell. Are You?

Sometimes the idea of selling a business doesn’t begin with the owner at all. An M&A firm makes an unexpected call. A potential buyer expresses

August 19, 2026

Innovators

What Could Possibly Go Wrong When Smart People Decide to Build a Modular Factory?

I’m still amazed by a group of highly intelligent people’s ability to collectively make an incredibly stupid decision. Individually, these people may be successful entrepreneurs,

August 19, 2026

Innovators

What Does Cavco Know That the Rest of the Housing Industry Doesn’t?

Every so often, a factory announcement comes along that makes me stop and read it twice. Cavco Industries’ decision to build a 616,000-square-foot manufactured and

August 18, 2026

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Innovations

Can You Prove the Health of Your Business?

Part 4 of the Offsite Innovators Business Transition Series Owners generally have a pretty good idea of whether they believe their business is healthy. They

August 13, 2026

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Why Do Offsite Companies Avoid Hiring Experienced Advisors?

I have often wondered why offsite construction companies hire consultants, advisors, and marketers who have little or no experience in offsite construction, yet hesitate when

August 12, 2026

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They Woke Up Dead

Have you ever driven past a brand-new restaurant, retail store, or service business and immediately thought, “I don’t think they’re going to make it”? You

August 10, 2026

Transitioning

Consultant, Advisor, or Marketer? Why Knowing the Difference Can Save an Offsite Startup Company

Over the years, I’ve noticed that many people in offsite construction use the words consultant, advisor, and marketer almost interchangeably. A factory owner hires a

August 6, 2026

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Is Your Business Too Dependent on You?

Part 3 of the Offsite Innovators Business Transition Series In the first two articles of this series, we looked at what creates value in an

August 3, 2026

Innovations

Before You Build Your Startup Factory, Look for Good, Solid Advisors

Every offsite construction startup seems to begin with the same exciting conversation: “There is a housing shortage. We can build homes faster. Let’s open a

July 30, 2026

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Your Business May Be Ready to Sell. Are You?

What Could Possibly Go Wrong When Smart People Decide to Build a Modular Factory?

What Does Cavco Know That the Rest of the Housing Industry Doesn’t?

OUR SPONSORS

Can You Prove the Health of Your Business?

Why Do Offsite Companies Avoid Hiring Experienced Advisors?

They Woke Up Dead

Consultant, Advisor, or Marketer? Why Knowing the Difference Can Save an Offsite Startup Company

Is Your Business Too Dependent on You?

Before You Build Your Startup Factory, Look for Good, Solid Advisors

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When Did Bootstrapping Get Replaced by PowerPoint Presentations?

Your Business Starts Talking Before You Do

Questions We Hear From Owners

Why the Name Quality Homes Fits This Ontario Modular Builder

Why Do Modular Startups Always Want a Brand-New Factory?

Before You Get in Over Your Head

Whatever Happened to the Dream Factories of 2005?

In the Beginning: When Sears Decided to Sell an Entire House Through the Mail

They Laughed at Her Brick. Today, We Build with Her Idea

The Problem Isn’t the Problem. Your Meetings Are.

Why Cash Flow, Not Profit, Decides Who Survives

Sustainability, through the use of readily available Ponderosa Pine, redefined by Timber Age Systems

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