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Author: Steve Brattin

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Chair’s Cut: You Are Invited to the NWFA Business Workshop

  • by Steve Brattin
  • Posted on July 31, 2026July 31, 2026

Making payroll, hiring to fill an open position, marketing to reach new customers. Often, these…

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Chair’s Cut: Making NWFA a Community

  • by Steve Brattin
  • Posted on June 12, 2026June 12, 2026

As I write this column, I have just returned from the 2026 NWFA Wood Flooring…

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  • Expo

Chair’s Cut – Ignite your Passion

  • by Steve Brattin
  • Posted on April 10, 2026April 9, 2026

You’ve probably heard the saying, “If you do what you love, you never will work…

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Chair’s Cut: Steady the Course

  • by Steve Brattin
  • Posted on October 27, 2025November 7, 2025

More than half of respondents to the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA)’s annual Industry Outlook…

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Chair’s Cut – Join us for Leadership Development Week

  • by Steve Brattin
  • Posted on August 27, 2025August 27, 2025

Installing, selling, or creating real wood flooring is just one part of running a successful…

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Chairs’ Cut: Celebrating Award-Worthy Skills

  • by Steve Brattin
  • Posted on June 2, 2025May 23, 2025

I am writing this column fresh off another successful NWFA Wood Flooring Expo. As is…

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Chair’s Cut: Forty Years of NWFA

  • by Steve Brattin
  • Posted on April 1, 2025March 24, 2025

When wood flooring professionals join together at the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA)’s Expo, there…

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Chair’s Cut: Education as a Marketing Tool

  • by Steve Brattin
  • Posted on February 3, 2025January 27, 2025

How do you present your business to potential customers and partners? Marketing is key to…

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Chair’s Cut: A Meaningful Career

  • by Steve Brattin
  • Posted on December 2, 2024November 27, 2024

Do you love what you do? For a lot of us in the wood flooring…

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Chair’s Cut: Planning for Success

  • by Steve Brattin
  • Posted on October 1, 2024September 24, 2024

As we head into the fourth quarter of 2024, how are you feeling about your…

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