You hear so much about major cabinet shops starting from nothing and making it big, it's almost become a cliché. But the truth is that every great cabinet shop has a strong foundation. Distributors and suppliers have found that it helps their business and the cabinet shop's business to help them lay that foundation.

Shop grows by networking with both common and uncommon sources

Shop incorporates lessons learned from big-box stores to build sales in a tough market

Shop finds that adapting to market demands helps business thrive

Two small shops shift from networking relationship to partnership and combine strengths to move into new markets

At IBS and K/BIS the style trends were in the display details

Small-shop owner builds a kitchen idea center to display his cabinets and the many options available to consumers

Preventing woodworkers' hearing loss should go beyond OSHA requirements and begins with a plan

Sweat equity, the idea that hard work and time are sometimes worth money, is a familiar phrase to most cabinetmakers. That's why it's frustrating when someone comes in and undercuts your price after you put in the hard work closing the sale.

Shop increases its bottom line with software that tracks costs and gives profitability feedback