Business View Magazine - Feb 2024

knows the construction ropes and ensures its client base is also treated like a ‘friend’ long after a project has come to an end. CONSTRUCTING A WINNING BUSINESS MODEL “There are very few builders in our area within a 50-mile radius that might live up to our standards, but we develop relationships with people.” “We have a broad statement that says our quality makes a difference and that is what we adhere to,” Volkmann highlights. “The vast majority of [our clients] we end up being friends with, and in any given year we go out to dinner or have a picnic or they come over to our house with other people that we have built homes for over the years.” “We have been building above codes and what would be considered acceptable standards for over 50 years. We are going to keep on doing it. We also want to continuously improve and research new 64 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 02