Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 7

44 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 7 that much. At which point you might be bumping up against the cap in the neighborhood or have appraisal issues. So, it’s challenging.” CBG has six in-house employees managing the operations of the company. Everything else is subcontracted out to various building trades. Having a good relationship with subcontractors is something Fontana believes helps to make sure there is always someone to get the job done, even during a time when skilled trades are difficult to find. He acknowledges, “We have good relationships with our vendors and subcontractors. We have been working with many of them since the beginning. There is some loyalty there for sure. They typically don’t work for the bigger tract home builders who have a lot of power. Because they have a lot of volume, they can get the subs to do it for a certain price, get them there today, whatever they want. We don’t rely on our volume Home Staging • Renovation • Design 608 F Matthews-Mint Hill Rd. Matthews, NC 28105 704-847-3771 StageItCharlotte.com