If you’re reading this, I assume you are searching the internet looking for home painting tips and are considering hiring someone for the work.  In some cases, College Pro Painters may be the best fit for you, and, in some cases, College Pro may not be what you’re looking for.  Either way, we hope these 4 tips will help you in making the right decision.

1)      The most important thing is TRUST.  Do you trust the person you are talking to when a painting estimator comes to your home?  You must feel comfortable with the person and secure in knowing they have YOUR best interests in mind.  Do they offer you paining tips and suggest the best ways to approach the job considering your needs and budget?

It’s all about color!  Colors for the 2012 season are about creating a mood that is warm, joyful and down to earth.

When spring and summer come around, many homeowners’ thoughts turn to painting the exterior of their home and what colors to choose.  College Pro Painters can help with that choice with so many colors to choose from.

Why Exterior Painting and Window Cleaning Should be First on Your List

Choosing a painting contractor can be one of the most important home improvement decisions a homeowner makes.  It’s a maintenance item that both beautifies your home and protects it from a wide-range of issues – everything from moisture damage to rotting wood can be avoided when you have your home painted.  But, it’s incredibly important to choose the right contractor, and College Pro Painters works hard to make this decision easy!  Here are a few key items you should look for as you make your decision:

College Pro Painters has been in the business of painting for over forty years now, and with that comes a lot of learning along the way.  Sustainability is a hot topic when it comes to both business and the environment, and we wanted to share some green painting tips and tricks to help you in your own home improvement projects.

The Paint:  Consider water based produces with low emissions

• Look for low or zero emission paints (no volatile organize compounds, VOCs)

I meet with well over a hundred University students every fall who all have the same question, “what is this College Pro thing, and what are the benefits of a summer with College Pro”. Often students are wondering how a summer with College Pro compares to a summer internship opportunity. Each situation is unique, but I find I often respond by telling them that a summer running their own business as a College Pro Painters franchisee equates to real life experience, real skill development, and real professional training and mentorship.

Here at College Pro Painters, we pride ourselves in doing quality work at a good price.  Our core purpose is “together, realizing potentials”.  In saying this, we feel we give homeowners the opportunity to support hard working students in their communities who are painting homes in the summer months to pay their way through college or university.  We also feel that our main goal is to help you realize the potential in your home while you help our hard working student painters and managers realize their potentials.

I heard of College Pro when I was sitting in macroeconomics class while attending the University at Buffalo the first semester of my freshman year.  I signed my name down on the list because it sounded like an opportunity that was almost too good to be true; the opportunity to run a business as a freshman in college sounded awesome.  I began the application and interview process shortly after that initial call back and began to really understand what College Pro was all about, and how it could impact both my immediate and long term future as a college student.  When I approached my parents about the role they were skeptical, to say the least, and told me not to get involved because it sounded like a huge risk, especially for someone who wasn’t finished with their first semester of college.  I told them if I got offered the position then I was going to take it because it would set me apart from the rest of my peers in the school of management.  Once they understood how great it would look on my resume, they graciously conceded but told me I better work hard and make the most of it.

Over the course of the past summer, I was fortunate to enjoy my first year as a College Pro Window Cleaning Franchise Manager.  The opportunity to run my own business starting at the age of nineteen was very exciting for me, and I feel that I successfully took as much out of my experience as possible.  Throughout the summer I provided several jobs for students as I managed my own College Pro Window Cleaning team.  The development of skills such as leadership, teamwork, customer management, employee management, as well as many others, began instantly, and continued as the summer progressed.  My friends and family quickly noticed that, through working with College Pro Window Cleaning, I was growing into a more mature, confident, and responsible student.  Often I would speak with customers who were thoroughly impressed that, in a time of economic struggle, I had taken it upon myself to generate my own source of income, as well as create jobs for many students.

Don’t get me wrong, I love university.  I have spent most of my young adult life with my head in a book.  I’ve had dreams and aspirations towards a professional career in academia.  To this end, I have spent 7 years in post-secondary education; first, for my undergraduate in history, and then my masters in divinity.  My career trajectory has changed since my days in my undergrad at Nipissing towards the priesthood.  You may ask then, why College Pro?  What business does a potential priest have running a business?  Well the reason why I started my own business is that College Pro can give you the skills universities and colleges can’t.

When I put my name down on a clipboard requesting more information about a summer management opportunity, I had no idea that it would lead me on a ten year adventure that would see me live in 4 cities and have 5 different job titles. I had never considered business as a career option – I actually had no idea what commerce was or what business administration really meant. I was always a bit of a science “geek”, had gone into engineering in University, and the world of finance and accounting was a foreign one.