Background:

John is the founder of McDowell Builders in Naperville, Illinois. John started after high school as a handyman for the affluent neighborhoods in his area while working for his father, a home builder. He then mastered his craft in luxury home building, room additions, and remodeling. John founded McDowell Builders to cater to the Chicago Suburb housing boom in the 1970s and has since grown to 2 offices and hundreds of satisfied clients.

Challenge:

Given the recent housing market downturn, business has been slow for McDowell Builders. However, with their strong brand name and talented staff of builders many home owners are still contacting John to quote on various projects ranging from kitchen remodeling to a complete housing tear-down and rebuild.

"It became frustrating once the recession came the quotes, estimates, and time on site evaluating the projects were for naught because very few had the funds to sign on to the project. I was spending most of my days quoting on projects instead of managing my clients, and that has never happened" Mr. McDowell recalls.

Solution:

For 3 months, with a sluggish economy, and a winter slow down against him, John McDowell turned to eIntelli Business Proposal Creation Software to get an edge.

"It was simple, I created my own template for the most common projects I quote on, room additions, kitchen remodeling, and green building construction. After winning a project against one of my neighborhood competitors, I actually found out that he was asking around to find the web developer that has created my proposals."

"The housing market is still not what it used to be, however we have found the key is to win more of the business that is out there, eIntelli has allowed our team to stand out among many other hungry competitors"