Managing for Profit
An exclusive live seminar to help you grow your window treatment business in 2026.
WCAA SEPA/NJ Chapter invites you to Managing for Profit, a 4-hour, in-person business workshop created specifically for window treatment professionals who want clearer systems, stronger pricing confidence, and healthier profits.
Led by two of the most experienced business leaders in the window treatment industry, Vin Nigara and LuAnn Nigara, this hands-on session is built on real-world strategy and decades of experience running and growing profitable companies.
You’ll work through the four essential pillars of a profitable business:
- Operations: Create systems that reduce chaos and increase efficiency.
- Financial Management: Understand your numbers, pricing, and profit targets.
- Sales: Improve your closing rate and increase your average sale.
- Marketing: Attract better clients and position your business for growth.
Whether you’re a solo operator ready to start thinking like a CEO or an established business owner looking to improve profitability, this workshop will give you practical strategies you can put to work immediately.
Come ready to work on your business, not just in it, and leave with practical strategies to help you build a more efficient, confident, and profitable business.
Sponsored by Exciting Windows and Trivantage
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NEDCON 2026
NEDCON is a three-day educational gathering created for interior designers, architects, builders, and creative entrepreneurs who are serious about building stronger, more profitable businesses.
Unlike a traditional trade show or convention, NEDCON focuses on the real business behind the work, bringing industry leaders together for candid conversations and practical education around profitability, leadership, pricing, systems, and sustainable growth.
LuAnn Nigara will join NEDCON as the guest speaker on Wednesday, October 7, bringing more than forty years of real-world business ownership and leadership experience to the stage. Expect LuAnn to do what she does best: address the business decisions, systems, and CEO mindset required to build a company that is as strong as the work you deliver.
The event takes place October 5–7 at Antique Lofts in Hoboken, New Jersey, with attendance intentionally limited to 100 founding attendees.
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HPMKT: Real Talk: What Your Design Lawyer Wants You to Know
A Well-Designed Business 10th Birthday Party at High Point Market
A Special Event During High Point Market
Featuring the premiere screening of a new documentary film chronicling the journey of the podcast, the lessons learned along the way, and the incredible community that has been built over the last decade.
Following the film, you’re invited to enjoy cocktails, light bites, music, networking, and a celebration with fellow designers, industry professionals, and friends of the show.
HPMKT: 3 Designers. 3 Business Models. All Profitable.
HPMKT: INSIDE THE BOARDROOM: What Happens When Some of the Industry’s Best Business Minds Get in One Room?
For the first time at High Point Market, the doors to the Boardroom are opening.
Join LuAnn Nigara and a powerhouse panel of Boardroom for Creatives experts for a very real conversation about the business issues that matter most to creative entrepreneurs, from sales, marketing, and finances to systems, leadership, profitability, and growth.
Meet some of the proven experts LuAnn has personally selected for the Boardroom. Hear how they think, how they solve problems, and the advice they’re giving creative business owners right now.
And bring the hard business questions that keep you up at night. This is the room to ask them and get answers from people who know.
This is your first look inside Boardroom for Creatives and the level of expertise you can access when you need clarity most.
Meet the Board. Bring your questions. Come inside.
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