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Education
NARI Milwaukee offers continuing education programs for personal and professional development. Qualified instructors teach a variety of courses in-person and online focused on helping members have solid business practices from leadership, production, in-field operations, office management and client relationships. Most courses offer NARI Certification credits, Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor Qualifier (DCQ) Credits and other credits as applicable.

NARI Business 201: The Next Steps

Best practices fundamental business classes focused on developing your personal and professional skills and knowledge plus evolving your business. 

Remodeler & Supplier Expo

One full day educational event for everyone in the remodeling industry! Includes networking, speakers and exhibitors for your industry. Earn DCQ and NARI credits and others as applicable.

NARI Certification

Seven industry specific individual certifications advancing your skills and expanding your business knowledge.

Join this exclusive community of remodeling professionals to advance your career and validate your expertise and professionalism. Check out all the certification types and class dates here.

Various NARI Milwaukee classes

NARI offers education for every stage of your remodeling career, from certifications to hands-on learning through NARI Tech courses and Business 201: The Next Steps course. These programs are designed to strengthen both your technical expertise and business success.

Webinars

NARI offers access to online webinars.

Articles

NARI offers cutting edge emails and a blog full of information relevant to those in the remodeling industry. 

Peer to Peer Knowledge

How to win a design contest, use the member only portal, and other timely educational offerings.

Association Leadership

Helping NARI evolve through teamwork as a team member, chair or on the board of directors develops team building, facilitation and leadership skills.

Networking
NARI Milwaukee members can cultivate productive relationships and partnerships for their businesses to help them prosper and grow.

NARI After 5

Monthly networking typically held at a NARI Milwaukee member’s showroom or place of business with an average attendance of 75.

Awards Gala

Annual awards gala of NARI Milwaukee members finest remodeling projects and individual achievements with over 200 attendees. 

Remodeler & Supplier Expo

One full day educational event with networking, speakers and exhibitors with over 200 attendees.

Various NARI Milwaukee fun social events

Annual Brewers game and more!

Various NARI Milwaukee Foundation fun social events

Annual golf and clay shoot outings, both created to support the trades and our local community. 

Advocacy
NARI Milwaukee in partnership with its charitable arm, the NARI Milwaukee Foundation, advocates for the professionalism of the remodeling and construction trades. NARI is the trusted resource for consumers for local and proven residential contractors. NARI Milwaukee also advocates legislatively on federal, state, county and local settings for priorities impacting trade and small business: Energy efficiency, tax reform, industry regulation, workforce development, small business programs, and financing and access to credit.

NARI brand recognition local and nationally

NARI Milwaukee is the voice of over 500-member companies and over 3,000 industry employees.  

NARI nationwide, is the voice of over 5,000-member companies and over 25,000 industry employees 

Peer to Peer Knowledge

Gain real-world insights by connecting with fellow NARI members. From networking events to committee work, our community shares experience-based knowledge that helps you grow and stay current in the industry.

NARI Milwaukee Foundation Outreach Team

Local and National promoting career and technical education (CTE) in middle schools, high schools, technical colleges and individuals looking to enter the industry.

Grievance Resolution

A grievance resolution process between NARI members and consumers that is less expensive and faster than traditional legal avenues.

NARI Milwaukee Foundation

The NARI Milwaukee Foundation is the charitable arm of NARI Milwaukee. The Foundation strives to be the leading advocate in the remodeling and home improvement industry. Through an extensive network of donors and volunteers, the Foundation invests in people to support and strengthen the industry. The Foundation holds yearly fundraising events to raise funds and also accepts individual and corporate contributions to support their efforts.

Marketing
Partner alongside NARI Milwaukee’s brand recognition and marketing efforts to elevate your business. NARI provides promotional opportunities to reach your target market whether that is B2B, B2C or both. We help you find the right promotional methods that align with your business strategies and goals whether that is through sponsorships, advertising, awards or exhibiting.

NARI Milwaukee Remodeler of the Year Awards (RotY)

Enter your best remodeling projects in this annual competition locally, regionally and nationally and promote your award-winning business on craftsmanship, aesthetics, functionality and design problem solving and creativity. NARI will also use these projects for special promotions and advertising.

NARI National Remodeler of the Year (RotY)

Enter your best remodeling projects in this annual competition locally, regionally and nationally and promote your award-winning business on craftsmanship, aesthetics, functionality and design problem solving and creativity.

NARI will also use these projects for special promotions and advertising. Learn more here.

Spring Home Improvement Shows

Reach consumers through exhibiting and sponsoring the largest member only remodeling focused consumer trade show with nearly 250 exhibitors, 550 booth spaces and 10,000 consumers. Held annually in February.

Fall Home and Remodeling Shows

Reach consumers through exhibiting and sponsoring the fall remodeling focused consumer trade show with over 100 exhibitors, nearly 200 booth spaces and 5,000 consumers. Held annually in October.

Tour of Homes

Show case your work by promoting a clients remodeled home. Tour is held annually in May featuring over 20 homes and attended by consumers in metro Milwaukee.

NARI After 5

Host the monthly networking event and show off your place of business, products and services to over 75 attendees.

NARI Milwaukee Sponsorships

All activities and events have sponsorship opportunities with various investment levels

NARI Milwaukee Foundation Sponsorships

All activities and events have sponsorship opportunities with various investment levels.

NARI Milwaukee Media partnerships

Advertise to the community through NARI partnerships with MKE Lifestyle, Milwaukee Magazine and Conley Media special features.

Marketing Tools

The NARI name and logo are the mark of professionalism. Promote your business with stickers, window clings and logos. NARI also offers brochures, press releases and other items you can use to say you are a NARI member and advise your customers on how to select a remodeler, why a certified remodeler and more!

Advertising

Email newsletter, consumer newsletter, member direct mailings, digital ads, Renovate magazine, print and online directory (local and national), social media and media partnerships with local magazines, newspaper, radio and TV.

Savings and More!
The savings alone can pay for your cost of membership! NARI offers programs members can take advantage of to improve their business and offerings to consumers while saving money.

Resources

Free sample contracts and safety and business checklists for professional operations of your business. Save time partnering with other NARI members who are local, proven and trusted to help your business be successful.

NARI Milwaukee Health Insurance Plans

  • Aflac has partnered with companies like Ep6ix, SBA and GIG to create an exclusive NARI Milwaukee member insurance benefit that offers health, dental, vision, pet insurance and more. Click here to learn more and schedule your benefits consultation appointment.

  • NARI has partnered with Mid-State Insurance to offer health insurance to its members. Click here to download details. 

NARI Milwaukee Media partnerships

Advertise to the community through NARI partnerships with MKE Lifestyle, Milwaukee Magazine and Conley Media special features.

Kwik Trip

Potential $0.06 off per gallon of gas; 10% off most in-store merchandise

Frankenmuth Insurance

Commercial lines discount on Commercial Auto, Commercial Package, and Business Protector policies. Frankenmuth will donate to the NARI Milwaukee Foundation based on positive/low loss experience of the group quarterly.

The Home Depot Pro Xtra Loyalty Program

NARI members enrolled in the program receive a 2% rebate on qualifying purchases through The Home Depot’s Pro Xtra Loyalty Program, with payouts every 6 months when a minimum spend is met.

Members gain access to pro-only pricing, volume discounts on key building materials, paint, and stain, as well as business tools like HOVER. Learn more by clicking here.

The NARI Saving Center

Exclusive deep discounts to members on everything from office supplies to entertainment—and so much more!

Companies include ODP Business Solutions, ADP, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, AVIS, Budget, ACE Hardware, Estes, and others.

NARI Building Bucks

A proven way to grow your business by offering your customers a choice of payment options. NARI members receive training and support from a dedicated BuildingBucks relationship manager and enjoy a shorter registration process.

SCORE

NARI has partnered with SCORE, a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship.  

With 300+ chapters and 10,000+ volunteer mentors nationwide, SCORE—supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration—provides NARI members with confidential business guidance at no cost. 

Canvas

Measure fast. Get as-builts faster. Canvas saves remodelers hours (or days!) on every project. It only takes a minute to scan a room, which captures every key dimension. With built-in CAD conversion, order professional-grade, fully editable 2D floor plans and 3D models in formats like AutoCAD, SketchUp, Revit, Chief Architect, and 2020.

NARI members get $100 in Canvas credit, email hello@canvas.io to get started.

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