2026 Annual Shop Managers Workshop

Hosted by Window Woman of NE in Amesbury, MA ! 

Whether the shop you work in is large or small you will find plenty of new information that you can use from your time spent with the crew at Window Woman of New England.

This annual event brings together shop managers & leads from across the country to learn from each other and share challenges unique to those working for someone else.

What's included:

• Conversations lead by the Window Woman or NE staff on lessons they have learned and how to manage the shop more effectively and efficiently from the perspective of the shop manager or team lead

• Breakfast and lunch (please make a note on registration form of dietary restrictions)

• Thursday night pre-event mixer (included in registration cost)

Workshop Topics:

• Shop Tour

• Shop safety: protocols, training, enforcing rules

• Productivity: how do you set and measure goals, balance speed with safety and quality

• Quality Control: How to you explain goals, train to the standard and reward/penalize mistakes

• Time to ask your shop specific questions and have group discussion

Thursday Happy Hour:

• Join us for a pre-event networking mixer at 5pm on Thursday, April 30th at TBA. Participants can unwind from their travels and swap stories while enjoying some local light bites provided by the WPA.

Friday Dinner:

• After we finish our official workshop, anyone who is interested can join us at a local restaurant that will be shared on Friday at 6 pm to continue to network and talk shop over dinner. This is optional at your own expense.

Accommodations:

With this being a small event we do not have block at hotels but these are the closest to the event:

• Hampton Inn

• Fairfield Inn 

Thursday Oddities Tour: 1 PM ( add on event $20/person)

• If you arrive in town early enough, join us as we visit sites in nearby Newburyport where you will see pulleys installed in the middle of the jambs, triple hung windows of enormous size, windows that disappear into the wall, etc. It's a geeks delight of window oddities.

Join the waitlist to be first in line when registration opens to secure one of the limited spots!

This event is open to non-owner shop managers and employees and solo shop owners only. This ensures a safe space to openly discuss challenges related to managing a shop from the employee perspective. Registration is limited to WPA members or employees of a WPA member company.

If your company owner is not a member have them join now!