Monthly Archives: July 2011
Price Book Q&A
How may price columns should I have in my Flat Rate Book? We usually recommend no more than two pricing columns. More price columns can confuse your clients and techs, and reduce the effectiveness of the entire Price Book. We … Continue reading
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Tagged breakeven, Flat Rate, management, profit, selling price, small business
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Changes at Nexstar
After 11 years of service, Nexstar’s current President & CEO Greg Niemi will hand the reins over to Jack Tester in November 2011. Mr. Tester was recruited by Nexstar founder Frank Blau to be the first employee of Nexstar (Contractors … Continue reading
NSPG Business Cost Calculator
We know that not everyone has Numbers Cruncher for calculating their breakeven and other numbers critical for setting their prices, so we have created a quick business cost calculator on the NSPG web site. This simple calculator takes your selections … Continue reading
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Summertime Thoughts
As we move into the summer vacation season here, we’d like to offer a few basic business tips to ponder if you get some time. Emphasize How You’re Different Write a list of the things that make your business different … Continue reading
Quick Tech Tip – Automatic Sync/Backup
If you have more than one computer that you use to run your business, you need Windows Live Mesh. With a few minutes of setup on each computer, you can have all of your business files automatically and constantly synced … Continue reading