Tag Archives: breakeven

Avoid Your Own Fiscal Cliff

The news is filled with so many stories about the “Looming Fiscal Cliff” that we all want to just tune it out. For most small businesses, the fiscal cliff that they should be most concerned about is the one they … Continue reading

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You’re Invited

“It is my pleasure to invite you to a “Make A Profit” seminar on July 20th. I will be the featured speaker, and look forward to meeting you at this exciting event”. Mike Conroy

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Make a Profit Seminar

Many contractors reduce the amount they charge per hour to avoid confrontation about labor rates. This reduces their profits because their expenses remain the same. They end up paying themselves little and having spouses who work the books for no … Continue reading

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Numbers Cruncher Cost Breakdown

Numbers Cruncher software includes an automatic Job Cost Breakdown and cover letter that can make responding to cost complaints less time consuming and costly. Enter a few details about the job, and Numbers Cruncher uses your actual numbers to create … Continue reading

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Should You Give a Price Breakdown?

One of the issues that every service business has to deal with is the customer who thinks he paid too much, and demands to see a complete breakdown of the costs for the job.  This infrequent annoyance inevitably leads to … Continue reading

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Soul Session LBI Harvey Cedars Flats

Whether you’re looking to Rise Above the Competition in business or kite boarding, Mike Conroy should be your first call. Mike can quickly walk you through the business basics that you need to help make your company more consistently profitable, … Continue reading

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Fear and Pricing

As anyone who reads this newsletter knows, NSPG is a Flat Rate Price Book software and printed books company. We know what people want in their books and how they want to set up those books. What they actually put … Continue reading

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Quick Tip – Labor/Profit Rate Setup

Printing your books with prices that match your own business is a key benefit for NSPG Flat Rate users. As your business grows and changes, it is easy to customize your price books to match. For example, say you want … Continue reading

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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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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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