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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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How Much is Your Business Worth?
Whether you’re the owner, or an employee, chances are you don’t know how much the business is worth. And, chances are everyone thinks the business is worth more than it really is. This misunderstanding makes it difficult for the owner … 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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Quick Flat Rate Price Book Changes
As your costs and prices change, it’s easy to update specific sections of your Flat Rate Price Books with NSPG software. You can easily make the changes to your book calculations on the Setup form, and then create loss leaders … Continue reading
Special Offer: Free Printed Flat Rate Price Book
You can meet NSPG’s Mike Conroy at the QSC Power Meeting on April 7 – 9, 2011 at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, TN. You may still be able to register to attend, so contact visit the QSC website to … Continue reading
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Quick Tech Tip
The Numbers Cruncher Quick Job Calculator is a fill-in-the-blank form that allows you to quickly quote any job based on just a few pieces of information. This is a simplified live version of the Task Grid built into NSPG Flat … Continue reading
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Numbers Cruncher Review with Sales Goals
Most of our clients find NSPG while looking for Flat Rate Price books for their Plumbing, Electrical, or HVAC company. We always encourage potential clients to Crunch their Numbers before they even consider printing a Flat Rate Book. Many of … Continue reading
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Signs You’re Not Charging Enough
If you’ve looked at all of your costs, and you can’t cut any more, your only real option is to raise your rates. Knowing your actual breakeven can make this easier to do. Your choice will be to continue to short change yourself and your employees by charging too little, or you can ask your customers to pay a more reasonable price. Continue reading
The Cost of Delay
Last month we took a look at how most small businesses tend to put off decisions and actions until “just the right time”. This month, we’ll discuss why we all do this, and a few tricks to help us all … Continue reading
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