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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

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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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Maximizing Your Sales Opportunities

Whether the economy is slow like it is now or booming like it’s 1999, the most successful companies are always working to of maximize productivity and profits. Continue reading

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Profit, Margin, Markup, and Profit

Knowing how to do a few simple calculations, and knowing the right calculation to use, can make a big difference to your bottom line.  Even though you probably use a tool like Numbers Cruncher to automatically do these calculations, understanding … Continue reading

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Calculating Your Hourly Charge

One  critical factor in achieving profitability is accurately setting your selling price with your desired Profit Percentage.  Many businesses use a markup method to add their Profit Percentage to their breakeven.  This will always yield a smaller than expected Profit because … Continue reading

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