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PCRA Discount AppliesHave you ever wondered how to increase your sales once you are in the prospects home? You know you are a good painter but how do you make sure you are running your business in such a way as to maximize your profits?

Through an exclusive strategic alliance with Grandy & Associates we have made arrangements to offer two vital services for PCRA members at discounted prices.

First is the three day Basic Business Boot Camp. Held each month in Owensboro, KY. The program was developed for contractors who are serious about growth and want more than a few hours of education here and there. The boot camp was developed to provide you with the opportunity to develop the foundation stones of profitable labor pricing, cash flow budgeting and more, all at one time. As a PCRA member you will receive a $250 discount from your tuition. This is a working session so be prepared to work.

As a member you also have access to a series of "How To" tapes designed to help you run and grow your business. Included in this series is.

"How to Increase Your Sales" which includes tapes on Selling to Women, How to Create an Effective Sales Presentation, System Selling and more.

"Develop Customer Service", including Measuring Customer Satisfaction, Customer Complaints, Making Lemonade Out of Lemons, 31 Ideas to Improve Customer Relations and more.

All in all there are 20 volumes of tapes containing a grand total of 65 audiocassettes. They are all designed to the small business involved in the service and painting business.

Basic Business Boot Camp

The Basic Business Boot Camp is three days of intensive business training guaranteed to increase your profitability. The Boot Camp is presented and conducted by Grandy & Associates, a PaintersChatRoom strategic partner.

You will learn to:

· Develop profitable hourly rates.
· Create month-to-month cash flow budgets and learn how to track your progress on a monthly basis.

  • Find out if Flat Rate Pricing is right four company.
  • Develop the newest methods of collection while maintaining "happy" customers.
  • Create a profitable Service Agreement Program.
  • Develop a family budget to cover your needs.
  • Create a computer model of your company and learn the "what if" process of maximizing your profitability.
  • Learn from top contractors around the country through roundtable discussions.

PCRA Members Receive a $250
Discount on Tuition!!!

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How To Cassette Tape Program
The PCRA Cassette Tape Series is developed by Grandy & Associates, a PaintersChatRoom strategic partner.

PCRA Members Receive a 10% Discount on all Tapes & Tape Programs

How to Design Yellow Page Ads
This tape series includes the following tapes:

  • Yellow Pages -The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
  • How to Create a Powerful Lead Generating Yellow Page Ad
  • Getting the Most From the Yellow Pages

How to Design Effective Marketing Pieces
This tape series includes the following tapes

  • Words That Sell
  • Good Ads - Bad Ads

How to Develop Customer Service
This tape series includes the following tapes:

  • Developing Customer Cheerleaders
  • Measuring Customer Satisfaction
  • The Missing Link to Customer Service
  • Customer Complaints - Making Lemonade out of Lemons
  • What Do Hamburger and Steel Have in Common
  • 31 Ideas to Improve Customer Relations
  • The Ten Commandments of Customer Service
  • Customer Response Cards - No Longer an Option

How to Manage Your Company Part 1
This tape series includes the following tapes:

  • Developing a Business Plan for PROFITABLE Growth
  • Coloring Outside the Lines
  • Cash Flow & Cash Flow Budgeting
  • The "Ya Gotta's" for Success
  • Myths, Mistakes & Misconceptions of Business
  • Labor Pricing

How to Manage Your Company Part 2
This tape series includes the following tapes:

  • Your 3 keys to Greater Profits: Image Building, Publicity & Promotion
  • Recognizing Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace
  • How to Answer the Telephone to Increase Sales
  • 101 Five Star Profit Building Tips from Actual Contractors
  • Are You a Good Company to Work For?
  • The Pros & Cons of Building Your Own Building

How to Motivate Your Employees
This tape series includes the following tapes:

  • Seven Steps to Building a Winning Employee Team
  • Secrets of Primetime Performers
  • Creating Employee Incentive Programs
  • Leading the New Breed of Employees
  • Lessons in Leadership from Lumanites & Lunatics
  • Building an Effective Team
  • 31 Principles for Becoming Better Leaders

How to Use Computers in the Workplace
This tape series includes the following tapes:

  • Personal Computers
  • Using Computers to Close More Sales
  • When is the Right Time for Your Company to Install a Fully Integrated Software Program
  • 2001 a Technology Odyssey

How to Develop Banking Relationships
This tape series includes the following tapes:

  • The ABC's of Borrowing
  • Developing a Line of Credit With Your Bank

How to Manage Your Money
This tape series includes the following tapes:

  • The Check is NOT in the Mail
  • Investment Options Made Easy
  • It's What You Get to Keep That Counts
  • How to Become a Millionaire
  • Understanding the Basics of a Financial Statement
  • How Much Money Do You Deserve?
  • Isn't It Time You Took Charge of Your Financial Future?

How to Be Successful
This tape series includes the following tapes:

  • Fifteen Things All Successful Companies Have in Common
  • Doing Business in a Small Community
  • How to be Successful in Life & in Business

How to Increase Sales
This tape series includes the following tapes:

  • Selling to Women
  • How to Create an Effective Sales Presentation
  • Increase Your Closing Rate to 90% Without Working Any Harder
  • Overcoming the Price Objection
  • Interviewing Outside Sales People
  • Selling - Price vs. Value
  • How to Increase Sales with the 2 Step Close
  • System Selling - Giving the Customer What They Want

How to Use Flat Rate Pricing
This tape series includes the following tapes:

  • Flat Rate Pricing - Is it Right for You?
  • The ABC's of Flat Rate Pricing

How to Negotiate
This tape series includes the following tapes:

  • Power Negotiating by Reading Body Language & Know the Hidden Meaning of Conversation
  • Win Win Negotiating
  • Genuine Power to Negotiate with your Customers
  • Negotiating Tips that will make You Money

Business Tapes of the Month

Choose for a wide variety of subjects such as "Selling Skills", "Marketing Ideas", "Customer Service Tools" and more.



Labor Pricing Software

Business Management Software Program
Designed For The Service and Trades Industry
"Model Your Company For Profitability"
Satisfaction 100% Guaranteed
PCRA Members Receive a 10% Discount on all software

Establish labor rates for each department

Develop cash flow budgets

  • Track non-billable time for each field employee
  • Create different scenarios to determine 'what if'
  • Calculate 'breakeven' hourly rates
  • Determine flat rate pricing labor rate
  • Project profitability by department


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