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How to Save Money When Running Your Construction Business

Smooth Sale

Photo by 652234 via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: How to Save Money When Running Your Construction Business Like any other business, the construction industry depends on a healthy cash flow to stay healthy. It might seem counterintuitive, but it makes more sense when considering the nature of the construction industry.

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How to add value by ditching the discount

Trinity Perspectives

In sales, sometimes we default to providing a discount because in the absence of anything else, the easiest lever to pull is price. But offering a discount has a negative impact for several reasons: It costs you money. Discounting does more subtle damage, too. Discover and negotiate, don’t discount.

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How To Keep Loyal Employees 101

Smooth Sale

Of course, not all criticism will be constructive, so it’s important to distinguish between helpful feedback and that which to ignore. Whether you offer bonuses, discounts, days out, or more, your employees should know that you’re willing to invest in treating them how they deserve.

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“Why I’m So Interested In Selling,” Spence Wixom

Partners in Excellence

Why I’m Interested in Selling: An MBA finance professor of mine stood on the first day of class and said, “for any taking finance courses as a way to avoid selling I have news for you, every job is a sales job – get used to it.” I showed up, I wanted to help, and good things happened.” He was right. I was one of those students.

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How to Bounce Back from a Summer Slump [Data + Tips]

Hubspot Sales

Industries with the slowest growth were Construction and Financial Activities. The industries that saw the largest dips in traffic were Construction (-12%), Financial Activities (-11%), and Manufacturing (-7.2%). Of course, you have a quota to hit — that's the ultimate goal. Trouble seeing this graph? Click here for a PDF.

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Use These 2 Examples To Uncover Prospect Needs

MTD Sales Training

You’ve probably been on courses where you’ve discussed the different types of questions that are available to you. It may sound something like this: “Tom, many businesses in the construction industry have been able to save over 15% in their long-term buying cycles by using our preferred supplier status discounts.

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18 Networks All Entrepreneurs Should Consider Joining

Hubspot Sales

Its extensive resource library — including webinars, courses, and guides — has information on everything from increasing diversity in the workplace to managing a remote team during a pandemic. SEA holds a bi-annual Summit, runs a mentorship program, holds working groups, offers discounts on business services, and much more.