We all have habits that are good for us, and some not so good.  The good news is that bad habits can be eliminated and good habits can be developed.  In Charles Duhigg’s book, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life And Business, the incredible impact of habits on business is revealed in a fashion that helps the reader to understand why habits are important, (the good ones), and how developing the right habits ensure automatic success.

The information from The Power of Habit that you can apply to your business today boils down ...

Your most valuable asset: your employees. 

Most of us went to a school that had a system of grading papers with the letter A representing a great paper and the letter F meaning that the work was in need of great improvement.  The system worked (for some of us), but many of us probably could have done much better in school if we had teachers that simply focused on helping us to get an A.  That is the premise of a unique business philosophy in the book, Helping People Win at Work, by Ken Blanchard and Garry Ridge.  In this ...

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Ideas worth considering and trying in your business:

- Your customer needs a quote now. Typically the first one back with an estimate can win the bid. 

- Don't take a job just for the sake of taking it. Make sure it's not only profitable, but that it's profitable enough.

- Make sure you are charging for extras like finishing, add-ons and waste.  

How can Control help?

Estimate fast.  Accurately estimate the price and cost of a job in seconds.  Make sure there’s enough estimated margin before sending the quote.  See the ...

This week's feature:

Ideas worth considering and trying in your business:

-Redundancy is a killer. Develop a system so that the accounting department isn't inputting the same info from the original order to create the invoice. 

- Create a snapshot of A/Rs so you know which customers owe you money and what amount. 

-Don't wait until 90 days to contact for overdue payment. Encourage timely and early payments with incentives. 

How can Control help?

Create professional looking invoices in seconds.  No more searching around for paperwork, or re-writing info to create invoices.  It’s all ...

It was the best software rollout we have ever experienced.

The fact that there is a time frame set to “Go Live” by Cyrious, I think, is very helpful. It gets you off your butt, gets you moving, plus the clock is ticking and money on the line. You could miss out on discounted training hours. there’s some enticement there to go. The weekly meetings, you feel like you’re accountable to complete your “homework” and meet your weekly goals. And there’s no problem with that. It keeps you focused on it, and keeps you moving. It’s ...