PM columnist and contracting business consultant Al Levi will be teaching two workshops with various dates throughout the spring and summer.

• "Sales Summit," April 25-26 in Phoenix, Ariz., and May 9-10 in Denver, Colo., will help teach techs how to sell.

• "Operating Power!" June 5-6 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Aug. 14-15, also in Poughkeepsie, will show participants how to gain control of their companies by creating systems and an operations manual.

The price for the Sales Summit course is $539 per person or $2,695 for a "season ticket" for their company. The price of the Operating Power! Course is $539 per person, and includes a copy of the Operating Power! manual and a sample of Vehicles Maintenance on CD.

To enroll for any of the workshops, send an e-mail to: sales@mattsmithmedia.com or call 513/761-0594.