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Home » Authors » Jim Hamilton

Jim Hamilton

Jim (Bone) Hamilton is a business coach with Nexstar. He has spent 36 years in the plumbing/heating/cooling/electrical service industry, and has purchased and transformed 28 underperforming companies into profitable businesses, each in less than a year. For more information on how you can get rapid results, go to www.nexstarnetwork.com or call 888/240-STAR.

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The 2020 business planning season is right now

Jim Hamilton
September 3, 2019

A strategic plan allows you to be proactive in controlling your business, instead of reactive.


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Jim Hamilton: Sound Processes = A Sound Business

To run a successful business, you need to determine and implement processes that everyone in your company understands.
Jim Hamilton
March 1, 2019

You pull up to your business at 7:00 a.m. and see that your service trucks have already left. 


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Jim Hamilton: How does a business improve?

Staying ahead of the curve takes effort – continuous effort.
Jim Hamilton
January 28, 2019

Said differently, a business must create and maintain a culture of continuous improvement.


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Jim Hamilton: The difference between goals and systems

Jim Hamilton
October 25, 2018

Focus on the process for achieving sustainable results — not just the results themselves.


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Jim Hamilton: 3 steps to making a sale

Jim Hamilton
July 26, 2018

Reviewing and improving your sales process should be repeated throughout the year.


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Jim Hamilton: How much money do you need to retire?

Jim Hamilton
April 30, 2018

Find out how much money you need to retire.


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Hamilton: You will sell your business

Jim Hamilton
January 30, 2018

The question is, what will you get out of it?


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Let the process do the work

Jim Hamilton
October 31, 2017

Consistency can help even the least skilled techs excel.


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How to cut overhead

Jim Hamilton
July 26, 2017

Do you know how productive your company truly is?


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Refining your sales process

Jim Hamilton
April 28, 2017

When it comes to gaining customers for life, Know + Like = Trust.


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