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Home » Authors » Jim Hamilton

Articles by Jim Hamilton

Know your company's finances inside and out

Breaking even.
Jim Hamilton
January 18, 2017

Revenue management means knowing your company’s finances inside and out.


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Get laser focused in your business

Conversion process stretches into operations as well. Otherwise, you will waste all your marketing dollars.
Jim Hamilton
October 31, 2016

You need directed, hot light in order to burn some ants.


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Top service business priorities, Part 2

If you don’t have the right processes implemented, your company is not different, your company is broken.
Jim Hamilton
September 28, 2016

Manage your direct costs and overhead costs to hit your profit targets.


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Top service business priorities

As long as you know how to create your company’s selling price for your services, the following five items are your focus.
Jim Hamilton
July 27, 2016

Properly trained CSRs, technicians close sales.


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Know your numbers

More than 100 contractors were in the room, and everyone was doing their own calculations.
Jim Hamilton
April 22, 2016

What goes into creating the proper selling price?


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Fixing the Big Five financial numbers

Do you rely on your monthly and annual financial statements to tell you how your business is doing?
Jim Hamilton
January 20, 2016

Making sense of your financial statements.


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Monitor your business plan

In the service business, it can be feast or famine.
Jim Hamilton
April 27, 2015
Understand your seasonality and adjust your action items.


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Identify the action steps your company needs to take to succeed

You need the right call count.
Jim Hamilton
January 26, 2015
Every minute counts.
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Use a weekly quick ratio to help manage the cash in your business

Go with the flow.
Jim Hamilton
October 27, 2014
Use a weekly quick ratio to help manage your cash.
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Selling at the right price

Are you or your technicians taking home the biggest paycheck?
Jim Hamilton
April 22, 2014

When you look at the profit-and-loss statement, ask yourself what stands out to you.


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