Topics covered will include:

• Rightsize your company every day, the right way
• Identify your "sweet spot" and learn how to build on it successfully
• Sharp shoot projects for profitability
• Mission, Vision and Values, why they matter
• The concept of "break even" and how this can give you a real competitive edge
• Risk management more important now than ever!
• Cash is king, those with it will be the winners!
• Planning for success and survival
• Learn the "keys" for success and profit
• Why businesses fail and how to use their experience to survive and thrive

Topics covered will include:

• Discover how to create a culture of profitability based on a foundation of positive cash flow
• Over and under billings; why they make a difference
• How to teach your team best of class methods to maximize cash flow
• Key terms/formulas and why understanding them is essential
• Better understand the cash flow cycle
• Discover methods and means to get your money sooner
• Understand your role in getting your company paid
• Case study of how a contractor went from a borrower to an investor because of better cash flow
• Discover "best practices" for better cash flow

Topics covered will include:

• Learn our daily risks and see how we to stop giving away our expertise
• Develop take-home methods that improve the rewards for risk taking
• How to manage and increase your bottom line
• Learn how to develop and utilize a risk matrix to identify the right project to bid
• The power of Margin Aggression
• Developing a culture of profitability
• Discover methods and means to get your money sooner
• Understanding that everybody has a role in getting your company paid
• Learn why your customers will want to help you make a profit
• Uncover the power of Margin Aggression and learn to use it for great results
• Learn how to benchmark your company to become a "Best of Class" performer
• Take home the tools to develop your own "dashboard for success"
• Plan how to put these tools to work immediately
• Discover that Profit is Not a Dirty Word… it is, in fact, a necessity for survival and growth

Topics covered will include:

• What is "Green" anyway?? Why understanding the lingo is essential to your decision
• Is green your "sweet spot"? if so learn how to build on it successfully
• If it is not, should I consider going "green"? Learn how to focus your resources to save time and money!
• Sharp shoot projects for profitability
• Risk management: a key to making sure GREEN truly is an opportunity for your company
• Planning for success and sustainability in the green market
• Learn the "keys" for success and profit

Topics covered will include:

• Discover how your company can build success and profitability by utilizing "keys" such as:
• Keeping score and why it matters
• Why planning is essential to success
• Thinking and managing long term
• Thinking of, and working with, your banker as an ally
• Attaining consistent profitability (It is possible)
• Bidding on purpose (oHow to get the right jobs at the right price)
• Acquiring your most important asset—the right People
• Keeping it simple . . . while having fun
• Learn about these and many more "keys" to take home and use to make a positive difference at your company!

Topics covered will include:

• Types of plans and the differences between them
• Strategic planning as a springboard to success
• Step-by-step approach to strategic planning
• The keys to successful strategic planning
• Why a mission statement is important
• Write or fine-tune your own mission statement
• How your vision and core values fit into your plan
• How to structure your plan so it becomes part of the way you do business
• SWOT analysis and action plans that produce results
• Take home a framework for your strategic plan and jump-start the process at your company!

Topics covered will include:

• Keys to successful strategic planning
• Why a mission statement is important
• Writing or fine-tuning your own mission statement
• How your vision and core values fit into your plan
• Writing your vision and value statements
• Structuring a living plan that becomes part of your company's DNA
• Performing a SWOT analysis on your firm
• The magic of prioritization that makes the plan achievable
• Developing strategies and goals with action plans that produce results
• Keeping track by keeping score
• Writing a draft strategic plan to jump-start the process at your company

Topics covered will include:

• Key concepts that can be applied in your company for Best of Class results
• Assessing your company's tolerance for risk
• Assessing your competitor's tolerance for risk
• Not all risk is the same
• The five main areas of risk: Hazard, Operational, Financial, Strategic and Education
• The essentials of systematically identifying and managing risk
• Minimize risk without limiting growth
• Turn risk into an opportunity and a competitive advantage