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2009 NCSG Convention & Tradeshow
February 25-28, 2009 · Winston-Salem, North Carolina
The 2009 NCSG Convention and Tradeshow will be held at Winston-Salem, NC's Twin City Quarter. The Twin City Quarter is two hotels (Embassay Suites and Marriott) connected to the Benton Convention Center in downtown Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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"Sooty Bob” Daniels to serve as Tour Guide
of the Business Building Idea Hall of Fame
as NCSG Innovation 2009 Keynote
The National Chimney Sweep Guild is pleased to announce “Sooty Bob” Daniels, founder of Copperfield Chimney Supply, as NCSG Innovation 2009 keynote in Winston-Salem. Daniels will serve as our tour guide on the industry’s Business Building Idea Hall of Fame.
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As Daniels walks us through the Business Building Idea Hall of Fame, attendees of all experience levels will have a chance to measure themselves against the tried and true business building ideas that sweeps and home service professionals have used to grow successful operations. Daniels promises that this presentation will be every bit as relevant for the chimney professional that chooses to remain a one or two person operation as for those who want to run multiple trucks. Expect to come away having been entertained with a blend of history and modern day relevance, and to take home the very thing you need to make the convention a complete success – one great new idea.
Daniels got into the sweeping business in 1977 and started Copperfield Chimney Supply and joined NCSG in 1978. Daniels has had the pleasure of teaching dozens of business building and technical workshops across the United States and continues to write columns for industry publications. |
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Saturday's Featured Speaker: Tom Grandy
How To Be Profitable in a Down Economy
With Tom Grandy of Grandy & Associates
Saturday, February 28 at the NCSG Innovation 2009 Convention |
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My first year in business I read an article about how to be profitable. At the end the writer made a statement: "It doesn't matter what you do as long as you are the best at what you do you will be profitable". This session is going to cover lots of ways to be the best at what you do....so you will be profitable in any economy. We will talk about incentive systems, using attaboys to increase customer service, creating add-on sales and lots more. You are going to love this session. - Tom Grandy of Grandy & Associates
Tom will also present two additional sessions that afternooon with healthy businesses in mind:
Key Performance Indicators: What to Track and Why?
Setting specific goals for your techs, and measuring against those goals, can produce some really amazing results. The question is "What should we track and what are the KPI (Key Performance Indicators). Before you leave class you will know! We will also talk about marketing in terms of some basic information to track to help increase current and future sales. Don't miss this presentation!
Labor Pricing for a Profit
Proper labor pricing is the foundation for profitable growth. Also, improper labor pricing is the number one cause of failure within the industry. This session will cover the fundamentals of proper labor pricing using a sample company and ten filled-in worksheets. If you have attended before...come again and learn how to refresh your numbers. If you have never attended this needs to be the program you just "cannot miss".� |
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And this is only a tiny taste of the more than 35 hours of technical and business education, 8 hours of trade show and countless hours of networking opportunities awaiting you in Winston-Salem in February. Plan now to attend NCSG Innovation 2009! | |
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Relive the memories of NCSG Innovation 2008 at the Grand Sierra in Reno.
VISIT THE 2008 PHOTO BLOG!
All photos courtesy of Right Coast Juan (aka Blume The Merry Sweep). Future Dates
2010 - February 24-27 - Indianapolis |
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