There aren’t many secrets in Gaffney, South Carolina, so when two heating and air conditioning workers suddenly quit their jobs and began buying big screen TV’s, used cars, riding lawn mowers, and brick and mortar work with the old style $100 bills, people started to speak up. You see, these two men were hired by Ms. Lois Brown to do …
Not a Golfer? Not to Worry! Your SGI Expo Offers 3 More Exciting Excursions Wednesday, October 1st: Experience Palm Springs’ Aerial Tramway on Mount Jacinto! Discover the Desert Jeep Tour—San Andreas Fault! Enjoy a Shopping Escapade at El Paseo! You recently were invited to compete with and against your fellow SGI members at the 1st Annual SGI EXPO CLASSIC Golf …
Enjoy competing with and against your fellow SGI members at the 1st Annual SGI EXPO CLASSIC Golf Tournament! It’s kicking off at your Expo in Palm Desert, California, Wednesday, October 1! The tournament will run from 7:30 am to noon! You and three of your fellow members will participate against the field in a traditional golf scramble. The top-performing team …
It’s every small businessperson’s biggest nightmare: You finally make the move to raise your prices, and you immediately get dozens of customer complaints and calls and you decimate your bottom line! But what if the reverse happened? Renowned social psychologist Robert Cialdini suggests that in some cases, businesses can actually increase their sales by raising prices! Why? He explained that in industries …
Are you offering your customers the value they deserve? For success in today’s market, you need to be different to make a difference. The one characteristic you might notice about most successful companies is the fact they have some type of value proposition that makes them different. A value proposition is defined as a promise of value to be delivered …
Your ESI team introduced our version of “Summer School”—free, online training to help you maximize your success in these warmer months! (This training is exclusively for ESI members!) The first two sessions were Financing 101 & Financing 201. If you missed either of these sessions, or would like to watch them again, go to the Members Only portion of your …
The online Management Enrichment Coaching series offered by SGI continues Thursday, July 17, 11 am EDT! The topic: Building Value! You’re in a competitive industry. There are tons of Jimmys, Jacks, and Joes who will gladly run a service call for a tenth of what you need to and should charge your customer. It’s not that you’re overcharging—you’re running a …
The “Make Money This Winter with Radiant Barrier,” three-part training series was developed to show you, the roofing contractor, that you don’t have to worry about losing money when the weather turns dark and cold. There is another way for you to make money and turn a profit. The answer for your company could be Radiant Barrier! If you missed …
Do you ever hear these words from your customers? “I had a bad experience with your company because your guys showed up late for the job and they didn’t do everything that was promised by the comfort advisor. Not only that, the installers did sloppy work, didn’t clean up after themselves, and didn’t explain how the system works.” If you …
We recently had another group of new SGI members go through Executive Perspective. It’s always exciting to see “the light come on” after the full week, and then talk with them over the ensuing weeks as they work on their businesses. As often is the case, new members always want to know, “What do I need to do immediately when …
