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New Courses Available From Contractor College

PDCA's Contractor College program continues to provide a wealth of educational opportunities.  Three programs recorded earlier this year at PACE 2008 are now available online. If you missed these sessions or have ever wondered what type of education is provided at the convention now is a great opportunity to experience these programs.
Bid Management and Negotiation
Brian Drucks
Executive Compensation Strategies
Jon Abbett
Negotiating with the Educated Buyer
Pete Brown
Discover a detailed and disciplined process for discerning when to bid or not bid on a scope of work. Realize how profiling your customer and your company will keep you on track for developing the right bids and proposals suitable to your operation. You will examine how to fine tune any bid to ensure you can avoid cutting into profit when you cutting price Explore employer and executive needs that will result in a truly effective compensation strategy for your company. Develop the best tools to retain and grow your finest asset, your employees. And, step by step, you will review the methods that will ensure that your employees and executives are highly motivated for years to come. This course addresses the challenges of negotiating and discusses multiple negotiating strategies. Learn about the seven deadly sins that can destroy a great negotiation opportunity. This course will expose the buyer so that you can identify multiple buyer types including the average buyer and the savvy buyer. Finally you are challenged with making changes to your own methods for negotiating in a sales situation.

These courses can be purchased online through the PDCA Online Store or by calling (800) 332-7322.





 



PDCA Education is Supported, in Part, Through a Generous Contribution by Benjamin Moore Paints,  ICI Paints &Sherwin Williams Paints


    

 
 
 
     
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Contractor College Announces 2 Additional Accredited Companies!

 
 

Contractor College is the member gateway to building and maintaining a high performance painting and decorating business through knowledge and technology.  Here you will find the ingredients for success in the emerging marketplace.