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 <description>February 04, 2012 - February 03, 2013</description>
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 <title>*Landscape Management Network’s “Build a Better Business” Workshop</title>
 <link>http://www.mnla.org/event/landscape_management_network%E2%80%99s_%E2%80%9Cbuild_better_business%E2%80%9D_workshop</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;start&quot;&gt;Start: 02/06/2012 - 8:30am&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;end&quot;&gt;End: 02/07/2012 - 4:30pm&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Location: &lt;/b&gt;Michigan CAT &amp;ndash; Grand Rapids.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/files/Better_Business_InfoReg_0.pdf&quot;&gt;Registration &amp;amp; Workshop Information (PDF)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Every attendee leaves this workshop with:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;An operating budget built with your numbers, for your company&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;A pricing system that calculates the prices your company must charge to cover your costs and profit&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;An efficiency rating that shows you what your sales should be, and how money is lost to waste and inefficiency&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Estimating methods that improve field productivity and profit&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Dead-simple, proven methods to measure and track job costs&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Wage and bonus systems that get staff thinking like entrepreneurs&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Workshop Details&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Dates: February 6 + 7, 2012 (2 day workshop)&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Times: 8:30a to 4:30p&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Location: Grand Rapids, MI @ Michigan CAT. 7700 Caterpillar Rd.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Cost: MNLA members $125, non-members $175 (includes both days, lunch and coffee)&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Register by email: kfaasse@mnla.org (Kristin Faasse)&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Register by phone: 800.879.6652 (ask for Kristin)&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;Due to the the hands-on nature of this workshop, seats are limited. The last workshop in Novi, MI was full. Register today before seats are gone!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.mnla.org/taxonomy/term/5">Continuing Education</category>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:29:45 -0600</pubDate>
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