Chuck Violand’s easy-to-understand, no-nonsense approach has made him a highly acclaimed speaker at seminars and workshops across the country. He is available to share his insights with your group on these popular topics:
| Climbing the Staircase to Business Success: The Five Steps of Managing a Small Business |
One of the greatest challenges facing small business owners is knowing how to manage their businesses. This presentation describes different levels of management and makes clear the importance of taking one step at a time. Learn how to move up—and stop falling down—the staircase to business success. (60-90 minutes)
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The Entrepreneurial Conspiracy: Six Management Behaviors that Plot Against Your Company
Are you achieving the things you want from your
business? If not, you may find the reason is
that you’ve been conspiring
against yourself! Learn how to stop sabotaging
your efforts to grow your company, and begin charting a course for personal
and professional prosperity. (60-90 minutes) |
| Finding, Compensating, and Keeping Superior Employees |
| The key to building a successful business isn’t just finding good customers. It’s finding, and keeping, good employees. Whether the unemployment rate is high and you are bombarded with applications, or the rate is low and you have much fewer choices, this workshop will provide you with an effective program for building a team of the best people available. (6 hours) |
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| Lifting the Numbers Curse: Making Your Financial Reports as Easy to Understand as 1-2-3 |
Carpet cleaners have developed an entire vocabulary around hiding out from their financial reports. And it’s no wonder, given that “accountantese” language can be somewhat intimidating and rather confusing. After attending this workshop, however, you’ll have no more reasons to hide. Hear in everyday language what all those numbers mean, and learn which ones you need to pay attention to. (6 hours) |

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Painless Selling for the Professional Cleaner
When it’s time to get serious about making money in your cleaning business, then it’s time to add commercial carpet cleaning to your service mix. Many cleaners realize how profitable commercial work can be, but they let their fears of not knowing what to say, or not knowing where to find qualified prospects keep them from pursuing it. This workshop eases the pain of selling by showing you where to find, and how to close, profitable commercial business. (6 hours)
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