Business School for Pool Pros
What could be better than business classes specifically designed to address the challenges you are facing every day. Each business class offered at our Show features content specific to the pool and spa industry. No generalities. No B.S. Just actionable info you can use right away to get results for your company. Our business sessions will help you stay on top of the latest trends and tools for marketing, managing your employees, keeping track of finances, and the all-important – closing more sales.
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Seats are limited and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Every purchase of an education course or pass includes free access to the Show Floor!
We are offering two in-depth business courses on Monday, January 24. Separate fees apply
Making Your Business Work for You: Increase Your Profits & Put Your Organization on Steroids!
presented by Guy Gruenberg
Monday, January 24 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Members: $325 | Non-Members: $375
This is a MUST-ATTEND session for anyone looking to increase their profits & sales but is puzzled by how to price jobs given the uncertainty of supplies, inflation, and unexpected costs & wages. Join business guru Guy Gruenberg in this all-day workshop as he shares insight and knowledge in the field on job costing, increasing profits, and planning for the future unknowns. Find out how to calculate break-even points, overhead fixed & variable expenses, and understand the difference between margin & markup. Use this information to boost your confidence when sales quoting. And add profit!
Learn how
- To price jobs today and protect future profits
- To improve income and set up expense budgets
- To structure for succession
- Sales interact with the job costing system
- To convert a lead into a quote
Women in the Industry, Leadership Development: One Size Does NOT Fit All!
Interactive Panel Discussion
Monday, January 24 | 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Members: $125 | Non-Members: $175
In this session, attendees will hear and learn from a panel of successful women who will share their experiences and tactics used to help them grow as pool and spa industry leaders. Discover new communications and business skills, gain inspiration, and meet like-minded women who want to make a difference in their success. The goals of this workshop include determining the critical skills you need to lead during challenging times, reviewing the latest management trends in the industry and how women leaders can best address them, and discussing how to handle those uncomfortable situations that have affected most women in the industry.
- Share tactics to grow as a leader in the pool industry
- Discover new and renewed inspiration from other like-minded individuals
- Gain strategies to advance your career & lead your team in challenging times