Episode 11: Celebrating 10 episodes and a preview of episodes to come!

Episode 11: Celebrating 10 episodes and a preview of episodes to come!

summary: In this episode, Jason Jabara summarizes the key lessons from the first 10 episodes of Flooring 101, emphasizing the importance of systems, processes, and strategic growth in retail flooring. He discusses building scalable businesses, marketing strategies, and future topics like sales mastery and expansion. keywords: retail flooring, business systems, scalability, marketing, profit control, sales process, flooring industry, business growth, operational excellence key topics: Importance of systems over hard work Building scalable and profitable operations Marketing strategies for flooring businesses Future focus on sales mastery and expansion

Episode 10: Your Store's 90 Day Launch

We've made it to 10 episodes! Thank you to everyone who has give us a listen. Your First 90-Day Launch. 5 main points we will be discussing: Pre-Opening Timeline Hiring Order   Soft Opening Strategy Grand Opening Plan  First 90-Day KPI Targets  After this episode you should ask yourself: Do I have a written plan that I can follow for 90 days?

Episode 9: Mapping Your Store's Vision and Income Model

Mapping Your Store’s Vision & Income Model 5 main points we will be discussing: Defining Your Personal Income Target  Reverse-Engineering Revenue Goals  Break-Even Calculation  1-Year Target vs 3-Year Vision  Committing to Owner-Level Thinking  After this episode you should have not only how you want to build your store from previous episodes, but a roadmap for the direction you see your store going in in the next 90 days, 1 year model and 3 year vision

Episode 8: Common Rookie Mistakes to Avoid

Common Rookie Mistakes to Avoid. 5 main points we will be discussing: Overbuilding the Showroom  Over-hiring Too Early  Under-pricing to “Win Jobs”  No Defined Sales Process  Ignoring Cash Flow  After this episode you should have a little bit more insight into some common mistakes that are made when opening a retail flooring store and how to avoid them?

Episode 7: Vendor and Product Line Strategies

Today, we will specifically be discussing Vendor and Product Line Strategy   So, if you stick with us, you’ll learn how to start, run, and scale a profitable flooring business through proven systems for sales, operations, and marketing. So let’s get into it:  Vendor and Product Line Strategy. 5 main points we will be discussing: Avoiding Showroom Overload  Choosing Core Vendors  Negotiating Payment Terms Display Strategy  Building Vendor Relationships  After this episode you should have a good idea about what vendors you want to work with and why you want to work with them. You should be able to answer the question: why am I choosing the vendors that I am?