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Making Sense of Your Numbers – Part 3

By Cornerstone Billing Solutions | November 9, 2020
Blocks that spell out the word health. The block with the H is being turned to show a W. There are coins on top of the blocks.

In Parts one and two, we outlined a simple model that helps to easily understand how you’re doing, and to set minimum sales & margin levels based on your goals. This final post will cover owner compensation, followed by a look at how a “zero overhead” view of your financials can reveal your true margins.…

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Saving 15 Minutes with Alarm Industry Service Software

By Cornerstone Billing Solutions | October 12, 2020
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If you could invest $2/day to save 15 minutes of time daily for your tech and administrative employees, would you do it? The answer should be a slam-dunk YES, but first let’s look at why I’m asking this question. Alarm industry service software has been around for over 30 years. In the last 10-15 years,…

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Making Sense of Your Numbers: Part 2

By Cornerstone Billing Solutions | September 29, 2020
Man counting coins on a pile of financial papers. There is a pen, calculator and laptop on the papers as well.

The main point of Part 1 is that most security dealers would benefit by separating their ‘steady Eddy’ recurring revenue / profit (RP) from their more messy and volatile Service & Installation revenue / profit (SIP). These two simple buckets will drive your company’s success or failure, because they drive your operating profit. Knowing your…

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