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Working Smarter: Managing for Profitability All Year Long

Jim Paluch discusses how contractors can manage for high profitability throughout the year by focusing on employees, processes and new opportunities.

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Gregg Wartgow
Feb 7, 2011
JP Horizons Inc.

In this final installment of our four-part series on planning for profit, Jim Paluch discusses how contractors can manage for high profitability throughout the year by focusing on employees, processes and new opportunities.


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