Class Catalog

BDR provides comprehensive training resources to help contracting and distribution companies achieve sustained business success. With in-person, live virtual, and self-paced online, BDR offers various training options that meet your individual and business needs.

Class Catalog

BDR provides comprehensive training resources to help contracting and distribution companies achieve sustained business success. With in-person, live virtual, and self-paced online, BDR offers various training options that meet your individual and business needs.

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Class Type

Role

Pathway

This self-paced course outlines the key steps of the decision-making process and how to apply each of them to become a better decision-maker.
This self-paced course will show you how to develop your company's own M&A strategy that can be customized to your dealer-base.
This class educates owners and bookkeepers in accounting and office management fundamentals. This course will review the proper methods and procedures of accounting, including general ledger maintenance and financial reporting.
BDR's Art of Consumer Financing class shows contractors the fundamentals of implementing retail financing practices in their business, including covering fees and staying competitively priced in their market.
This course shows territory managers how to help RNC contractors understand the opportunity and be able to expand into the add-on replacement (AOR) market.
This course will explain what makes up culture and how to properly set up the expectations with your team that will drive great performance and results.
This self-paced course focuses on how to identify your current role as an owner, delegate day-to-day responsibilities, and build a plan for structure.
This class establishes the owner's role in the sales process and sets out the essential steps for monitoring the performance of your sales team. Learn the skills you need to become the ultimate sales coach for your company.
This workshop will show you how to capture high-margin, negotiated commercial replacement sales by creating loyal, long-lasting customers through service relationships.
In this 3-part course, distribution parts counter and inside sales employees will developed a foundational understanding of HVAC systems and their components to better serve your customers.
This 3-part course gives distribution parts counter team members the tools to be successful in their role and provide outstanding customer experience during every visit.
In this 3-hour training class, learn how to build your personalized discovery process that engages the homeowner and position yourself to close the sale.
This class will show new and existing managers how to transition from being just an employee to succeeding in a new management role.
This course teaches you how to implement a structured retail process for your sales and install coordinators that help build long-lasting customer relationships and positions the company for referrals.
This self-paced course will show you the costs of a potential cyberattack, the profile of cyber criminals who target small businesses, and the various types of common cyberattacks.
This class will show contractors how to design a residential duct system that provides increased comfort and efficiency to their customers while increasing their revenue.
This course gives territory managers a complete roadmap for growing their territory by analyzing current territory coverage and gaps, researching prospects, and developing strategies for cold-calling new partners.
This class helps develop a clear, multifaceted strategy that covers recruiting, onboarding, and retention.
This self-paced course focuses on proven labor management tactics distributors can use to help dealers reduce down time and drive revenue.
This class examines one of the key financial statements: the Profit & Loss (P&L), and how to develop a repeatable strategy for using your P&L to identify opportunities for business growth and success.
This class will show contractors how to correctly identify the proper fittings to use to reduce the equivalent length of their duct system and design a system that delivers ideal comfort and reliability.
This class will show you the opportunity cost of a lost labor hour and how to maximize profit through labor-saving techniques and strategies.
This class will help you discover your strengths as a leader and develop a plan for your professional growth to lead your team forward.
This 3-hour power-up training will help you identify core competencies crucial for managing a top-performing management team and discover the secrets to becoming a skilled delegator.
This self-paced course walks you through the process steps to recognize, prepare for, introduce, and cement change in your business.