Business Development Resources (BDR), the training and business coaching authority for home services industry professionals, has announced new specialized BDR University (BDRU) courses, including unique opportunities for home service contractors to bolster their business acumen and leadership skills.

“Our spring BDR University courses are designed to provide timely content that translates directly into business growth,” said Matt MacArthur, sr. vice president of training at BDR. “Our professional trainers share actionable insights into a range of topics affecting the home service industry, creating ways for businesses to add real value to their team and positively impact the bottom line.”

BDRU’s upcoming slate of live virtual training options for business owners and managers, installers, sales teams, technicians, and dispatchers include:

• Residential Maintenance (April 3-4) will show home service professionals how to increase their year-round revenues, building reliable customer bases through regular maintenance programs and hedging against seasonal slumps.
• Labor Management for Retail Installations (April 9-10) will provide contractors with strategies to optimize retail installation projects, focusing on core concepts such as job staging, “pack out” truck stock, and in-home customer interactions.
• Leading a Management Team (April 24) is one of BDR’s signature power-up training classes, helping home service leaders discover the secrets of effective delegation and managing high-performance management teams.
• QuickBooks for Contractors (May 7-8) walks business owners and bookkeepers through the popular QuickBooks accounting software and how they can use it to generate accurate and timely financial reports, which are critical to making informed business decisions.

Registration for these and other spring courses is now open. Enrollment through the BDRU+ training program provides industry-leading training options that fit into any company's yearly training budget.

For more information about BDR, visit http://www.bdrco.com.