HVAC Supply Industry Solutions
HVAC business management training
Ferguson partners with industry professionals and business experts to offer a range of virtual HVAC business management training courses. Choose from a mix of free and paid training sessions to improve your company and grow profitability.
Upcoming HVAC business training courses
Explore our collection of free and paid virtual courses to help you and your team grow your HVAC business. Check back as we add more trainers and classes, or contact us to discuss potential sessions.
Dispatching for Profit
Stephen Dale
Two four-hour sessions: $150
This class for contractors with three or more technicians in the field reviews organizing your dispatch board, prioritizing calls based on urgent versus emergency, pairing the right technician with the right call, confirmation calls, rescheduling calls, timing for maintenance calls in spring and fall, as well as internal communication between the office and technicians.
Feb. 22-23, 2023, at 9 a.m. ET
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April 12-13, 2023, at 9 a.m. ET
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How to Establish KPIs for Your Employees
Ruth King
One 60-minute session: $100
Discover how to establish key performance indicators with your managers and employees. Suggested KPIs for field and office personnel will be discussed as well as potential bonuses for exceeding minimum KPIs. Once you establish the KPIs with your employees, tracking and communicating results are key to keeping them engaged. You’ll get ideas on how to do this too.
Feb. 24, 2023, at 9 a.m. ET
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March 30, 2023, at 9 a.m. ET
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10 Common Financial Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Ruth King
One 60-minute session: $100
Discover the 10 most common financial mistakes contractors make, including pricing, profit and loss issues, bookkeeping issues and balance sheet mistakes. You’ll learn how to avoid them so that your financial statements are more accurate and you can make better business decisions.
March 1, 2023, at 9 a.m. ET
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April 5, 2023, at 9 a.m. ET
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How to Price and Grow a Residential Maintenance Program
Ruth King
One 60-minute session: $100
Get the formula to properly price your maintenance plans as well as goal-setting suggestions in this webinar. We’ll also review procedures for speaking with customers on the phone and in the home and cover follow-up activities.
March 2, 2023, at 9 a.m. ET
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April 6, 2023, at 9 a.m. ET
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Hiring New Workers
Monte Lewis
One 60-minute session: $100
The critical role of staffing is more important than ever. Your ability to recruit, hire and build a team of competent people will determine your level of business success. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to create an organizational structure that is attractive to new recruits, with a clear career path and training process to move to each new step, and how to reach out to community influencers to let them know about your career opportunities.
March 3, 2023, at 9 a.m. ET
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March 24, 2023, at 9 a.m. ET
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Leadership Practices
Monte Lewis
One 60-minute session: $100
Discover best leadership practices in this session. An effective leader is someone who gets the job done by working with and through others. A capable leader is someone who not only does things right, but who also does the right things—the key to effectiveness. Leadership requires us to reconcile caring for and developing our people while ensuring that business goals are achieved. Leadership requires us to strike a balance between compassion and accountability.
March 10, 2023, at 9 a.m. ET
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March 31, 2023, at 9 a.m. ET
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Grow Your Sales with Financing and Proposals
Doug Little
One 60-minute session: Free
Learn how to increase your sales by building and copying proposals and offering financing on every job. We’ll dive into the challenges that arise with financing in the HVAC industry and see how Payzerware makes it easier than ever to grow your sales and get paid more on every job.
March 15, 2023, at 9 a.m. ET
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March 16, 2023, at 9 a.m. ET
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Make 2023 More Profitable
Doug Little
One 60-minute session: Free
Set your business up for a profitable 2023 by learning how Payzerware will help you grow your business. Payzer is a proud maker of Payzerware, the software built for contractors focused on growing their businesses. During this webinar, you will learn our methods to improve your profits in 2023.
April 19, 2023, at 9 a.m. ET
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April 20, 2023, at 9 a.m. ET
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Connect with Ferguson for HVAC business growth
In addition to HVAC business training, Ferguson can help you run your business more smoothly. Explore options below to discuss solutions at your local Ferguson branch, sign up for an online account or contact us to talk about potential training sessions.