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RS BootCamp
New Owners Training Program |
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This course is designed to give potential and new store owners a comprehensive overview of what it takes to get started - and succeed - in the retail packing and shipping industry. Know what to expect, how to avoid major pitfalls, and start your new business with a professional edge. Note: veteran store owners take BootCamp to get back into “fighting form”.
BootCamp is presented by RSA President and one of the industry’s leading experts on store operations, Brandon Gale. |
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Premium Member: $328.50
(Only $180 for any additional students
from the same store)
Regular Price: $365
(Only $200 for any additional students
from the same store) |
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Packing 101
The Science & The Rules |
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Learn the dynamics of packing and how to protect from damage when preparing shipments. Package Carriers have specific rules and guidelines that must be followed to properly protect and insure contents. Class covers the basics of package design and construction and the use of packing tools, packing materials and shipping containers. |
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Premium Member: $67.50
Regular Price: $75 |
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Shipping 102
International Shipping |
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International shipping is a substantial profit center for retail shipping centers, but remembering every detail, procedure, and regulation can be a challenge. Rules and services can change every day - and knowing how to adjust to those changes can mean the difference between great profits and great losses! |
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Premium Member: $76.50
Regular Price: $85 |
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Sales & Marketing 201
New Customer Prospecting & Lead Generation |
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The retail shipping business today is rife with new competition. Budgets are shrinking, and center owners are stretched to the limit to do more with less. The need to reach out and find new customers in new markets while keeping existing customers is more important than ever.
This course covers the tools and resources that can help you expand your market and win new customers—and solidify your relationship with customers you’ve worked so hard to cultivate. |
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Premium Member: $67.50
Regular Price: $75 |
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Packing 102
Advanced Packing |
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Stock box sizes don’t always fit items being shipped or sent via freight. Custom box/container design and construction is an art, and the product can be a significant profit center with extraordinary margins. Learn – and practice - professional techniques for custom box building for fragile, large, awkward and valuable items. Become your neighborhood Packaging Expert. |
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Premium Member: $76.50
Regular Price: $85 |
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Operations 102
CMRA Mailbox Rental Management &
USPS Approved Shipper Program |
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If postal services are a part of your product mix, the United States Postal Service plays a vital role in your day-to-day operation. As a regulator, the USPS requires compliance with the rules and regulations imposed on private mail box rental services through the Commercial Mail Receiving Agent (CMRA) program. And as a business partner, the USPS Approved Shipper Program provides marketing tools and operational support for reselling USPS products and services in your center. This three-hour operations course covers all the basics – and all the bases. |
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Premium Member: $67.50
Regular Price: $75 |
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Shipping 105
Heavy Freight & Air Cargo |
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National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) numbers, Freight Classes, ship on a pallet or loose? What is the best way to ship your customer's freight order? How can you maximize your profit, avoid damage and claims and how to quote it to avoid "Sticker Shock"? Learn how product packaging, insurance value, freight claims, and freight classifications all effect your freight rates and how to use this knowledge to build a solid freight program. Take home a "Freight 101" manual to help train your staff. |
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Premium Member: $67.50
Regular Price: $75 |
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