The Business of Independent Service Provider Contracting

Financial Health Assessment: More Important Than Service?

Posted by Jeff Walczak on 1/27/20 3:52 PM

As of 1/10/2020, it’s a new day for FXG CSP’s.

You may recall we’ve talked about TRANSFORMING your Lifestyle Business into a 

Transportation Compan y for the past several years.

FXG's announcement of the new Financial Health Assessment added a new, critically important component for how they keep score on your business performance, and your value to them.

Engaging a third party, RapidRatings, to examine your financial health, then reporting those findings to FXG will create a measurement (number) that will become just as important as your daily service - if not more so.

As a CSP, you should understand the significance of this announcement and the reasoning behind why it will be so crucial going forward.

Let’s take a look at what is going on here...

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Topics: Business Planning, Business Results, ISP Negotiation, Business Metrics, Contract, Profit

Settlement Simulation Tool For ISP Negotiations And Much More!

Posted by Jeff Walczak on 4/29/15 6:06 PM

It is finally here!

After a considerable amount of work on our part and feedback from you, we have developed a tool that will help you prepare for your transition to an ISP operating agreement.

It is important to point out that the tool has been developed in both a mobile and a desktop version.

Soon you will see why.Contract_Negotiation_2

We didn't want to develop this tool with just your ISP negotiations in mind. We wanted it to be useful in many other situations as well,

And boy is it ever!

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Topics: Business Planning, Business Results, ISP Negotiation

5 Hot Tips On How To Survive And Thrive During Peak

Posted by Jeff Walczak on 11/13/14 4:09 PM

There are 3 possible outcomes your business can experience each peak season. You can struggle and just get by, you can succeed and set your business up for more profit and growth in the future, or, you can fail.

We're going to assume that you want to succeed. If so, here are the most important tips you can use to make sure that this happens....

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Topics: Business Planning

Does Your Business Fit In FedEx Ground's Future Plans?

Posted by Jeff Walczak on 10/6/14 8:22 AM

There has been a lot of talk lately. Most of the talk surrounds the adverse events that are leading to big changes at FedEx Ground, particularly in the relationship that the corporation has with its independent contractors and independent service providers.

What does all this mean for you?

 

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Topics: Business Planning, Business Outlook

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