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Project Profit Calculations and Tips

Know whether your project is profitable and how to fix it.

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Learn what project profitability is (and isn’t), why it matters, how to calculate profit and margins, and what levers to pull to drive project profitability.

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Workshop: Make Your Projects & Agencies More Profitable

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