“My goal is to help small businesses in the green industry get to their goals and help them create a financially strong and viable business. I have 13 years of experience in business from analyzing large commercial real estate deals to managing my own lawn care and landscaping business.”
Business Coaching
Our mission is to help your business succeed through providing services and information that can help you get to the next level. Our target clients are start up businesses to existing companies hitting $1,000,000 in annual gross sales.
There are a 1000 ways for a business to fail but only a few key elements that drive a successful long term business. I can tell you from personal experience very rarely does a business owner didn’t work hard enough. 9 times out of 10 they failed because they weren’t able to make the right decisions due to poor data and inexperience. Running your business based of how you feel things are going can be very deceiving.
I truly believe the most important part of your business is knowing your financials and it all starts with pricing. Once you understand the science behind your pricing you can put fourth a financial plan for success. Once that financial plan is in place we can make informed decisions that drive the rest of your business.
You can be great at sales, operations, maintenance, etc. However, if your services are not priced correctly you will ultimately struggle and likely fail over the course of time.
Through coaching and mentoring we will work with you to get you on the right track to a successful service business.
The majority of my experience as a business owner can be applied to not only the lawn care industry but other service businesses as well. Tree service, electrical contractors, pest control, snow removal, and the list goes on.
In another industry? Feel free to reach out and see if we can help.
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Services
Our ultimate goal is your success. The first step is to have a fact finding call over the phone where we can talk about your business, see where you are at in your business and whether or not we are a good fit to work together. These calls can range from 30 minutes to about an hour.
Once we find out a little bit about your business and what you want to focus on we can work on a tailored plan for your needs. You may just need a quick jump start or review of your business or possibly an on going monthly consultation where we stay in contact throughout the year and continue to build your business together.
Just like pricing out your services each business I work with is different. We all have struggled in different areas of our businesses. Once we get to know what you need we will work up a quote for you and proceed with a game plan for success.
- Knowing your COGS and Gross Profit Margin?
- Will my business every run itself?
- In order to win in your business, you MUST keep score!
- How does your life vision affect your financial goals?
- How a fuel barrel at your shop will SAVE you money!
- Why your book keeper is one of your biggest ASSETS!
- Great tool to manage your ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE!
- How to bill customers and create invoicing?
- How is margin calculated?
- What is a safe DEBT LOAD my business can sustain?
- The science behind pricing and how to make a healthy profit that you can sustain year to year?
- Starting up a new business? Do you have enough funds and what services will you offer?
- What is a Profit & Loss Statement?
- Going to a bank to borrow money? What information will you need to bring to be successful at getting the funds you need?
- What is a short term line of credit and how is it used to manage receivables?
- How will you fund your business start up along with future expansion? Do you have money saved or starting from nothing?
- Can I afford a shop? What percentage of my revenue can go towards my shop?
- Creating Passive Income – The Key To Getting Out Of The Rat Race!
- Where to find employees?
- Workmen’s Comp? Why is it a critical piece of your business? How is it calculated?
- How will the low unemployment rate affect the local work force?
- What can you afford to pay your employees?
- Can you afford a manager?
- How much can you pay yourself as an employee of your business?
- What type of insurance do I need?
- Contractor Insurance?
- How to choose the right insurance agent?
- New trucks vs. Used
- Diesel vs. Gas Equipment
- Mowers? What models and why?
- Trucks – What trucks are the best and most versatile?
- Tracking Your Fleet with GPS – A Total Game Changer
- How much can I afford to spend on marketing?
- What marketing works and what doesn’t?
- Is print marking dead?
- Is joining a networking group the right move for you?
- Why 3 times return on your marketing DOES NOT Work!
- What services are you currently offering?
- Residential vs. Commercial
- Homeowners associations? Why are they hard to manage and how to find success in this niche market?
- Snow Removal? Does it make sense for you to offer it and how can you profit from it?
- How to create a solid website?
- What is SEO?
- How important is a professional website?
- What is the cost of new website and the ongoing fees?
- Do I need a software system to run my business?
- What options are out there to help me run my business?
- I run a $500,000 business with google docs and its free? How do I do it?
- Do your crews need tablets?
- Do I need to GPS my trucks? And how can this help me price out my services?
- What is the vision for your business?
- How much can you realistically make at the end of the day?
- What does your typical day look like?
- How much revenue do I need to produce to be successful and achieve my goals.
- Marcus Lemonis: These Three Numbers Will Make Your Business A Success!
- How Bad Do You Want It? Eric Thomas Motivational Speech
- Looking to get a raise at work? Try this approach with your boss!
- Why success will elude you until your willing to do these 3 things!
- Matthew McConaughey | 5 Minutes for the NEXT 50 Years of Your Life!
