Direct Mail
Direct mail is an effective method of advertising. In the past, I have been less than satisfied with my response to direct mailings. They are THE most expensive way for us to obtain leads, but it is important to remember that it is not supposed to be a one time thing. People get frustrated that […]
Lawn Care Marketing in Newspapers
I love marketing, it is one of my favorite parts of running a business. Every year I like to try something new- In 2015 it will be newspaper stickers. These stickers go on the very front of the local newspapers in our area. I called early so we got perfect time slots. In the past, […]
Billing & Collections
In the landscaping industry, most people bill once per month after the work is completed. This means that if a company starts working for a customer June 1, they cut the lawn weekly the month of June, they will send out an invoice on the first of July. This is all well in good in […]
Quickbooks Budgeting Software
Creating a budget becomes more and more important as your company grows. I did not start using a budget until last year. It started when I bought a house- my liabilities went up and I wanted to make sure I was going to be able to afford my mortgage! I also was making some other […]
How to file 1099s
1099s are annual forms you are required to send to your subcontractors. The law states that if you pay someone and it is not through an employee w2, you have to share this information with the IRS so the payment information is recorded and they are aware of it. Anyone paying money to a person […]
Consultation Services
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Landscaping company mechanic
Today I dealt with a couple issues. First, I met with my office manager for a few hours to go over our chart of accounts and some other miscellaneous odds and ends. Secondly, I was managing our mechanic. This is the first year we have had a company mechanic. His job is to maintain the […]
Chart of Accounts
I have spent a decent amount of time trying to perfect our chart of accounts, specifically cost of goods sold versus expenses. I had been taking information found in a PLANET book on pricing, taking considerations of my mentor’s chart of accounts for his company, and our office manager. Basically, in accounting, there are 3 […]
Hiring Process
Lately I have been focusing a lot of my energy on developing the policies for the company. I have been using Google Drive as the center of the entire handbook. Rather than creating a paper handbook for the company, it is all in the cloud. Each process has its own google drive spreadsheet, with links […]
Daily Business Blog
Today I decided I am going to start recording the daily business activities of what I am working on to develop the business. In the past, this blog was just for Q and A of people that visit my site. Alongside that, I will be putting up posts of current day to day operations.