Plan a Yard-Work Business

Plan a Yard-Work Business
Author: Stephane Hillard
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2020-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1725319128

The leaves are falling. The snow is accumulating. The grass is growing. Weeds are overtaking the garden. Each of these things is an opportunity to make some cold, hard cash. Many people may be willing to pay someone to help them with tasks around their yard. Your enterprising readers will learn the importance of advertising their business, paying close attention to detail, and pricing their services in a fair yet competitive way. A list of supplies and business tips helps readers prepare for operating their own yard-work business.

The Mom Test

The Mom Test
Author: Rob Fitzpatrick
Publisher: Robfitz Ltd
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2013-10-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1492180742

The Mom Test is a quick, practical guide that will save you time, money, and heartbreak. They say you shouldn't ask your mom whether your business is a good idea, because she loves you and will lie to you. This is technically true, but it misses the point. You shouldn't ask anyone if your business is a good idea. It's a bad question and everyone will lie to you at least a little . As a matter of fact, it's not their responsibility to tell you the truth. It's your responsibility to find it and it's worth doing right . Talking to customers is one of the foundational skills of both Customer Development and Lean Startup. We all know we're supposed to do it, but nobody seems willing to admit that it's easy to screw up and hard to do right. This book is going to show you how customer conversations go wrong and how you can do better.

How to Open and Operate a Home-based Landscaping Business

How to Open and Operate a Home-based Landscaping Business
Author: Owen E. Dell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1994
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Combining down-to-earth text with helpful forms and worksheets, this authoritative guide details everything from making the initial decision to planning for long-term growth. The author draws from more than 20 years of personal experience as a landscape contractor to provide this highly-readable and comprehensive book.

How to Start a Landscaping Business

How to Start a Landscaping Business
Author: Keith Kalfas
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2016-02-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9781530147359

How to Start a Landscaping Business By Keith Kalfas is a Classic Struggle to victory story on how to overcome fear and self-doubt. This book is for someone stuck in a dead-end job and looking to venture out into they're first small business.

Mowbiz

Mowbiz
Author: Greg Michaels
Publisher:
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2012
Genre: Landscape gardening
ISBN: 9780984183807

Whether you're an experienced landscaper or new to the trade, Mowbiz give you the tools you need to start your own landscaping business and make it a success. This no-nonsense guide reveals the techniques professionals use to keep landscapes looking their best. And it clearly explains the nuts and bolts of running your own profitable business. Each topic has been extensively researched, so your work will be backed by university findings, not guesswork. By pass the trial-and-error school of landscaping, and learn the right way to do things...from the start.--COVER.

The Beginner's Guide to Starting a Garden

The Beginner's Guide to Starting a Garden
Author: Sally Roth
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2017-02-08
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1604697806

“Learn how to spend fewer hours and less money on revamping the garden.” —The English Garden The prospect of revamping your yard can be daunting. Where do you start? How do all the areas come together in a beautiful, cohesive way? In The Beginner’s Guide to Starting a Garden, Sally Roth simplifies the process by showing you how to spend fewer hours (and a minimal amount of money) in the garden by tackling one small area at a time. You’ll find garden plans for ten unique areas—the entryway, the shady areas under trees, and more—that can be linked together over time to create a unified yard, and plants that are dependable, easy to find, and look good year after year. You’ll also learn the basics of good design, which plants offer the most bloom for your buck, and how to avoid the most common planting mistakes.

Anatomy of a Business Plan

Anatomy of a Business Plan
Author: Linda Pinson
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1993
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The carefully written, well-thought-out business plan fell out of fashion in the dot-com craze, but in the year following the technology stock market crash it has become apparent that this basic building block of business is an entrepreneur's best friend. Award-winning author and business planning expert Linda Pinson has updated the book that has helped over 1 million businesses get up and running.Both new and established businesses will benefit from "Anatomy of a Business Plan's mix of time-tested planning strategies and an entirely new chapter on marketing techniques. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Lawn Boy

Lawn Boy
Author: Gary Paulsen
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2009-03-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0553494651

One day I was 12 years old and broke. Then Grandma gave me Grandpa's old riding lawnmower. I set out to mow some lawns. More people wanted me to mow their lawns. And more and more. . . . One client was Arnold the stockbroker, who offered to teach me about "the beauty of capitalism. Supply and Demand. Diversify labor. Distribute the wealth." "Wealth?" I said. "It's groovy, man," said Arnold. If I'd known what was coming, I might have climbed on my mower and putted all the way home to hide in my room. But the lawn business grew and grew. So did my profits, which Arnold invested in many things. And one of them was Joey Pow the prizefighter. That's when my 12th summer got really interesting.

Deer-Resistant Design

Deer-Resistant Design
Author: Karen Chapman
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2019-07-23
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1604698497

“Fear deer no more! The best source I’ve seen on the topic!” —Tracy DiSabato-Aust, award-winning garden designer and best-selling author Deer are one of the most common problems a gardener can face. These cute but pesky animals can quickly devour hundreds of dollars’ worth of plants. And common solutions include the use of unattractive fencing and chemicals. In Deer-Resistant Design, Karen Chapman offers another option—intentional design choices that result in beautiful gardens that coexist with wildlife. Deer-Resistant Design showcases real home gardens across North America—from a country garden in New Jersey to a hilltop hacienda in Texas—that have successfully managed the presence of deer. Each homeowner also shares their top ten deer-resistant plants, all welcome additions to a deer-challenged gardeners shopping list. A chapter on deer-resistant container gardens provides suggestions for making colorful, captivating, and imaginative containers. Lushly illustrated and filled with practical advice and inspiring design ideas, Deer-Resistant Design is packed with everything you need to confidently tackle this challenging problem.

Lawn Gone!

Lawn Gone!
Author: Pam Penick
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2013-02-12
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1607743159

A colorful guide covering the basics of replacing a traditional lawn with a wide variety of easy-care, no-mow, drought-tolerant, money-saving options that will appeal to today's busy, eco-conscious homeowner. Americans pour 300 million gallons of gas and 1 billion hours every year into mowing their lawns, not to mention 70 million pounds of pesticides and $40 billion for lawn upkeep. No Wonder the anti-lawn movement is thriving, as today's eco-conscious consumers realize that their traditional lawns are water-hogging, chemical-ridden, maintenance-intensive burdens. Lawn Gone!, from award-winning gardening blogger Pam Penick, is the first basic introduction to low-water, easy-care lawn alternatives for beginning gardeners, written in a friendly style with an approachable package. It covers all the available time-saving options: alternative grasses, ground cover plants, artificial turf, hardscaping, mulch, and more. In addition, it includes step-by-step lawn-removal methods, strategies for dealing with neighbors and homeowner associations, and how to minimize your lawn if you're not ready to go all the way.