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Electronic Diary or Paper Diary?

Looking for some opinions!

Currently using the old fashioned paper diary, regular sites/clients booked in throughout the year then extra jobs. Depending on weather, changing dates and clients, as hard as i try the diary becomes messy! Does it complic

Started by Daniel Lampard in Business

12 Replies · Reply by Robbie Jun 19, 2016

Jobber or Servicem8

I have looked at jobber a year ago but never progressed with it, a friend who runs a v sucessful plummbing co, (5-6 plummbers and vans) uses servicem8. They both look similar, servicem8 charges per job, i don't think it charges for re-occuring jobs,

Started by Andrew Michael Palmer in Business

2 Replies · Reply by Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd Jun 18, 2016

The best time to start up?

Hello everyone. I've been a member on here a while now and previously I was in the process of starting up. The start up last year got put on hold due to the youngest being a tad unwell during her first few months of being here (totally fine now).So n

Started by Dan Young in Business, Groundscare, and Landscaping

16 Replies · Reply by Neal Barker @ Etesia uk Jun 15, 2016

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Tweet of the night ?

Let Custom Caretaking trim your bushes, and say hello to the neighborhood! #landscaping pic.twitter.com/TWeQKAvNLs
— CustomCaretakingLLC (@CustomCareLndS) June 10, 2016

Started by Gary RK in Business

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Anyone noticed vehicle insurance on the rise?

sat here slightly puzzled!

last year my car which has business insurance including social domestic and pleasure insurance. With my partner on as learner insurance was around £700.00. No claims 1 year on this policy, 4 years on another policy, price £

Started by Daniel Lampard in Business

7 Replies · Reply by Daniela McGhie Jun 12, 2016

Is Pro and the BOG - correct for me?

Hi,

I like to think i've taken my co as far as it can get at the moment without the help of things like certified to safe contractor scheme and other affiliations. I'm good at selling and good at doing the work. I'm trying to take a back step in ter

Started by Andrew Michael Palmer in Business

27 Replies · Reply by Andrew Michael Palmer Jun 19, 2016

Another word for clear out

Hi,Trying to get a marketing package together & trying to come up with another name for clear out. Any ideas lads & lassiesDarragh

Started by darragh connolly in Business and Marketing

10 Replies · Reply by Billybop Jun 8, 2016

gardens going wild fortnightly visits/staff

I work on my own, I manage a few fortnightly jobs , to be honest think fortnightly maintenance is chasing your tail and I find everything has to be done- grass/weeds/hedges/blowing etc. The customer is not paying alot to maintain over the year. Plu

Started by Ian Parkes in Business

11 Replies · Reply by Daniela McGhie Jun 8, 2016

Friday evening thoughts

Hi all,Just going thru some thoughts here. Do people think it's ok to have a maintenance price for jobs & a clear out cost (once off jungle busters jobs) for other jobs. The clear outs are defo harder on tools & the heart rate is higher for sure thro

Started by darragh connolly in Business, Marketing, and Consumer

13 Replies · Reply by darragh connolly Jun 14, 2016

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HMRC advice for making tax digital

Started by Phil Voice in Accountancy and Business

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First Employee

Hi all,I am at a stage in my business where I am taking on more and more work and more and more regular clients which takes up the majority of my week. I don't want to turn down work if it is coming in!This will be my first proper summer with my busi

Started by Russ Jones in Business

4 Replies · Reply by Ben Jakes Jun 5, 2016

Churn Rate

Do you know your customer Churn Rate, that is the amount of customers that you lose every year, for which you have to get new customers to replace them. The cause is mainly people either moving out of your area or dying.

The Churn Rate is important to

Started by 1st Garden Maintenance in Business

16 Replies · Reply by David Benson May 31, 2016

Calculating Business Growth

This is reasonably simple, but most people don't think about it.

If you know how much you spend on advertising, find out how many leads that produced, then how many contracts. Now divide your advertising cost the number of contracts, and you now know

Started by 1st Garden Maintenance in Business

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Retiring - is it possible ?

With the implementation of the enrollment pensions etc, I wonder what we all think about our own retirements ?

I've had several conversations with my guys outside of work, discussing the general subject. The concenus is they do not trust the Pension

Started by Gary RK in Business

5 Replies · Reply by AndyCharles-EnborneGardeningCo Jun 4, 2016

The Value of Your Business

Have you ever thought about what your business is worth if you wanted to sell it one day?

A few days I was on a webinar with a person who is very big in the Business Transfer world, and roughly speaking this is what he said:-

Your business could be wo

Started by 1st Garden Maintenance in Business

8 Replies · Reply by Daniela McGhie May 31, 2016

Crew Revenue

A couple of weeks ago i had an email from a company that is 150 miles away, asking for a quote to maintain a pub landscape which is about 5 miles from our base.

What I found was that this company had been sending a crew of three people 150 miles here

Started by 1st Garden Maintenance in Business

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Jobber offline functionality

Hi all,

I've previously posted a thread on jobber when I first started considering signing up to it, but rejected it at the time as too expensive, though understanding it was well worth that cost. I'm now in a position where I can afford it (and am fe

Started by Tom Beevor in Business

4 Replies · Reply by Daniel Lampard May 24, 2016

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Landscape businesses going bust

I'm a regular visitor the the London Gazette website. I keep an eye on landscaping businesses gong bust or being petitioned for winding up.

The site gives me an idea of the underlying picture of the state of the UK landscaping industry.

See the lates

Started by Phil Voice in Business

8 Replies · Reply by Daniela McGhie May 31, 2016

Business outgrown domestic maintenance?

Can a commercial maintenance co operate successfully compete and keep up in the domestic maintenance market?

My business is almost 4 years old and I started in the domestic market (dont we all) mainly maintenance and tidy ups etc. Knowing a few people

Started by matt evans in Business

32 Replies · Reply by Andrew Watts May 28, 2016

Work for estate agents / tenancy work

Hello.I was approached today by a local owner to an estate agents and asked if I would be willing to work for them and clean/tidy the gardens at end of tenancy. And look after the gardens. Just want to know if any body out there has experience with d

Started by Nathan millward in Business, Groundscare, and Accreditation

20 Replies · Reply by fraz Oct 21, 2016

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