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Accreditations

Anyone on LJN have Exor accreditation for any of their commercial client landscaping contracts ?

Had a look on the website and there are a multitude of levels - just wondered if anyone had gone thru it and could share their experience

We are SAFE

Started by Gary RK in Business

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Invoice factoring

Does anyone use this type of service?
How complicated is it to get your money?
can you recomend a reliable company?

Started by Peak surfacing ltd. in Business

4 Replies · Reply by Fenlandphil Nov 11, 2010

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Simply Business - take this business survey

Landscape Juice Network partners, Simply Business, are conducting a poll/survey to gauge the feelings of small business owners, how they are performing but also to understand what are the big issues affecting your day-to-day operations. This is espec

Started by Phil Voice in Business

5 Replies · Reply by Fenlandphil Nov 13, 2010

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Quotes - how do you do them ?

We all create quotes in some form or another to get jobs...

Just curious how everyone approaches the 'mechanics' creating the quote from the site visit.

Do you use a well tried and tested form and fill in out on site (but for your eyes only) ?

Started by Gary RK in Business

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Free website and course

I came across this through a linked in network it may be useful.

Free website course

Started by Fenlandphil in Business

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The Distance Selling Regulations etc.

There have been a number of posts recently and over the last year regarding door to door selling and distance selling.

Each of us will have our own views on if our particular service falls within the scope of the various laws.

However I would strongly

Started by Graeme @ BGS in Business

1 Reply · Reply by Graeme @ BGS Nov 1, 2010

What are your Unique Selling Points

Most businesses have something that they do better or differently to others to make them special in the market place.

Ours,

We grow plants to a very exacting standard

We only use peat-free compost

We visit Landscapers & Designers on site, and offer pla

Started by T & S Plants in Business

7 Replies · Reply by Fenlandphil Nov 1, 2010

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Private pensions to become compulsory for workers

"The coalition government is to press ahead with a Labour scheme to force all UK firms, regardless of size, to automatically enrol their staff into a pension scheme from 2012. "Companies will be told pay in a minimum of 1% of every worker's salary in

Started by Phil Voice in Business

15 Replies · Reply by Richard Boyd Nov 1, 2010

Tricky Late payment

Bit of a tricky one this.

I was approched by a fellow landscape gardener that I know to do some lawncare work on a large property that he was working on during summer for a well known person.

A few emails got bounced back and forward until the outline

Started by James Hall in Business

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Cannabis Plants Needed for 2 Days Filming

Need ORI of 100+ plants 3-4ft tall. Probably hit a dead end with actually sourcing the above.However, suggestions for the closest looking plants would be useful and perhaps a bit of Friday fun! :)

Started by Richard Boyd in Business

18 Replies · Reply by Rose Lennard Oct 27, 2010

Accounts paper records archives (how long to retain) ?

I'd always understood that the legal requirement was to keep paper records for six years but I read somewhere recently that perhaps it's only three. Can someone enlighten me please ?

Thanks

Started by Bigyin in Business

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landscape site measuring software

Ok, forget the over the top american presentation and take a look at the type of integrated landscape related software they have access to....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1OC3PnKxNc&feature=related

Could you use a UK version of this ?

If s

Started by Gary RK in Business

2 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Oct 16, 2010

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How will the government cuts affect commercial horticulture?

The world stock markets have been in euphoric mood for the last eighteen months since their lows of March 2008 but I feel it's now extremely overdone and fundamentally, the United Kingdom cannot maintain its current valuation.

There is nervousness

Started by Phil Voice in Business

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Grave Tending

Does anyone do a grave & memorial tending service as it is something I have thought about starting and building up to run along side other work I do.

Started by Richard Jones in Business

4 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Oct 14, 2010

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Should the clocks be changed forward ?

There's been a few moves over recent years to change BST by 1 or 2 hours. See this : http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/cif-green/2010/mar/26/british-summertime-change I can't decide if it's a good thing or not - dark mornings and brighter evening

Started by Gary RK in Business

11 Replies · Reply by Tim Haywood Nov 1, 2010

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How to survive and thrive in a downturn by Richard Branson

Richard Branson is one of my business heroes and his biography is one of only three I've ever read (on holiday in France). I've written to him twice and he's (or his office) courteously replied on both occasions. I've just followed him on Twitter (no

Started by Phil Voice in Business

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Business Branding

Belonging to a business and marketing newsletter/group, I regularly get tips etc and received this today... It's 5 simple tips to help brand your business. All the tips are reasonably small and acheivable and thought I'd post them for all those who a

Started by Gary RK in Business

1 Reply · Reply by Gary RK Aug 17, 2013

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landline vs mobile numbers in business

I grew up in business believing that bona fide business always had landlines and not to deal with businesses that only advertised via a mobile number ? Now, with non-geographic numbers (NGNs) such as 0800,0845, 0844 etc, simple call routing technolog

Started by Gary RK in Business

11 Replies · Reply by Gary Atkins Oct 10, 2010

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Do landscape machinery dealers perform in the online world ?

I'm trying to buy a substaintial piece of equipment, so I made initial contact with a few dealers via email on Monday morning stating what we were looking for and our timeframe (ie immediate). They all promote 'contact us now' style invations on thei

Started by Gary RK in Business

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Child benefit cut

Child benefit is being cut in 2013 for high earners of £44.000 For members with families large or small like myself, how much of an impact would this have on your business decisions.

Started by Classic Gardens in Business

26 Replies · Reply by rosie larking Oct 7, 2010

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