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FREE Zoom Sessions on Building Businesses In Horticulture

NEW from Alan Sargent and The Landscape Library

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A series of FREE monthly zoom sessions for anybody wishing to start, build or develop a gardening, garden design or landscaping business.

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Held on the third wednesday of each month, sessions will be on a variety of topics, each lasting for around 45 minutes and aimed at small businesses involved in horticulture.

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Starting on 21st August at 7pm, Alan will be guiding delegates through the in's and out's of running a business in the garden design, garden maintenance and landscaping industries.

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There'll be plenty of time to ask questions too.

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First up will be "Starting Out", covering subjects such as..

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šŸ‘€ Making the leap into self-employment

šŸ‘€ Assessing your marketplace

šŸ‘€ Evaluating your skills base

šŸ‘€ Essential infrastructure

šŸ‘€ Marketing your services

šŸ‘€ Establishing your business principles

šŸ‘€ Getting paid in a timely manner

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Interested?

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Email alangsargent@gmail.com for a link to join the session. We're looking forward to seeing you there.

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PS: please feel free to share this post with anyone you think may be interested. Remember - the sessions are completely free to join.

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