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Webinar Series – Smart Strategies for Growth

This webinar series will directly impact your business. Every session will give you a take home that you will be able to apply directly to your business. These 1 hour sessions will not disappoint you and can be done in the comfort of your office, enabling you to have key managers and employees as part of the call to share in this great learning experience.

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Entire Investment Series for the low value of $39.95 (Materials to be provided upon registration)

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	TOPIC: The Management Circle DATE: Tuesday November 4th, 2008 TIME: 2 p.m. EST SPEAKER: Jennifer Lemcke, COO, Turf Holdings Inc. Engaging employees within your culture is not easy, and it’s definitely not a science. An effective Manager or Owners knows their responsibility… to prepare his/her employees to be the best they can be, each and every day! Hiring the right people; providing proper training; measuring performance; and consistent follow up are required, but the key is to re-evaluate and adjust as you manage this process. Following this webinar you will receive a great tool that will help you with office staff management.
	TOPIC: Building a Business Plan DATE: Tuesday November 18th, 2008 TIME: 2 p.m. EST SPEAKER: Jon Cundiff, President, Turf’s Up Enterprises A business plan can be an essential factor in an organization's growth and continued success. This Webinar will discuss the different business planning methods, as well as cover the basics of constructing a solid business plan that includes strategic thinking. Jon will share a checklist of what needs to be considered during the business planning cycle.
	TOPIC: Systemizing a Business DATE: Tuesday December 2nd, 2008 TIME: 2 p.m. EST SPEAKER: Tom Mauer, President, New England Lawn Companies, Inc. Unless you want to be chained to your business night and day, you have to create order. This is done by standardizing daily procedures so they can be taught, repeated and perfected. During this Webinar, learn how to look at your business in a more systematic way. Tom will showcase ideas of systems that you could adapt to your business.
	TOPIC: Hiring and Training the Right People DATE: Tuesday December 16th, 2008 TIME: 2 p.m. EST SPEAKER: Terry Kurth, President, Midwest Lawn Care This Webinar will reveal traits to look for in prospective employees and provide rules for smart hiring, specifically focusing on hiring for attitude. After all, it's a straightforward concept - hire the right people and build a better, more profitable organization. Terry will share with all attendees sample interview questions to help you hire the right people.
	TOPIC: Working Smarter With Lean Tools DATE: Tuesday January 6th, 2009 TIME: 2 p.m. EST SPEAKER: Jim Paluch, President, J.P. Horizons – Featured Guest Speaker When was the last time you or your team STOPPED, looked around at the day to day activities of the staff and realized this could be completed more efficiently, with even better service, and more value to the customer? In our industry it is imperative to Work Smarter with the time that we have available and use the resources of all of our people to do so. What would happen if you were able to take proven tools along with the input from your staff and put them together to discover ways to Work Smarter in everything that you do, from office operations to loading trucks, to on- site implementation and customer relations? Leaders in every industry have embraced the concepts of LEAN Management and revolutionized the way they do business. Defined as “The Least Waste Way,” LEAN becomes the battle cry for organizations embarking on a journey to drive out waste in all of their processes while adding value to what they offer their customers every day. Jim Paluch, whose reputation is unparalleled for energy, innovation and inspiration in the Green Industry, will be presenting ways to Work Smarter with LEAN tools.
	TOPIC: Measuring Performance DATE: Wednesday January 21st, 2009 TIME: 2 p.m. EST SPEAKER: Steve Russell, President, M.l.K. Holdings LLC So, you have your systems in place and you have trained your employees on those systems, but they are still not getting it right. That's where measurement comes into play. The basic purpose of any measurement system is to provide feedback, relative to your goals, to increase your chances of effectively and efficiently achieving those goals. This Webinar will cover how the purpose of measuring is not only to know how your business is performing but to enable it to perform better. All attendees will receive a checklist that outline the ABC’s of management and a cheat sheet for outlining goals.
	TOPIC: Goal Setting - When You Focus On The Future It Gives Purpose To The Present. DATE: Tuesday February 3rd, 2009 TIME: 2 p.m. EST SPEAKER: Chuck Zamora – Featured Guest Speaker The purpose of goals is to focus our attention. The mind will not reach toward achievement until it has clear objectives. The magic begins when we set goals. It is then that the switch is turned on, the current begins to flow and the power to accomplish becomes a reality. Wishing for a better year, hoping things will turn is just not a successful strategy for success. The most powerful lesson you will learn in this program is, "you are where you are because that's where you want to be, simply because if you didn't want to be there you would do something about it! And that something is setting goals. In this webinar you will learn some alarming statistics that will drive you to becoming a better goal setter. Chuck will also share his principle of "3D VISION TO SUCCESS," these are the three key elements that are a part of every successful person. You will learn not only the power in affirmations but will be instructed on how to write one and how to make affirmations a part of your daily life. Participants will be given a clear and concise definition as to what a goal is and the techniques for identifying whether it really is a goal that you would be willing to develop a strategy for and then stay on track through to its completion. Lastly Chuck will drive home the simple truth that "it doesn't matter where you start it only matters where you finish."
	TOPIC: Are You Ready For Growth? – The Next Steps DATE: Tuesday February 17th, 2009 TIME: 2 p.m. SPEAKER: Phil Fogarty, President, Growing Opportunities, LLC Most business owners at one point or another say they want to grow ... but do they really? This Webinar will talk about the various business stages and how an owner can tell if his or her business is ready to move to that next level. There are many options available that will also be discussed - from acquiring other companies to expanding key areas to diversifying your service menu.

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