Lawn & Landscape Announces 2005/06 Growing Your Business Seminar

The seminars will feature highly respected industry consultant and Lawn & Landscape columnist Jack Mattingly of Mattingly Consulting, who brings years of in-the-field experience managing and consulting with leading landscape contracting operations.

Sponsored exclusively by John Deere, the seminars will present lessons taken from proven operational management systems that are designed to provide attendees with a defined, precise “game plan” to become more organized, operationally efficient and profitable. Topics include:

• How to Grow Your Revenue and Acquire New Customers
• Sharpening Estimating Tips
• Managing Your Labor Costs
• Tracking Labor Hours
• How Equipment Impacts Your Bottom Line

"The Lawn & Landscape Growing Your Business Seminars are a timely, cost-effective way to provide top-notch training to owners, managers, estimators, sales representatives and crew leaders working in the landscape industry," said Ron Lowy, publisher of the Lawn & Landscape Media Group. "It's no secret that people are a company's most valuable asset. The Growing Your Business Seminar Series allows readers to provide training without adversely impacting their company’s production. It's a unique opportunity to invest in your staff, while enhancing the quality of your company's service."

The Lawn & Landscape Growing Your Business Seminar Tour kicks off August 18, 2005, in Indianapolis and runs through March 2006. Check the tour dates and locations at right to find the closest seminar to you, then contact Lawn & Landscape’s conference division to register. Contractors interested in receiving additional seminar and registration information can e-mail Lawn & Landscape’s Michelle Fitzpatrick at mfitzpatrick@giemedia.com or call 800/456-0707 ext. 218. For additional information on the seminars, visit www.lawnbizseminars.com