Start and Run a Gardening Business, 4th Edition: Practical advice and information on how to manage a profitable business
By (Author) Paul Power
Little, Brown Book Group
Robinson
5th November 2015
5th November 2015
United Kingdom
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Commercial horticulture
Gardening
635.068
Paperback
288
Width 233mm, Height 165mm, Spine 22mm
362g
Whether your aspirations are simply to sell a selection of home grown plants from the boot of your car or to establish a succesful all-year-round gardening business, this book will show you how. It covers: preparing your business plan; getting kitted out; how to find work - and keep it; what services to offer; book-keeping for gardeners; planning the gardening year; how to get commercial contracts; providing estimates; the top ten most profitable gardening jobs.
A remarkably practical and helpful guide... Every subject from your business plan to tax legislation is covered here in straightforward and encouraging terms making you realise just what is possible. A life-changing book.
* Permaculture Magazine *When Paul Power left school he joined the civil service, but grew to hate the bureaucracy, commuting and the office politics. He finally decided to turn his love of gardening into a profession and made it a huge success, far exceeding his expectations. Now retired from active gardening Paul advises and helps others looking to start their own gardening businesses.