• How to Start a Lawn Care & Landscaping Services Business, Step-by-Step (41 pages – 53 Steps)

• Lawn Care & Landscaping Business – Step-by-Step Goals Timetable & Checklist (57 Steps)

• Equipment Checklist – 35 essential work and safety items plus an emergency binder plan.

• Lawn Care & Landscaping Services Business Plan – A detailed business plan that is ready to be customized with your business name and information. This Business Plan follows the accepted SBA format used by all banks and government agencies to determine your elegibility for grants and loans. Simply fill-in-the-blanks and you are ready to obtain financing.

Includes the following sections:

SECTION 1 - ORGANIZATION PLAN

1. Executive summary
2. Summary description of ABC Lawn Care & Landscaping Business
3. Mission
4. Business model
5. Products and services
6. Intellectual property
7. Location
8. Business structure
9. Management
10. Personnel

SECTION 2: LEGAL AND INSURANCE

1. Professional Team
2. Licenses
3. Insurance

SECTION 3: ACCOUNTING AND CASH FLOW

1. Accounting
2. Method of accounting
3. Tax issues
4. Bank account reconciliation and internal controls
5. Balance sheet
6. Income and expense statements
7. Cash flow
8. Cost analysis
9. Pricing

SECTION 4: FINANCING

1. Expenses
2. Funding

SECTION 5: Purchasing

1. Equipment and supplies
2. Supplies level

SECTION 6: MARKETING

1. Advertising and Promotion
2. Competition

• The Job Quote Calculator is a handy full-color full-feature calculator that contains built-in formulas for estimating the amount to charge for any lawn care and landscaping job.

• It contains modules for estimating:

  • Cutting, Trimming & Blowing
  • Mulching & Edging
  • Fertilizing
  • Weeding
  • Overseeding
  • Dethatching
  • Aeration
  • Plus a Summary Estimate to give to the Customer
• The Job Quote Calculator is in .xls format and can be opened by Microsoft Excel and other spreadsheet programs.

• Simply fill in the blanks with the job specs and the calculator does the rest.

• Sample job specs are included to get you started.

• The .xls document may also be modified for your own business purpose. Because there are any variety of factors and types of jobs, we have left the calculator in “unprotected” mode so that it is easy for you (even if you have only a rudimentary knowledge of Excel) to modify the calculator for your particular situation.

• You can copy the formulas, change the formulas, change the layout, change the default entries, or make any other changes as you wish.

• Once you modify it to fit your own business, you will find this an indispensable tool for estimating job costs.

• Lawn Care & Landscaping Services Forms Kit (22 forms, fully customizable with your business name, address, etc.)

Form 1 – Employee Application Form

Form 2 – Employee Policy & Safety Manual

Form 3 – Job Estimate Worksheet

Form 4 – Job Estimate Letter

Form 5 – General Lawn Service Contract

Form 6 – Lawn & Landscape Service Contract (Short Form)

Form 7 – Lawn & Landscape Service Contract (Long Form)

Form 8 – Daily Income Record

Form 9 – Landscaping Contract

Form 10 – Snow removal Contract

Form 11 – Work Completed Customer Notice

Form 12 – Daily Income Record

Form 13 – Daily Expense Record

Form 14 – Car Expense Log

Form 15 – Time Tracking Timesheet

Form 16 – Supplies Tracking Form

Form 17 – Supplies Replenishment & Purchases Tracking Form

Form 18 – Direct Mail Cover Letter

Form 19 – Press Release

Form 20 – Business Flyer

Form 21 – Business Flyer Template 2

Form 22 – Business Card

• An exhaustive list of Wholesale Lawn Care & Landscaping Equipment Suppliers - Easy access to more than 130 equipment suppliers is at your fingertips with handy links to their websites. You can often purchase your equipment directly from the maunfacturers at wholesale prices and avoid high-cost retailers.