Being a landscape business owner is hard. There are a million things vying for your attention, and it’s usually the most urgent that gets it. Meanwhile, your business keeps going – but is it growing? Has it increased in value over the last year? The truth is that most landscape business owners have no idea what their business is worth or how it’s actually doing. They’re usually fantastic technicians, happy to be working IN the business, but rarely ON the business. But knowing the value of your business, and understanding the steps needed to take to increase its value are critical for the growth and health of the business. It will increase profitability now and also make your business more attractive to potential buyers – whether you’re looking at selling now or in the future.

Let’s take a look at six pillars of business and identify some best practices and tools you can implement fairly easily to increase efficiency, productivity and profit.

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“When Grant from Nextra Consulting asked us last year if there were any areas where he could help us, we jumped at the opportunity to work with him. Nextra Consulting helped us to not only see areas where we could grow our business, but to operate more efficiently on a daily basis. With his help, we have defined our vision, core values, immediate and future goals and added vital positions we did not realize we needed. We also run more productive team meetings with set timelines, agenda items and a rating system. If you're looking for a consultant to help you organize and run your business more efficiently, we strongly recommend Nextra Consulting.” (Mountview Landscaping)

Business coaching is about more than just having a cheerleader in your corner. A coach helps you gain clarity and create a long term vision for your company. 

At Nextra, coaching means having a sounding board when you want input or advice on company decisions. It means having accountability to stay on track with y...