Publisher's Synopsis
Running a successful landscape contractor company is a juggling act. You need expertise in your area of landscaping to provide services to clients. You also need the know-how to run a small business. You have probably been well-prepared by your education and experience for the technical ins and outs of running a landscape contracting company. Yet what training has prepared you to run a business?
The E-Myth Landscape Contractor fills this knowledge gap, giving you a complete toolkit for either starting a successful company from scratch or maximizing an existing company's performance. Loaded with practical, powerful advice you can easily use, this one-stop guide helps you realize all the benefits that come with a thriving landscape contracting business.
Combining the wisdom of renowned business development expert Michael E. Gerber and the landscaping expertise of Anthony C. Bass, The E-Myth Landscape Contractor equips you to: Liberate yourself from the predictable and o en overwhelming tyranny of unprofitable, unproductive, and time-consuming routines Transform yourself from a successful landscaping technician (landscaper) into a successful landscaper-manager-entrepreneur Rethink your company, shift ing from tactical thinking (working "in" your business) to strategic thinking (working "on" your business) Stop trading time for dollars Manage those processes through which people get things done, which becomes your Management System--for everything you do Implement innovative systems to produce consistent results as your company grows Take the sanctity of time seriously, blocking time for entrepreneurial work Create the story that becomes the heart of your company
Leading a landscape contracting business can seem like a daunting task, with too few hours in the day, too many petty management issues, and problems that landscape contractors at large firms do not seem to face.e E-Myth Landscape Contractor offers you a road map to create a landscape contracting business that's self-sufficient, growing, and highly profitable. Take your business to levels you did not think possible with this unique guide!
Anthony Bass is an entrepreneur, inventor, author, consultant, and speaker. He built Bass Custom Landscapes from scratch, sold it for a seven-figure profit, and retired at age forty-one. The high-efficiency Super Lawn Trucks(TM) system Tony invented for his company is now used by contractors in forty-two US states and Canada. He has produced several audio and video training programs and five books, including The Money Making Secrets of a Multi-Million Dollar Landscape Contractor. Tony lives with his wife, Lynn, and their children, Holly and Maxx, in Warner Robins, Georgia.
