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Financial Blind Spots: The Money Misconceptions That Hurt Landscape Companies

It’s hard to make sound decisions when your financials are either structured in a way that buries the relevant information or certain aspects, such as your labor burden, are misinterpreted. ā€œDon’t assume your data is accurate, reliable, relevant and comprehensive without a thorough investigation,ā€ says John Joestgen, principal of JJ Landscape Consulting. ā€œIf you want […]

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Business Smarts: Understanding the Difference Between Markup and Margins

When it comes to making a profit, there is significant confusion between markup and margins. ā€œWhen we say the word markups, there are markups for recovering overhead and then there are markups for recovering what we call labor burden,ā€ says Tony Bass, founder of Tony Bass Consulting. ā€œThere are markups for profit. In my view […]

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