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Try to imagine what could go wrong on a project and write a clear contract to reduce risk and mitigate those potential problems. Image: Yeivaz/stock.adobe.com
Anna Turner, Business, Landscaping industry, Updates

Reduce risk to increase profit

Have you gone through a period where all jobs seem to be going bad, and not one seems to be running smoothly? It’s a sign to take a good look at your systems and identify ways to manage and reduce risk. Read More
Tom FosterJanuary 8, 2026, 10:44 amJanuary 8, 2026
On a team and company level it’s important to set targets and track how well teams are performing against the expected outcomes. Image: The Little Hut/stock.adobe.com
Anna Turner, Business, Landscaping industry, Updates

Anna Turner: set targets

Anna Turner takes aim at tightening up business and management practices. Her tip? Set targets. Read More
Tom FosterOctober 10, 2025, 1:39 pmOctober 10, 2025
Knowing your labour costs when chasing revenue versus chasing costs is vital. Image: EddieSnapix/ stock.adobe.com
Anna Turner, Business, Landscaping industry, Updates

Chasing revenue versus chasing costs

Anna Turner points out the importance of focussing on profit, not turnover. Read More
Tom FosterAugust 14, 2025, 9:27 amAugust 14, 2025
The most important forecast to make in business is cashflow – predicting money in and money out of your business. Image: prakasitlalao/stock.adobe.com
Business, Landscaping industry, Updates

Cashflow forecasting is crucial

Forecasting is a powerful tool we can use to predict, but most importantly, prepare for the future. Anna Turner talks about all the factors that contribute to cashflow forecasting in a landscape business, hopefully to make the business journey less bumpy. Read More
Tom FosterDecember 12, 2024, 2:37 pmDecember 12, 2024
Business, Landscaping industry, Updates

Maximise your profits with better planning

Maximise your profits. Anna Turner has some solid-gold tips on the benefits of good planning.
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Tom FosterJune 24, 2024, 7:53 amJune 24, 2024
Business, Landscaping industry, Landscaping innovations, Software

Why you need to invest in take-off software

Take-off software is a must. No matter what size your business, if you quote off plans, you must use construction take-off software to do it. Anna Turner highlights how measuring off a paper copy of plans is fraught with danger, not to mention time consuming and clunky. Read More
Tom FosterApril 12, 2024, 7:37 amApril 12, 2024
Business, Landscaping industry, Updates

Seven ways to improve your estimating

Most contractors dread pricing, but there’s no getting around it, it’s essential to winning work. Anna Turner has some tips to improve your estimating game. Read More
Tom FosterFebruary 9, 2024, 8:43 amFebruary 9, 2024
Business, Landscaping industry, Updates

New year’s checklist

Anna Turner helps sort a 2024 plan of action. Read More
Tom FosterJanuary 10, 2024, 4:56 pmJanuary 10, 2024
Business, Landscaping industry, Updates

How to keep the pipeline full when the work drops off.

It’s predicted 2023 will see a decline in the volume of work, so we need to hone our winning skills to feed the pipeline and keep our share of the market. Dropping your profit margin is NOT the answer.
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Staff WriterJuly 1, 2023, 7:26 amJuly 1, 2023

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