Because your website has a direct impact on your sales, it needs to send the right message about your business. To target the right customers, expand your business and make more sales, your website should be professional-looking and easy to use, but it should also accurately capture the essence of your business. Here are our tips for optimizing your website.
Month: November 2010
A recent article published on bnet.com examined the four main considerations all business owners should take into account when choosing a potential supplier. The author named quality, service and alignment – not just price – as the most critical factors to think about. As landscape contractors, our reputation and profits depend on our suppliers, so it is important that we weigh the implications and repercussions of partnering with certain providers and manufacturers. In this post we are going to take a deeper look at these “considerations” to see how they apply to landscape contractors.
In this article we address, in a general way, the challenges faced by contractors, subcontractors and suppliers who wish to pursue claims against their clients for damages or additional compensation under a contract or subcontract. As a starting point, we note that a claim for ‘additional compensation’ is different from a claim for ‘damages’. The former is essentially a claim for an ‘extra’ for services or materials supplied, while the latter compensates you for impacts you suffer when someone has done you wrong. The difference can be significant in the construction context, because suppliers of services or materials have a claim for lien under the Construction Lien Act for the value of services or materials provided to an ‘improvement’, which would include ‘extras’. There is, however, no claim for lien for damages. Similarly, if have arguably lost your right to claim for additional compensation under your contract or subcontract, you may be able to avoid the contractual limitation by presenting your claim as a claim for damages.
We continue our discussion of delay claims made by contractors, subcontractors and suppliers who might wish to argue that while they had priced their work on the basis of a specific schedule, someone they contracted with is responsible for delay on the project, such that the job took longer and they suffered increased costs.
Thinking of purchasing power equipment, should you buy brand new or purchase second-hand? Here’s what you need to know…
The next time your business needs new equipment, you may be asking yourself whether you should lease it or purchase your own. Read the pros and cons of leasing and buying here.
It is often said that people who play sports make better employees. This association stems from the belief that athletes know what it takes to train hard for a goal and what it takes to actually win a game. So, naturally, once they step off the field and onto a job site, they know what it takes to accomplish a goal (like completing a project or selling a product) and they know what it take to win (such as a new sale, deal or job).
Read a lawyer’s perspective on the law of tendering and bidding in Canada.
Too many landscape companies face the same problem: too many mistakes coupled with unproductive employees leading to lost profit, missed opportunities, and burnt-out owners and employees. Solution? 5S.
