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SUMMARY:Need to Know Compliance Procedures Designed to Minimize Your Business Risk
DESCRIPTION:Human Resources Virtual Training Seminar: \nLaws\, regulations and rules. Fines\, penalties and lawsuits. Landscape contractors are all too familiar with all of the legal compliance factors they must deal with on a daily basis. To make matters worse\, they know in their hearts that trend is only going to accelerate in the future; increasing the likelihood they will soon be found to be in violation of some governmental code\, procedure\, or standard\, all producing the same result:  Get the checkbook. \nWhether it takes the form of an I-9 audit\, a visit from the OSHA compliance officer\, or the Department of Labor investigating their employee practices\, wage and hour procedures\, or records retention methods\, landscapers are quickly realizing the value in having a company-wide compliance program capable of minimizing the legal\, fiscal\, and operational impact of being on the wrong side of the law. \nThis Best Practices Workshop provides landscapers with a widespread and detailed awareness of actual checklists\, audit procedures\, and applied strategies aimed at improving their companies’ overall compliance\, organizational culture\, and long-term value. \nHere are some of the compliance tools that will be presented during the Best Practices Workshop: True-to-Life Compliance Procedures Designed to Minimize Risk to Your Organization: \n\nSafety Audit Inspection Checklist\nI-9 Audit\nTimekeeping Practices\nWage and Hour Compensation Audit\nHuman Resources Audit Checklist\nEmployee Recordkeeping Audit\nHuman Resources Acquisition Due Diligence Checklist\nEmployee Accident Investigation Checklist\nYear-end Audit Checklist\n\nThis Virtual Training Seminar delivered by Harvester Steve Cesare\, Ph.D. will be engaging\, informative\, and entertaining\, all the while focusing on actual compliance tools and practices utilized by various successful companies throughout the green industry.
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/need-to-know-compliance-procedures-designed-to-minimize-your-business-risk/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Harvest Huddle
DESCRIPTION:Zoom networking with your favorite Harvesters and peers talking about today’s most pressing industry issues. \nWhat’s This All About You Wonder? \n\nIt’s a Zoom meeting with 4 Harvesters in 4 separate rooms with 4 different topics!\nEach Harvester will dive in-depth into their specialized topic.\nPick the topic you want to learn about.\nThe huddles are interactive and participation is encouraged to gain the full benefit of this event. This is a Zoom meeting. If you can’t join via video\, please use the phone number in the Zoom link and call in so you can ask questions and share comments. It’s important that your settings are set up to share audio.\nYou’ll gain tons of insight and wisdom from other business owners.\nEvery Harvester has years of experience in the topic being discussed.\n\nCheck out the September topics from the Harvesters – \n\nAlison Hoffman – Selling your business in 2023\nEd Laflamme – Let’s talk about ways to save time and reduce costs to increase profits.\nBill Arman – Recruiting and retaining the right team members\nJud Griggs – Qualifying your prospects to increase profits\n\nHow is This Going to Work? \nAs mentioned above\, this is a free event\, all you need to do is pre-register and pre-select your room topic. Once your reservation is confirmed\, you will receive a Zoom meeting link with directions on logging in. Make sure you log in at 11 a.m. EASTERN!! \nNote: Sessions will not be recorded. \nRegister in advance for this meeting. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. You’ll receive both a link to the Zoom video meeting and a phone number to call and join the meeting if you’re not able to talk to your group via video. Please make every effort to join with the ability to talk with the rest of the group.
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/virtual-harvest-huddle-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221221T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221221T153000
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SUMMARY:The Sellers' Stories
DESCRIPTION:Harvest the Green is delighted to present the first in a series of interviews with landscape business owners who have completed their exit plans. We appreciate the generosity of these guests as they share their experiences with their peers. \nWe’ll be interviewing individuals who… \n\nSold and are retired\, or are still involved with the business\nSold to family members or their management team\nBought a business\nAs well as other combinations of the above!\n\nWe’ll be asking them to tell their story — how they started their company\, highlights and whether they thought about their exit\, how they made their decision\, what went well\, what they would do differently. We will ask them for words of advice and what they are doing now as well as what it’s like to be on the “other side.” Each is a unique story and fascinating in their own right. \nGuest speakers include: \n\nGene R. Grant\, Jr.\, CEO and registered landscape architect\, Grant & Power Landscaping Inc.\, West Chicago\, Illinois\nBrian Vidinhar\, founder\, Ultimate Innovations\, Hawaii\nGerry Andrews\, founder\, Landscape Associates\, Green Bay\, Wisconsin\n\nThe Seller’s Stories will be a set of pre-recorded interviews with an introduction and summary remarks as well as insight into Project EverGreen the green industry’s national non-profit that uniquely provides a volunteer community service experience for lawn and landscape professionals through two key initiatives: GreenCare for Troops and GreenCare for Communities. Learn how to get involved and how to give back to military families and neighborhoods in need of well-maintained green space. \nAll registration fees will be donated to Project EverGreen.
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/the-sellers-stories/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T120000
DTSTAMP:20220923T131117Z
CREATED:20220923T131117Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Harvest Huddle
DESCRIPTION:Free virtual breakout room meetings with all of the Harvesters. Stay tuned for topics.
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/virtual-harvest-huddle-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T150000
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SUMMARY:The Right Way to Conduct an Employee Performance Review
DESCRIPTION:This Best Practices Workshop delivered by Harvester Steve Cesare\, Ph.D. focuses on actual employee performance evaluation procedures\, questions\, and issues drawn directly from staff\, managers\, and owners in the green industry. \nIt’s all about accountability.  While customers demand increased accountability from landscape contractors\, contractors in turn typically fall short in holding their employees accountable to meet their respective performance objectives.  Whether it is employees not performing well or not complying with company policies\, landscapers must hold them accountable to ensure employee productivity\, customer retention\, and organizational success. \nThe performance evaluation is the formal process to hold employees accountable. \nUnfortunately\, many landscape contractors have never been properly trained to prepare for\, conduct\, or do follow-up on an employee performance evaluation. \nThis Best Practices Workshop provides formal step-by-step supervisory training on how to conduct an employee performance evaluation fairly\, legally\, and strategically\, designed to help the employee\, as well as the company\, improve performance. \nHere are some of the Best Practices that will be presented during The Right Way to Conduct an Employee Performance Evaluation in the Green Industry Workshop: \n\nBuilding upon a results-based team-oriented company culture\nAnswering the most common questions landscapers have about performance evaluations\nEmphasizing the primary role of a supervisor as a coach\nSharing various forms\, tools\, and documents\nPresenting key documentation techniques\nRecognizing common performance evaluation rating errors\nIdentifying a step-by-step process for conducting a performance evaluation\nProviding the proper method to develop an action plan\nOffering discussion about advanced topics related to performance evaluations
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/how-landscapers-should-conduct-an-employee-performance-review/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221026T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221026T153000
DTSTAMP:20221018T125422Z
CREATED:20220923T132133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T125422Z
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SUMMARY:Exiting Your Business - Internal Transfers
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Harvesters Bill Arman and Alison Hoffman \nIf you are the owner of a landscape company with more than $2 million in annual revenue\, you will find this seminar helpful. \nConsider: \n\nNot all owners want to sell their business to an external buyer.\nThe marketplace for privately held businesses has changed in the past few decades.\nOwners now have more options for transitioning their businesses.\nIn the past 10 years\, more financing sources are available.\nMore resources have been created to assist business owners with this important transition.\nNew solutions continue to be created to assist business owners with a customized transition.\n\nLearn: \n\nYou are not alone if you haven’t started your exit plan.\nMost business owners aren’t sure that they know and understand all the options they have for their transition.\nWhy having an adviser who can relate to your experience guide you through the process can be the key to moving forward.\nWhy a succession plan is part of an exit plan but not a substitute for it.\nWhat are the options open to me for my business?\nWhy the valuation you had prepared in the past is not reusable?\nHow to work through this decision confidentially?\nWhen you do decide which is the way should move forward\, how to start?\nHow much does it cost to get an exit plan?\nHow to make sure you minimize the taxes in this transition?\n\nIn this session\, we will provide an overview of options for business owners who wish to transition their companies to family members\, management teams\, and/or employees.  Learn what’s most important\, how to prioritize multiple goals\, and what to consider if you aren’t yet ready in today’s market.
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/exiting-your-business-internal-transfers/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221012T013000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221012T153000
DTSTAMP:20221005T142254Z
CREATED:20220923T131555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221005T142254Z
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SUMMARY:How & Why to Build a Strategic Planning
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Harvesters Ed Laflamme and Bill Arman. This session will help you get a jumpstart on your 2023 business planning and encourage you to stick to it. \nWhy Plan? \n\nCreate a roadmap to success\nProvides inspiration and direction\nEstablishes measurable milestones and goals\nHelps to attract and retain the right people\nPlots your course and focuses your efforts\nHelps establish cash and capital needs\nEmployee engagement\nShared responsibility and accountability\nHelps to avoid and repeat mistakes\nLearn strengths and weaknesses – you and your competitors\n\nSteps to Build a Plan \n\nPlanning preparation\nPlanning fundamentals\nThe “here” to “there” premise\nKey elements of a plan\nPutting the plan together\nExecution of the plan\n\nWhat You Should Plan to Learn \n\nKnow and follow the six steps\nTest\, learn and adjust\nMeasure progress\nLink actions to key results\nEngage\, enlist and enroll
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/business-planning/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T144500
DTSTAMP:20220608T180559Z
CREATED:20220608T180559Z
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SUMMARY:Managing Client Expectations through Supply Chain\, Inflation and Labor issues
DESCRIPTION:In this must-attend session\, Head Harvester Judson Griggs explains how to manage higher-than-ever client expectations when inflation is raging\, supply chains are failing and you can’t find anyone to do the work. Whether you’re working in landscape maintenance or design/build\, the process of managing expectations begins with the first sales call and requires open\, honest communication throughout the entire engagement. In addition to learning to manage customer expectations\, attendees will also learn how to measure their success in managing expectations — don’t miss this important session!
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/managing-client-expectations-through-supply-chain-inflation-and-labor-issues/
LOCATION:Gaylord Palms Resort & Conference Center\, Orlando\, Florida
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220908T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220908T120000
DTSTAMP:20220804T144333Z
CREATED:20220804T141619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220804T144333Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Harvest Huddle
DESCRIPTION:Join Our Popular Virtual Harvest Huddle \nWhat’s This All About You Wonder? \n\nIt’s a Zoom meeting with 5 Harvesters in 5 separate rooms with 5 different topics!\nEach Harvester will dive in-depth into their specialized topic.\nPick the topic you want to learn about.\nThe huddles are interactive and participation is encouraged to gain the full benefit of this event. This is a Zoom meeting. If you can’t join via video\, please use the phone number in the Zoom link and call in so you can ask questions and share comments. It’s important that your settings are set up to share audio.\nYou’ll gain tons of insight and wisdom from other business owners.\nEvery Harvester has years of experience in the topic being discussed.\n\nCheck out the September topics from the Harvesters – \n\nAlison Hoffman – Can/should I sell my landscaping business in the current economy?\nEd Laflamme – Let’s talk about ways to save time and reduce costs to increase profits.\nBill Arman – Recruiting and retaining the right team members\nSteve Cesare – A landscaper’s approach to performance coaching\nJud Griggs – Your company check-up: Finishing the year strong!\n\nHow is This Going to Work? \nAs mentioned above\, this is a free event\, all you need to do is pre-register and pre-select your room topic. Once your reservation is confirmed\, you will receive a Zoom meeting link with directions on logging in. Make sure you log in at 11 a.m. EASTERN!! \nNote: All attendees will receive follow-up notes from their room discussion. Sessions will not be recorded. \nRegister in advance for this meeting. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. You’ll receive both a link to the Zoom video meeting and a phone number to call and join the meeting if you’re not able to talk to your group via video. Please make every effort to join with the ability to talk with the rest of the group.
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/virtual-harvest-huddle-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220825T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220825T100000
DTSTAMP:20220805T130216Z
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SUMMARY:Keynote: Time Management - Getting to the Important Things
DESCRIPTION:Harvester Jud Griggs is the keynote speaker at this year’s Vermont Landscape Nursery Association’s annual conference in Burlington\, VT.
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/keynote/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220823T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220823T153000
DTSTAMP:20220811T193122Z
CREATED:20220804T135235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220811T193122Z
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SUMMARY:How to Thrive in a Recession and Become a "Recession Buster"
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Harvesters Ed Laflamme\, Alison Hoffman and Jud Griggs with special guests Tyler Jabaay of Priority Landscaping and Joel Sullivan of Sullivan Landscaping. \nDo You Wonder… \n• Are we in a recession or not and does it matter?\n• Inflation’s at a 40 year high\, what will that mean?\n• Interest rates are climbing so how will that affect me?\n• What may happen if I just don’t do anything?\n• Is it too late to get ready? \nYou’re Going to Learn: \n\nIf you’re prepared for a future downturn\nSpecific action items to consider in preparing\nTaking action is important to your future\nHow you can grow and prosper when others are failing\n\n  \nYour Hosts have been through some 10 recessions in their business life and know a thing or two about surviving a recession. Especially the “Great Recession” of 2008.
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/recession-busting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220817T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220817T153000
DTSTAMP:20220801T131532Z
CREATED:20220708T211106Z
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SUMMARY:From the Outside In: Preparing Your Company for Sale
DESCRIPTION:As part of our continuing series of successfully exiting your business\, Harvesters Alison Hoffman and Ed Laflamme present: Preparing Your Company for Sale. \nIf you are the owner of a landscape company with more than $2 million in annual revenue\, you will find this seminar helpful. \nIn our previous webinar we provided an overview of the steps owners take to begin their journey of selling to an external buyer.  In this session we will dig deeper into what to consider when you are getting your company ready for sale.  Learn what’s most important\, how to prioritize multiple goals and what to consider if you aren’t ready yet in today’s market. \nAs a part of our mission to help landscaping companies Harvest their Potential (service mark?) Harvest the Green Partners works with landscaping company owners who wish to sell their companies to a third party. \nSave the date for our October 26th webinar when we will discuss Transferring Ownership to Insiders.  Note that in December we will be providing a free webinar for all who have attended this series in 2022. \n  \n 
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/from-the-outside-in-preparing-your-company-for-sale/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220623T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220623T094500
DTSTAMP:20220614T174622Z
CREATED:20220614T174622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T174622Z
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SUMMARY:How to Grow the Value of Your Snow Business
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Alison Hoffman at the 22nd annual Snow & Ice Symposium \nWhat is your business worth? There is no one number that can be used to answer that question. Alison will detail the main types of business valuation methods and practical “rules of thumb” you can use to estimate your company’s worth. Using an actual Income Statement and Balance Sheet\, we will step through the basics of a sample company’s information to calculate a range for that company’s worth. Learn when it’s safe to use a “rule of thumb” estimate and when not to use one.
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/how-to-grow-the-value-of-your-snow-business/
LOCATION:WI Center 102C\, Milwaukee\, Wisconsin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220622T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220622T141500
DTSTAMP:20220614T174318Z
CREATED:20220614T174318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T174318Z
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SUMMARY:What is My Business Worth?
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Alison Hoffman at the 22nd Annual Snow & Ice Symposium. \nWhat is your business worth? There is no one number that can be used to answer that question. Alison will detail the main types of business valuation methods and practical “rules of thumb” you can use to estimate your company’s worth. Using an actual Income Statement and Balance Sheet\, we will step through the basics of a sample company’s information to calculate a range for that company’s worth. Learn when it’s safe to use a “rule of thumb” estimate and when not to use one. \n 
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/what-is-my-business-worth/
LOCATION:WI Center 102C\, Milwaukee\, Wisconsin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220504T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220504T140000
DTSTAMP:20220422T113005Z
CREATED:20220406T205446Z
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SUMMARY:Best Practices Workshop: How to Terminate an Employee
DESCRIPTION:Employee termination is one of the most stressful events confronting business owners\, managers\, and supervisors.  Whether it be due to poor performance\, policy violation\, or resignation\, an employee termination causes significant impact onto a company:  filling the vacancy\, modifying the workload until the position is filled\, onboarding the new employee\, etc.  While those administrative tasks are demanding\, they pale in comparison to a potential wrongful termination claim that could present itself if the actual termination process is conducted improperly. \nGiven today’s litigious work environment\, landscapers must be well-equipped with legal\, efficient\, and fair procedures for ensuring all employee terminations are conducted with the company’s best interests in mind.  Given the inevitability of eventual employee terminations somewhere throughout the company\, likely to happen sooner than you think\, it is imperative that business owners prepare their team to conduct that process in a consistent\, professional manner.  Rest assured:  There are best practices that companies should adopt to navigate through this highly-complex administrative and legal process. \nHere are some of the Best Practices that will be presented during the How to Terminate an Employee Workshop: \n\nExamples of Wrongful Termination\nCorrective Action Procedures\nKey Termination Documents\nTop 40 Things to Consider Before Terminating an Employee\nThe Termination Process\nWhat to Do and What Not to Do When Conducting an Employee Termination\nThe Three Phases of the Termination Meeting\nFinal Paycheck Considerations\nAn Overview of Separation Agreements and Severance Packages\n\nThis Best Practices Workshop delivered by Harvester Steve Cesare\, Ph.D. focuses on actual employee termination procedures\, questions\, and issues drawn directly from staff\, managers\, and owners in the Green Industry.
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/best-practices-workshop-how-to-terminate-an-employee/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220427T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220427T153000
DTSTAMP:20220421T193958Z
CREATED:20220407T170146Z
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SUMMARY:Recruiting to the Rescue!
DESCRIPTION:You might believe you’re doing all you can to hire the right employees\, but we can assure you\, you’re not! \nDo you ask yourself: \n\nWhy are my workers in and out like a revolving door?\nWhy can I sell tons of work\, but I can’t get the workers to do the job?\nWhy do my workers leave my business for another landscape job?\n\nBill & Ed Know Your Struggles!​\nJoin Harvesters Bill Arman and Ed Laflamme for their one day Virtual Recruiting Seminar and they will teach you their bona fide recruiting process. \nHarvester Bill was a recruiter for the largest landscape company in the world and has personally interviewed more than 5\,000 people and reviewed more than 100\,000 resumes! Heck\, he wrote the book on recruiting and you’re going to get a copy. \nHarvester Ed grew the largest landscape company in Connecticut\, and knows something about hiring and loyalty. In 30 years\, only one manager left his company! \nYou’re going to learn …. \n\nHow a recruiting plan will help your company be more successful.\nThe makeup of the plan and how you can create your own.\nMetrics to measure success for your company.\nHow to deliver your recruiting plan to ensure everyone is on board and working together.\n\nAnd Look What You Get! \nHere’s what’s included in the recruiting seminar – a downloadable copy of Harvester Bill’s Book\, “The Harvest Way for Recruiting & Hiring the Right People” AND….. \n\nJob Descriptions\nEmployee Surveys\nPay Range Matrix Sample\nThe 10-15 Touch Base Report\nJob Ads that Attract the Right People\nInterview Rating Overview\nThanks But No Thanks Letter\nReferral Bonus Program Career\nOffer Letters\nCareer Ladder: Graphic Sample\nOn Boarding Check List\n​Sample Core Values\nHow to build your BURP\nQuestions Not to Ask\nBonus & Commission Program Samples\nOnline Sources\nScreening Questions on the Phone\nRecruiting Flyers\nInterviewing Questions in Person\nBenefit’s Cut Sheet Sample\nDo’s and Don’ts of Interviewing\nEmployee Selection Criteria\n\nRegister today for this one-day seminar that is sure to get your 2022 started in the right direction. All participants will receive a recording of this seminar.​ \n 
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/recruiting-to-the-rescue/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220420T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220420T120000
DTSTAMP:20220418T205906Z
CREATED:20220406T205037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220418T205906Z
UID:27754-1650452400-1650456000@harvestlandscapeconsulting.com
SUMMARY:Virtual Harvest Huddle
DESCRIPTION:What’s the All About You Wonder? \n\nIt’s a Zoom meeting with 6 Harvesters coaching in 6 different rooms on different topics!\n​Each Harvester will dive in-depth into their specialized topic.\nPick the topic you want to learn about.\nThe huddles are interactive and participation is encouraged to gain the full benefit of this event. This is a Zoom meeting. If you can’t join via video\, please use the phone number in the Zoom link and call in so you can ask questions and share comments. It’s important that your settings are set up to share audio.\nYou’ll gain tons of insight and wisdom from other business owners.\nEvery Harvester has years of experience in the topic being discussed.\n\nCheck out the April topics from the Harvesters – \nGuest Host Jarrett Pitchford: Learn How The Right Software Can Help Double Your Profits \nAlison Hoffman: What Are Some Of The “Deal Killers” That Come Up In Due Diligence And How Can I Avoid Them? \nEd Laflamme: Let’s Talk About Proven Ways To Increase your Gross Margins And Net Profits \nJud Griggs: Design/Build Peer Groups…Your Personal Board Of Directors \nSteve Cesare: I-9 Form Completion And Compliance \nBill Arman: Recruiting And Retention Of The Right People \nBe sure and note the start time is 11 a.m. Eastern! Make sure you adjust the time accordingly for your time zone!
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/virtual-harvest-huddle-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220330T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220330T153000
DTSTAMP:20220318T190259Z
CREATED:20220224T194934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220318T190259Z
UID:27298-1648647000-1648654200@harvestlandscapeconsulting.com
SUMMARY:Step by Step Selling Your Landscape Business to an External Buyer
DESCRIPTION:If you are the owner of a landscape company with more than $2 million in annual revenue\, you will find this seminar — presented by Harvesters Alison Hoffman and Ed Laflamme — helpful. \nConsider – \n\nThe landscape industry continues to undergo consolidation to achieve economies of scale\nThe labor market continues to be an issue and the application of technology is driving sellers to exit before putting more capital at risk to grow their businesses alone\nThe demand for landscaping services continues despite rising prices and is expected to continue through 2022 even with interest rates and inflation rising\nNew buyers continue to enter the market\, led by private equity groups and experienced consolidators with large amounts of amounts of private capital\nEfforts to reduce the federal debt may cause Congress to raise taxes on capital gains or reduce the exemption limits on estate taxes soon\nLandscape companies with EBITDA more than $1million are in demand\, with most advisors calling this a seller’s market\n\nLearn – \n\nWhen is the best time to sell my company?\nWhy are there are so many prices for the same business?\nHow do I get from deciding to sell my company to putting it on the market without everyone in my area knowing it is for sale?\nHow much of a time commitment will this be for me?\nHow do I get one or more offers for my company?\nIs it true that prequalifying for an SBA loan for a buyer is a good idea?\nHow much does it cost to sell a business?\nIs there a rule of thumb about how much the net after-tax to me will be from the deal?\nWhat about the noncompete? What if I want to do something different in the industry?\n\nHarvest the Green Partners work with landscaping business clients in all stages of transitioning their businesses.  Before you start down the path of selling your business to a third party\, make sure that you have considered the likely outcomes and you know what to expect. \nThis seminar is designed to give you an overview of the steps owners take to begin their journey of selling to an external buyer.  We will show you where to start\, what the major phases are and what you need to do to be prepared from the Letter of Intent with an offer through to the Closing\, Funding\, and the initial Transition of the business to the new owner
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/step-by-step-selling-your-landscape-business-to-an-external-buyer/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220323T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220323T120000
DTSTAMP:20220317T151520Z
CREATED:20220317T145809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220317T151520Z
UID:27598-1648033200-1648036800@harvestlandscapeconsulting.com
SUMMARY:Virtual Harvest Huddle
DESCRIPTION:What’s the All About You Wonder? \n\nIt’s a Zoom meeting with Harvesters coaching in different rooms on different topics!\n​Each Harvester will dive in-depth into their specialized topic.\nPick the topic you want to learn about.\nThe huddles are interactive and participation is encouraged to gain the full benefit of this event. This is a Zoom meeting. If you can’t join via video\, please use the phone number in the Zoom link and call in so you can ask questions and share comments. It’s important that your settings are set up to share audio.\nYou’ll gain tons of insight and wisdom from other business owners.\nEvery Harvester has years of experience in the topic being discussed.\n\nCheck out the March topics from the Harvesters – \nAlison Hoffman: Thinking of Selling Your Company? Answers to the Five Questions most Sellers ask Me. \nEd Laflamme: Let’s talk about how to save time to make more money! \nJud Griggs: Managing customer expectations through material delays and shortages; and crew changes\, quality\, and experience. \nGuest Coach: Yuko Furuichi: Measuring productivity in your business \nBe sure and note the start time is 11 a.m. Eastern! Make sure you adjust the time accordingly for your time zone!
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/virtual-harvest-huddle-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220316T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220316T140000
DTSTAMP:20220228T133734Z
CREATED:20220223T145103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220228T133734Z
UID:27271-1647432000-1647439200@harvestlandscapeconsulting.com
SUMMARY:Interviewing Skills Workshop for Landscape Contractors
DESCRIPTION:The ramp up of the 2022 landscape season is upon us. That excitement\, coupled with ongoing staffing shortages and supply chain issues\, represent ongoing challenges for the landscape industry.  Confronted with such challenges\, landscape owners continually seek the most skilled and most qualified employees to join their companies\, providing value-added productivity to their business operations. That search for talent will require a strong selection system\, relying heavily on employee interviews. \nGiven that the employment interview is the most common selection technique used by landscapers\, it is essential for them to improve their interview tools\, skills\, and decision-making to prepare for the ongoing talent search of new employees throughout 2022. Whether it is learning new interview techniques\, or simply refreshing existing interview skills\, the time to prepare is now; with failure to do so\, potentially resulting in missed staffing opportunities\, costly litigation\, or a demoralized company culture. \nAs you examine your company’s staffing needs for 2022\, this Interviewing Skills Workshop for Landscapers will enable you to: \n\nUnderstand the six B’s of staffing\nGain a detailed knowledge of the interviewing context\nSpecify key legal guidelines that impact the interview process\nIdentify 24 protected classifications interviewers must be aware of\nClarify interviewer Do’s and Don’ts\nExpand your professional knowledge of the five parts of the interview\nReview and apply a real-world maintenance foreman interview protocol\nAvoid the common illegal questions that get interviewers in the most trouble\n\nThis workshop delivered by Harvester Steve Cesare\, Ph.D. focuses on actual interviewing content\, questions\, and issues drawn directly from staff\, managers\, and owners in the green industry.
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/interviewing-skills-workshop-for-landscape-contractors/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220309T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220309T150000
DTSTAMP:20220224T201248Z
CREATED:20220224T201248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220224T201248Z
UID:27300-1646823600-1646838000@harvestlandscapeconsulting.com
SUMMARY:Is There Money Burning in Your Yard?
DESCRIPTION:Where there is smoke\, there is fire! Because there is money burning in your yard and on your job sites every morning\, every day and every night. \nWhy? “Non-billable time.” This waste can burn up your company’s profits. \nJoin Harvesters Bill Arman and Ed Laflamme as they review time wasters and other “hidden” things that can substantially threaten your profits. \nWe’ll review things like job site sequencing\, job briefings\, directions\, routing\, equipment repair\, paperwork\, fueling\, loading\, unloading\, truck washing\, equipment maintenance\, blade changing…the list goes on. \nDo you ask yourself: \n\nWhy is our job efficiency so poor?\nWhy is my overtime through the roof?\nWhy can’t we hit our hours budgets?\nWhy am I not hitting my gross margin goals?\n\nMaybe you should be asking: \n\nHow much non-billable time is occurring (burning) in your company?\nAre your operations running as efficiently as possible?\nCan efficiency be improved and result in improved profits?\n\nNon-billable hours can run 10 to 20% of your labor costs burning $1\,000s.
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/is-there-money-burning-in-your-yard/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T120000
DTSTAMP:20220220T214128Z
CREATED:20220217T201631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220220T214128Z
UID:27230-1646218800-1646222400@harvestlandscapeconsulting.com
SUMMARY:Virtual Harvest Huddle
DESCRIPTION:What’s the All About You Wonder? \n\nIt’s a Zoom meeting with Harvesters coaching in different rooms on different topics!\n​Each Harvester will dive in-depth into their specialized topic.\nPick the topic you want to learn about.\nThe huddles are interactive and participation is encouraged to gain the full benefit of this event. This is a Zoom meeting. If you can’t join via video\, please use the phone number in the Zoom link and call in so you can ask questions and share comments. It’s important that your settings are set up to share audio.\nYou’ll gain tons of insight and wisdom from other business owners.\nEvery Harvester has years of experience in the topic being discussed.\n\nCheck out the February topics from the Harvesters – \nAlison Hoffman: Sellers\, do you have a buyer? Don’t assume the answer is yes. How to know and what to do next. \nBill Arman: Tips to find and keep the right people. \nEd Laflamme: Let’s talk about how to save time to make more money! \nBe sure and note the start time is 11 a.m. Eastern! Make sure you adjust the time accordingly for your time zone!
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/virtual-harvest-huddle-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220217T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220217T143000
DTSTAMP:20220127T192508Z
CREATED:20220127T192508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220127T192508Z
UID:27031-1645104600-1645108200@harvestlandscapeconsulting.com
SUMMARY:Tough Times Require Decisive Leadership
DESCRIPTION:Head Harvester Ed Laflamme will host this webinar with special guest Mary Kelly Ph.D.\, Commander\, US Navy (Ret.) CEO. \nThis webinar will address these 3 areas: \n\nThe 6 Stages of Any Crisis\, Challenge\, or Change\nThe 5 Steps to P.I.V.O.T for Success\nThe 7 Leadership Reminders To Lead Through It\n\nCrisis\, challenge\, and change management is one of the most important skills that effective leaders MUST learn in order for a company to be successful. How we handle adversity defines who we are and how our company is perceived. \nTo successfully lead people through and out of a crisis\, we need to understand the 6 stages everyone goes through when faced with a challenge\, change\, or crisis.\nBased on her Navy experiences during the first and second Gulf Wars and 9/11\, Commander Mary Kelly articulates the reactions of people in various stages of crisis\, challenge\, or change. Understanding which stage your people are in helps you to calmly and strategically deal with both emergent and future situations\, and allows you to lead your team to successful resolutions. \nAs effective leaders\, we need to help our people P.I.V.O.T. through the crisis by renewing their sense of purpose\, influencing and inspiring others to take the right action\, assessing the volatility levels\, seeing the opportunities\, and providing the right tools\, techniques\, and technology that allow people to succeed. Mary uses the P.I.V.O.T. acronym to help remind us of where we need to be for our people based on what stage they are in. \nMary concludes by showing leaders what works in the special forces world – how to use the acronym C.L.A.M.P.E.R. to default to the right actions during challenging situations. This reminds leaders of the right responses to the right people at the right time\, so you can achieve the right outcomes. \nAfter This Program\, The Audience Will: \n\nUnderstand the six stages of a crisis\, challenge or change\, whether it is a software update\, a new client location or a global virus\nLearn the skills to P.I.V.O.T. through any crisis\, and steer your team to a successful outcome\nRecognize the signs that people are struggling\, and professionally deliver the right response\nUtilize the 12-Month Business Success and Accountability Planner to align leadership goals with team and individual goals\nImplement the 5-Minute Productivity Plan to increase effectiveness and efficiency\nUse the 5-Minute Opportunity Plan to find areas of greater revenue while better serving current clients\n\n**Proceeds will benefit the National Association of Landscape Professionals Foundation** \nFor more than two decades\, the NALP Foundation (a 501c3 organization) has supported education\, research\, and scholarships to strengthen the future of the landscape and lawn care industry. These efforts are furthered through programs that connect educators and students with professionals by developing initiatives to build and sustain a stronger industry.
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/tough-times-require-decisive-leadership/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220204T094500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220204T110000
DTSTAMP:20220114T192849Z
CREATED:20220114T192849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220114T192849Z
UID:26883-1643967900-1643972400@harvestlandscapeconsulting.com
SUMMARY:Customers Count - Simple\, Proven Ways to Build Customer Loyalty and Profitable Relationships
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Harvester Jud Griggs \nIt has been proven that\, “It’s hard to make money on a customer you don’t have.” That may seem like an over-simplification\, but many people forget about this aspect of sales — Retaining your great clients! The longer you keep the right customer the more you will make! Judson will explore ways to establish long term relationships and to move the relationship from Vendor to Trusted Advisor to Partner to Raving Fans. Together\, we will review ways to achieve: retention\, recovery\, renewals\, referrals and extra revenue.
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/customers-count-simple-proven-ways-to-build-customer-loyalty-and-profitable-relationships/
LOCATION:The Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel\, 1551 N. Thoreau Dr.\, Schaumburg\, IL\, 60173\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220203T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220203T141500
DTSTAMP:20220114T192556Z
CREATED:20220114T192556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220114T192556Z
UID:26881-1643893200-1643897700@harvestlandscapeconsulting.com
SUMMARY:It's ALL About the PEOPLE: How to Find\, Attract\, On Board\, Keep and Grow the Right People for Your Company
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Head Harvesters Bill Arman and Ed Laflamme \nBy far and away the most difficult challenge in 2022 for landscape companies is finding\, hiring and keeping good people. Potential candidates agree on a time to meet but nine out of 10 times don’t even show up. Workers are leaving for $3.00\, $2.00 or even $1.00 per hour more. The question is why? We will do a deep dive into these issues and talk about the reasons why these things are happening. Recruiting is not just putting an ad on a job site because that’s not working anymore\, is it? In our seminar we’re going to teach you a recruiting plan with FRESH ideas that will help you to be more successful. One method alone will not work. What is needed is an integrated approach with multiple methods to cast your net wide and deep. But wait\, once they’re hired why are they leaving? We’re going to address this head on and give you reasons why many leave\, and how to change that once and for all.
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/its-all-about-the-people-how-to-find-attract-on-board-keep-and-grow-the-right-people-for-your-company/
LOCATION:The Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel\, 1551 N. Thoreau Dr.\, Schaumburg\, IL\, 60173\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220202T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220202T091500
DTSTAMP:20220114T191916Z
CREATED:20220114T191916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220114T191916Z
UID:26879-1643788800-1643793300@harvestlandscapeconsulting.com
SUMMARY:The Human Resources Imperative: How to Design\, Prioritize and Implement a Human Resources Department
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Head Harvester Steve Cesare \nAs part of the iLandscape show\, this presentation lends clarity to the increasingly complex area of Human Resources that most business owners are confronted with on a daily basis. Steven will share how to categorize the domain of human resources into an easy-to-apply framework that will help simplify the business owner’s mindset about what should be done and when it should be done. The Human Resources Imperative identifies three specialty areas into which all human resources functions are allocated\, organized\, and understood. The simplicity of this model makes it easy for business owners to focus on a systematic plan to build their human resources program in a manner that is legally complaint\, results-oriented\, and sustainable over time.
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/the-human-resources-imperative-how-to-design-prioritize-and-implement-a-human-resources-department/
LOCATION:The Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel\, 1551 N. Thoreau Dr.\, Schaumburg\, IL\, 60173\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220126T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220126T120000
DTSTAMP:20220114T193453Z
CREATED:20220114T193453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220114T193453Z
UID:26885-1643194800-1643198400@harvestlandscapeconsulting.com
SUMMARY:Virtual  Harvest Huddle
DESCRIPTION:What’s the All About You Wonder? \n\nIt’s a Zoom meeting with Harvesters coaching in different rooms on different topics!\n​Each Harvester will dive in-depth into their specialized topic.\nPick the topic you want to learn about.\nThe huddles are interactive and participation is encouraged to gain the full benefit of this event. This is a Zoom meeting. If you can’t join via video\, please use the phone number in the Zoom link and call in so you can ask questions and share comments. It’s important that your settings are set up to share audio.\nYou’ll gain tons of insight and wisdom from other business owners.\nEvery Harvester has years of experience in the topic being discussed.\n\nCheck out the January topics from the Harvesters – \nAlison Hoffman: Four ways a buyer or investor will look at your business and why you should be looking at it that way too. \nBill Arman: Tips and techniques for finding and keeping the right people. \nJud Griggs: Breaking down the barriers between sales and production. \nEd Laflamme and guest coach Yuko Furuichi of Honda: Measuring productivity in your business. \n 
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/virtual-harvest-huddle/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220124T144500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220124T154500
DTSTAMP:20220114T200109Z
CREATED:20220108T222715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220114T200109Z
UID:26813-1643035500-1643039100@harvestlandscapeconsulting.com
SUMMARY:Structuring Your Design Sales Team for Success
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Harvester Jud Griggs at the Great Lakes Trade Expo\, presented by the Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association. \nWe will explore a number of options of how to structure your design/build team. We will also review the pros and cons of each option. Additionally\, we will look at how your operations team and design team can best work together to increase sales and profits and avoid the typical sales vs. production battles.
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/structuring-your-design-sales-team-for-success/
LOCATION:Lansing Center\, Lansing\, Michigan
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220119T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220119T150000
DTSTAMP:20220112T195250Z
CREATED:20220108T221955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220112T195250Z
UID:26811-1642590000-1642604400@harvestlandscapeconsulting.com
SUMMARY:How to Build a Recruiting Machine that Works
DESCRIPTION:Back by Popular Demand! Virtual Training Seminar by Harvesters Bill and Ed \nYou might believe you’re doing all you can to hire the right employees\, but we can assure you\, you’re not! \nDo you ask yourself: \n\nWhy are my workers in and out like a revolving door?\nWhy can I sell tons of work\, but I can’t get the workers to do the job?\nWhy do my workers leave my business for another landscape job?\n\nBill & Ed Know Your Struggles!​\nJoin Harvesters Bill Arman and Ed Laflamme for their one day Virtual Recruiting Seminar and they will teach you their bona fide recruiting process. \nHarvester Bill was a recruiter for the largest landscape company in the world and has personally interviewed more than 5\,000 people and reviewed more than 100\,000 resumes! Heck\, he wrote the book on recruiting and you’re going to get a copy. \nHarvester Ed grew the largest landscape company in Connecticut\, and knows something about hiring and loyalty. In 30 years\, only one manager left his company! \nYou’re going to learn …. \n\nHow a recruiting plan will help your company be more successful.\nThe makeup of the plan and how you can create your own.\nMetrics to measure success for your company.\nHow to deliver your recruiting plan to ensure everyone is on board and working together.\n\nAnd Look What You Get! \nHere’s what’s included in the recruiting seminar – a downloadable copy of Harvester Bill’s Book\, “The Harvest Way for Recruiting & Hiring the Right People” AND….. \n\nJob Descriptions\nEmployee Surveys\nPay Range Matrix Sample\nThe 10-15 Touch Base Report\nJob Ads that Attract the Right People\nInterview Rating Overview\nThanks But No Thanks Letter\nReferral Bonus Program Career\nOffer Letters\nCareer Ladder: Graphic Sample\nOn Boarding Check List\n​Sample Core Values\nHow to build your BURP\nQuestions Not to Ask\nBonus & Commission Program Samples\nOnline Sources\nScreening Questions on the Phone\nRecruiting Flyers\nInterviewing Questions in Person\nBenefit’s Cut Sheet Sample\nDo’s and Don’ts of Interviewing\nEmployee Selection Criteria\n\nRegister today for this one-day seminar that is sure to get your 2022 started in the right direction. All participants will receive a recording of this seminar.​ \n 
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/how-to-build-a-recruiting-machine-that-works-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211208T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211208T153000
DTSTAMP:20211123T112833Z
CREATED:20211102T133925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211123T112833Z
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SUMMARY:Exit Planning the Right Way
DESCRIPTION:10 steps to Planning & Executing a Successful Exit from your Business\nJoin Head Harvesters Alison Hoffman and Bill Arman as explore the 10 Steps any company can take to prepare their company for sale. \nIf you are the owner of a landscape company with more than $1 million in annual revenue\, you will find this seminar helpful. \nConsider – \n\nHave you thought about when and how you will exit your business?\nWhat is your post-exit view of your life? Does that match your spouse/partner’s view?\nWhat are your financial goals?\nDo you know what your options for exit are? Which is the best for your situation?\nDoes your plan include the impact on your estate plan? For your family? Your charities?\n\nLearn – \n\nWhy exiting a business is not like selling real estate.\nHow to begin the planning process.\nWhy the value of a company changes depending on the buyer.\nWhat buyers (internal or external) focus on for the future.\nHow to avoid post exit remorse.\nWhat are your financial goals and needs for life after exit?\n\nHow in the world do you know where to start and how to work through all these pieces and parts? \nHarvest the Green Partners work with clients in all stages of the exit process.  Its that Yoga Berra saying\, “When you get to the fork in the road\, take it.”  Some owners call when they are ready to take an action\, but others call when they are standing at the fork not knowing which way to go. \nThis seminar is designed to give you an overview of the process owners take to begin their journey.  We will show you how to decide where to start\, what the process would be and what you need to do to be prepared.  We will summarize the options an owner has based on goals. \nWe’ll also give you the high-level steps for the process from Offer through Due Diligence to Closing and Transfer of Ownership.  (A detailed view of that process will be covered in Part III of this Series in Spring 2022.) \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://harvestlandscapeconsulting.com/event/10-steps-to-getting-your-company-ready-for-sale-2/
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