Does it seem like each new landscape year brings a roll-of-the-dice when it comes to figuring out how much start-up cash you’ll need and if you’ll have enough to get things going at the beginning of your peak season? If this sounds like your landscaping operation, then we need to discuss how to ensure that you’ll have enough cash on hand when you start to generate expenses.

Chances are good you didn’t get into the landscape industry because you love paperwork. Nope! You enjoy working outdoors, creating beautiful landscape designs, watching plants flourish and nurturing their growth, and developing attractive, useful landscaped areas that add value to clients’ properties. Negotiating contracts and filling out forms just isn’t where you want to be spending your time.

The landscape industry is seasonal, so no matter where you live in the world, there are peak seasons and off seasons. If you’re like most landscape designers and contractors, the all-at-once influx of new business in your peak season can be tough to handle. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could spread some of that new work out and be better prepared to handle it when the rush rolls around? Well, there is a way.