The Landscaping Service Program provides everything you need to start up your own landscaping service on a minimal budget and in a short period of time. The course includes information on marketing your small business, bidding on contracts, hiring contract labor and information on making sure your small business is prepared for success.

The course is broken down into 8 modules and should take approximately 8 weeks to complete. Upon enrolling for the course the first module will be emailed to you along with a test link. Once you have studied and reviewed the module material you should go to the test link and take the online test. Passing score is 70%. You can take the test as many times as necessary until a passing score is acheived. One the test for the first module has been passed, the second module will be emailed to you along with a link for the second test and so on and so on.

• Getting Started - Everything you need to know to be off and running with your new landscaping service including business licenses, business name & business cards, legal structures, etc.
• Equipment and all you Really need - Selecting equipment for your new landscaping service that you won't outgrow in 6 months.
• Accounting made Easy - Proper accounting practices for a small business.
• Marketing and how to Reach your Customers - How to market your new small business to get customers immediately.
• Employees, the necessary evil - Determining if you need employees, managing employees, Quarterlies and Workers Comp.
• Getting Paid - How to accept credit cards, manage cash flow and handle receivables.
• Landscaping Service Tips - The do's and don't of owning and running a landscaping service.
• Growing Bigger - How to plan on expansion and at what point to do it.