START & RUN A GARDENING BUSINESS

An insider guide to setting yourself up as a professional gardener 3rd edition

Paul Power

• PRICE £14.99
• EXTENT 240 pages
• BINDING Paperback
• FORMAT 246 x 171 mm
• ISBN 978-1-84528-414-5
• PUB DATE 26 April 2010
• BIC CODE KJVS, WM
• CATEGORY Small Business
• TERRITORIES World Rights

REVIEWS

• ‘A remarkably practical and helpful guide… Every subject from your business plan to tax legislation is covered here in straightforward and encouraging terms making you realise just what is possible. A life-changing book.’ Permaculture Magazine
• ‘Excellent, down-to-earth advice and information on every aspect of the gardening business …encouraging, supportive and very practical.’ Herb
• ‘A practical and informative guide.’ Royal Horticultural Society
• ‘It's inspired me to get started…I recommend this.’ Reader review
• ‘worth its weight in gold…’ Reader review

KEY POINTS

Popular title in Small Business Start-Ups- over 10,000 copies sold New edition includes invaluable updated information on:

• - How to get commercial contracts
• - Providing estimates
• - The top ten profitable gardening jobs

When PAUL POWER left school he joined the civil Service, but hated the bureaucracy, commuting and the office politics. He finally decided to turn his hobby into a profession and made it a huge success, far exceeding his expectations.

CONTENTS

• 1.A growing opportunity
• 2.Essential planning for you and your business
• 3.What’s involved in starting and running a gardening round?
• 4.The general gardening business
• 5.Seasonal opportunities
• 6.Launching your business
• 7.Bookkeeping and administration systems
• 8.The gardening calendar
• 9.Avoiding seasonal blues
• 10.Growing your business
• Help directory & index