For Landscapers and Horticulturists in their first five years of business who want to learn how to increase profits and take their business to the next level.
Group Coaching is ideal for business owners who are not yet ready to invest in more targeted 1:1 coaching, but who do need the right strategies and systems to help overcome blocks to success.
This fundamental information will save you tens of thousands of dollars in the future (by helping you stop the mistakes now).
If you have been operating for much longer than 5 years and want to learn or rehash these fundamentals, please come along.
| Area of Business | Topic | Session | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindset | The Mindset and Approach to running a successful Business | Session 1 | Monday April 20 |
| 12mths Goals - how to achieve them | |||
| How to run a profitable Landscape Construction and/or Maintenance business | |||
| Setup your Dashboard | |||
| P&L | Understanding your Profit and Loss Statement | Session 2 | Monday May 11 |
| Quoting | Quoting - Part 1 (Construction and Maintenance) | ||
| General Q&A about business | |||
| Quoting | Quoting, Part 2 | Session 3 | Monday June 1 |
| Quoting, Part 3 | |||
| General Q&A about business | |||
| Project Management | Project Management (Part 1. Planning your Project) | Session 4 | Monday June 22 |
| Project Management (Part 2 Managing a Project Day 1 To Handover) | |||
| General Q&A about business | |||
| Systems | Systems for Maintenance and Construction | Session 5 | Monday July 13 |
| Maintenance - Job Sheets, 16 steps to maintaining a clients site, Pesticide/Fungicide Costs and measurements | |||
| Construction - Quoting and PM systems, CRM details for clients, Storing client info. | |||
| Review your Progress and answer questions | |||
Session 1 – Monday April 20
Session 2 – Monday May 11
Session 3 – Monday June 1
Session 4 – Monday June 22
Session 5 – Monday July 13
Time: 4 – 6pm NSW time
Place: Zoom Meeting
Investment: Investment is $550 a session or $2750 inc. GST for the course (which is a third of the cost of one-on-one coaching).
To enrol: Complete the form below and John will contact you.
The Mindset and Approach to running a successful Business
John will talk about the mindset and approach that is required to run a successful Landscape Construction and/or Maintenance business. He will discuss all the elements of a business like – Leadership, Money, Quoting, Project Management, Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Team and Office or Admin, Technology and Systems and KPIs.
Your Private Dashboard (for Construction and Maintenance)
John will give you access to your own private Dashboard where you can enter your monthly quotes, monthly sales and profit, set targets and access information for other areas of your business.
12 Month Goals – how to achieve them
John will discuss your goals and suggest how you make them happen.
You will Receive: Your personal Dashboard, Goals Table
To do Tasks: Write out your 12 month goals, finish setting up your Dashboard
Understanding your Profit and Loss Statement (for Construction and Maintenance)
An example Profit and Loss Statement will be analysed and explained. It’s the first important step in understanding your business financially and provides the basis for quoting and growing profit. Then in the session, John will give you time to access your P&L and understand it, asking questions if needed.
P&L Restructure (for Construction and Maintenance)
John will explain what is takes to manage your time effectively.
go through how to plan your week and what to delegate. This will be interactive and expect to implement the plan in the session.
Quoting (for Construction and Maintenance)
Part 1 – John will show you how to calculate the hourly rate for each employee (including you). Then getting your materials costs setup. He will explain the Quoting sheet he will provide, or you can use yours. This is for Construction and Maintenance. You will go away and start a simple quote that you can play with in the next session.
You will Receive: A Quoting Sheet, A Financial Model for a P&L that works for the Landscape Industry.
To do Tasks: Go over your last 6mths of your P&L and analysis the % and show me where it could be improved.
Continue with Quoting, Part 2 (Construction, Maintenance Softscapes)
John will define Man hrs, Markups, Margins Labour Charge out rate, Markup on Materials – hardscapes, softscapes, subbies, Gross Profit % Margin
Continue with Quoting, Part 3 (Construction, Maintenance Softscapes)
How to detail the emailed quote, Set up a Tracking sheet.
To do Tasks: Create your first quote using my method and quote sheet or your quote app.
Project Management (Part 1. Planning your Project)
Project Management (Part 2 Managing a Project Day 1 To Handover)
To do Tasks: Take an upcoming project and the Follow my process – planning and from Construction Day until Finish.
Systems for Maintenance and Construction
Maintenance – Job Sheets, 16 steps to maintaining a clients site, Pesticide/ Fungicide Costs and measurements
Construction – Quoting and PM systems, CRM details for clients, Storing client info.
Level 2 is also available after completing Level 1. The topics we will cover in Level 2 are:
Sales
Marketing
Team
Money
Leadership

John founded Landscapers Coach in 2008 after helping a growing number of Landscaping clients transform their businesses.
John has experienced many years as a successful business owner and over 16 years as a business coach and mentor. He has been a director of several businesses: The North Beach International Hotel and Tramps Menswear (both family businesses he managed with family members) and the Great
Australian Leather Co.
John’s introduction to business coaching happened after engaging a coach to finetune his business systems.
In 2002, Corban Business Coaching began as John’s weekend advice to friends and associates had developed from a part-time interest into a business that John thoroughly enjoyed.
Landscapers Coach began because John was coaching owners from 20 industries and felt he needed to create a niche. Since 2008, John has worked with over 300 landscapers, designers, horticulturists and pool builders across Australia and New Zealand.