Tag: Dickerson Landscaping

Business

Preparing taxes in your landscaping business

Some contractors believe they’re going to avoid paying the tax but they’re actually just deferring paying those taxes to a different year. More details here!

November 2, 2017

Design-Build

Design/build: Hardscaping in stages

Building hardscape projects in phases is growing in popularity because it allows customers to achieve their dream yard over a period of time with financially digestible, staggered payments. Contractors like phased hardscape projects because they secure work in a precarious economy.

March 1, 2012

Business

Blending Talent with Experience

William Dickerson’s early work as a landscaper and natural creativity set him on a course for success.

September 1, 2011

Business

Tax Tips for Landscapers

From equipment write-offs to sales and use tax issues, advice from industry experts that can help you save money and hassle. Whether you prepare your taxes, have your office manager do it or contract it out to a professional accountant, you should be aware of some of the practices that could save you money, as well as help you avoid the pitfalls of honest mistakes. We interviewed industry professionals to obtain their top tips.

April 5, 2011

Business

Do’s & don’ts of customer service

36 tips from experts to boost client retention. Do you offer your clients the best possible customer service? If not, your competitors will be happy to step in and give it a whirl. The recent recession has presented a good opportunity for landscape owners to take stock of their business practices, instead of using the economic hard times as an excuse for losing customers, says Wayne Volz, president of the landscape business consulting company, Profits Unlimited, in Louisville, Kentucky.

March 9, 2011