Table of Contents
Foreword 1
Introduction: Managing Your Profit Means Managing Your Cash 5
Chapter 1 Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Dream 9
Chapter 2 Lawn Care and Landscape Business Models 23
Chapter 3 The Foundation of Profit First 43
Chapter 4 The Accounts That Effectively Grow Your Profit 63
Chapter 5 Putting Profit First to Work for You 73
Chapter 6 Advanced Profit First Methods for Lawn Care and Landscape Businesses 89
Chapter 7 Expanding Your Profit First Toolbox 101
Chapter 8 Scalable Growth Business Model Dashboards 123
Chapter 9 Effective Business Growth Strategies 167
Chapter 10 Business and Tax Strategies 185
Chapter 11 What Gets Measured Gets Managed! 195
Chapter 12 Where It Can All Go Wrong: How to Keep Your Business on Track 221
Call to Greatness 235
Appendix 1 Profit First Instant Assessment for Lawn Care and Landscape Businesses 237
Appendix 2 Your Day Zero/Day One Chart 239
Appendix 3 The SGBM Summary Instant Assessment Chart 241
Glossary of Key Terms and Formulas 243
Acknowledgments 251