Business Principles of Landscape Contracting, fully revised and updated in its third edition, is an introduction to the application of business principles of financial management involved in setting up your own landscape contracting business and beginning your professional career.
Business Principles of Landscape Contracting, fully revised and updated in its third edition, is an introduction to the application of business principles of financial management involved in setting up your own landscape contracting business and beginning your professional career.
Steven Cohan earned his Ph.D. at the Pennsylvania State University, USA. His diverse professional career encompasses plant science research, entrepreneurship as an owner of a retail nursery, and executive management of botanical gardens. He is currently an Emeritus Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA, where he served as Program Director for the Landscape Management Program. His course instruction included Financial Applications for the Green Industry, Environmental Horticulture, Internship Seminar, and Green Roofs and Urban Sustainability Seminar.
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Preface Acknowledgements 1. Structuring for accountability 2. Budget development 3. Profitable pricing 4. Estimating 5. Financial management 6. Project management 7. Financial ratios 8. Software applications 9. Managing human assets 10. Productivity basics 11. Creating a lean culture 12. Professional development 13. Bottom-line leadership 14. Economic sustainability Appendices Index
