I am finishing a business handbook for small horticultural companies; landscapers, nurseries, garden centers, design firms, college horticultural students, educators, and those involved in horticultural services. This book is a compilation of 38 years running an award winning landscape design, construction, and maintenance firm in Southern New England. Topics covered include developing a mission, completing a business plan, establishing a brand, marketing tips, creating an effective estimating and job costing system, how to attract, hire, and fire employees, computerizing for efficiencies,...