The Business Stage Challenge

for your Lawn Care and Landscaping business

Taking the Challenge

The business challenge is designed to see how well your company is performing in each of these areas:

Strategic Business Planning
Customers
Operations
Revenue Management
Employees

Each of these areas is important for the long-term growth of your business.

What you'll need to complete the challenge

Your annual gross revenue and net profit for the last year
About 15 - 20 minutes to answer all the questions associated with each category.

Step 1 of 6

Name

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Email(Required)

Name(Required)

First Last

Company(Required)

Number of Employees(Required)

Years in Business(Required)

Industry(Required)

What industry are you in?(Required)

Last Year's Gross Revenue(Required)

Last Year's Net Income(Required)

On a scale of 1 - 10, with 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest, how established do you feel in Strategic Business Planning?(Required)

Do you currently do any personal tax planning, so that you know where you are and what your tax liability looks like?(Required)

Do you currently do any tactical business planning? For example, do you have focused and specific short-term plans that support high-level strategic plans?(Required)

Are you working with any professionals to help you plan for the future?(Required)

Do you have a full plan in place that supports employee appreciation?(Required)

Do you have a portfolio in place to manage your investments?(Required)

On a scale of 1 - 10, with 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest, how established do you feel in Customer Service and Satisfaction?(Required)

Do you have an effective marketing plan in place?(Required)

Have you identified your Ideal customer?(Required)

Do you have a successful sales process in place that you and your team can utilize?(Required)

Do you track and manage the return on investment with your marketing?(Required)

Do you have a strategy in place to understand what you offer and how to make adjustments or improvements?(Required)

On a scale of 1 - 10, with 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest, how established do you feel in Operations (The Day to Day)?(Required)

Do you have an established system to manage your production crew?(Required)

Do you have an inventory system in place in your company?(Required)

Do you and your team monitor and track KPIs (key performance indicators) and OKRs (objectives and key results)?(Required)

Are you and your team reviewing the allocation of your resources?(Required)

Does your company invest in improving its facilities and operations?(Required)

On a scale of 1 - 10, with 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest, how established do you feel in Revenue Management: Knowing Your Numbers?(Required)

Do you have an accounting schedule in place in your company?(Required)

Do you have a budget that you follow in your business?(Required)

Are you working with a professional advisor or do you have a process in place to support advanced financial management in your business?(Required)

On a scale of 1 - 10, with 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest, how established do you feel in Building a Great Team?(Required)

Are you doing basic goal-setting with your team related to their roles in your company?(Required)

Do you have a training and development plan in place?(Required)

Do you and your team have a management meeting on a consistent basis?(Required)

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