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Nilsson Associates
12-07-2006, 11:56 AM
Business Consulting Services
Nilsson Associates Toll Free 866-280-2252
www.nilssonbooks.com (http://nilssonbooks.com/)

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Phil Nilsson
"Best Selling Author"


Consulting by Telephone ...
Is a convenient, fast, affordable way to get answers, or a second opinion. I've consulted with hundreds of contractors who needed help in a specific area of concern. Consulting by phone is available with no minimum time requirements at a rate of $100 per hour. Call Toll Free 1-866-280-2252 to set up a time slot, or email Phil Nilsson at nilsson.assoc@snet.net

Our Financial Analysis Services ...
Picks up where your accountant leaves off. It includes a year-end analysis of your operation and financial position with a line-by-line narrative explaining all aspects of your operating results including sales, direct & indirect costs, overhead rates, and profits. With this information you can establish or modify hourly rates, costs, project and budget income and production estimates for an upcoming season. For more information call Phil Nilsson at Call Toll Free 1-866-280-2252

On-site consulting services ...
Are available to clients who can commit time to intense exploratory problem & solution sessions ... we cover sales, advertising, services, operating costs, job estimating methods, employee productivity, your market, customers, prospects, expansion plans, business goals, and we provide a complete narrative outlining steps for improvement. For more information contact Phil Nilsson in Connecticut at Toll Free 1-866-280-2252 ... or email nilsson.assoc@snet.net

Consulting Background ...
Nilsson has consulted for the membership of www.plcaa.org as designated business advisor, and lawn and landscape contractors, nurseries, arborists, and nationally known organizations such as ... PLCAA Membership, U.S. Naval Facilities, University of Maryland, Toyota, Hershey Foods, City of Charlotte, NC, Sarasota Park Departments, The Denver Zoological Society, University of Tennessee, Williamsburg Historical Society, Walt Disney World, Hilton Hotels, Yale University, ESPN Broadcasting, Busch Gardens, Virginia Horticultural Society, University of Connecticut, I.B.M World Headquarters, PepsiCo World Headquarters

Consulting experience - National Trade Associations ...

Nilsson served as business advisor to www.plcaa.org for several years prior to the Professional Lawn Care Association of America and the Associated Landscape Contractors Association merged to form The Professional Landcare Network where Nilsson also served as business advisor to their members

PLANET press release:

PLANET ADDS PHIL NILSSON, NILSSON ASSOCIATES BUSINESS CONSULTANT SERVICES TO MEMBER BENEFITS PROGRAM

Herndon, VA, June 1, 2005 –– The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is pleased to announce that it has added the services of business consultant Phil Nilsson of Nilsson Associates to its growing list of member benefits.

Nilsson, who owned and operated a successful landscape design/build/maintenance firm for 15 years, will provide guidance to PLANET members in the areas of business, sales, and acquisitions; bidding and estimating; business growth; management; advertising sales; and financial issues. He will also provide articles and advice on the PLANET Web site and publications and will be available by phone and e-mail to assist members with business-related issues.

“I am looking forward to the opportunity of being part of PLANET,” Nilsson said. “I am honored to be of service and help members in any way that I can. Just one good idea can be worth hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars and makes a business easier to manage.”

Nilsson, a nationally recognized best-selling author, holds a degree in accounting and has a background in CPA firms and corporate financial management. He is an expert in job estimating, management information systems, financial analysis, acquisitions, sales and mergers, business improvement, and business writing. His books have been endorsed by national trade organizations and are currently used by thousands of green industry professionals.

Along with Nilsson, PLANET members also benefit from the services of industry consultants who specialize in human resources, safety, and legal issues. These experts provide guidance exclusively to PLANET members and work to help green industry contractors manage and grow a profitable business.

PLANET represents approximately 4,000 green industry service provider companies and suppliers nationwide that specialize in design/build/installation, interiorscaping, lawn care, and maintenance. These firms and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals.



Other resources ...

Sales Boosters (http://nilssonbooks.com/sales_booster_package.htm)

Job Estimating Package (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_estimating_package.htm)

FREE Job Pricing Guidelines (http://nilssonbooks.com/free_job_guidelines.htm)

New Business Startup Package (http://nilssonbooks.com/just_getting_started.htm)

Complete Operations Management System (http://nilssonbooks.com/coms_package.htm)


When it comes to pricing lawn and landscape jobs nobody has more industry pricing information than Nilsson Associates. Nilsson's Job Price Guides covers lawn care job bidding & estimating landscaping job bids for commercial & residential customers. Get more customers. Price estimates & bids, grounds services, landscaping pricing estimates , estimating & bid the price seasonal work, year around commercial estimate contracts, best price per square foot, best grounds maintenance & landscaping job to bid & pricing, price of lawn care, lawn mowing price, aeration pricing, lawns, commercial landscape job bid estimates, maintenance estimating & pricing, mulching prices, pricing chemicals, weeding & aerating pricing, fertilizer prices, prices for organic fertilizer, pricing weeds in beds, pricing pruning & trimming trees & shrubs, pricing commercial & residential snow plowing, hardscape pricing, pricing hydroseeding, irrigation service estimates for commercial & residential, pricing seeding lawns, pricing lawn sod, prices for slit seeding lawns, pricing edging lawn beds, spring cleanup prices, pricing fall cleanups, hourly price of pressure washing walks & patios, pricing trees, stump grinding prices, price for gutter cleaning, lawn dethatching price, price for shoveling snow, pricing salting, price sanding.

For more information about Pricing Click Here for FREE Job Pricing Guidelines (http://nilssonbooks.com/free_job_guidelines.htm)


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Nilsson Associates
05-06-2007, 09:55 AM
FREE Job Pricing Guidelines

Nilsson's Job Pricing Guidelines (http://nilssonbooks.com/free_job_guidelines.htm) are in use by lawn and landscape contractors nationwide. See what other landscapers are currently charging from price lists compiled and updated by Nilsson Associates. Avoid Pricing Too High - Avoid Pricing Too Low - Win More Bids. Compare Your Prices With Nilsson's Price Lists Before You Bid - Makes Pricing Lawn & Landscape Jobs Fast, Easy, Accurate, Competitive.

Nilsson's Job Pricing Guides takes the guesswork out of bidding, and helps build confidence in your bids before you present them to your customers. Makes Job Bidding easier, faster. (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_estimating_package.htm) Figure your price for a job, then compare your price (http://nilssonbooks.com/free_job_guidelines.htm) with the list price before you bid, or use the price given in the price lists to bid on jobs shown below:

Includes
Prices For:
Aerating lawns
Aerating Core
Back Pak Spraying lawns,
Bak Pak weeds shrub beds, curbs
Bed Edging - in lawns
Bed Construction
Cement Curbing Installation
Cement Borders Installed
Chemical Applications of lawn care chemicals
Deck Installations
Dethatching of lawns
Drain Gutter Cleaning to remove leaves
Drain Gutters Installed
Drain Gutter Screening
Edging Walks
Edging Beds
Fall Cleanups of lawns and beds
Firewood sales
Firewood Cords
Firewood Bundles
Firewood Delivery
Flower Installations Flats
Flower Pots
Grading & Filling of soil for lawns
Ground Covers - Plants
Ground Covers Mulch
Hardscapes - patios, stairs, walks
Hourly Rates lawn care
Hourly Rates - Landscape
Hourly Rates Landscape design
Hourly Rates Plowing
Hydroseeding of lawns
Hydroseeding Preparation
Hydroseeding Materials
Install Sod
Install Shrubs
Install Trees
Irrigation lawn Installation
Irrigation Service - lawns & beds
Irrigation Winterize
Irrigation Repair Rates
Irrigation Controllers
Landscape Designs - designing computer image landscapes
Landscape Lighting Installations
Landscape Lighting Fixtures
Landscape Floodlights
Landscape Solar Lighting
Landscape Grading
Landscape Installations lawns, shrubs, plants & trees
Lawn Aeration Spike
Lawn Aeration Cores
Lawn Care Service Chemical Applications Fertilizers Weed Controls
Lawn Chemical Applications
Lawns Fertilized
Lawn Mowing Riders
Lawn Mowing Walkbehinds
Lawn Mowing Trim
Lawn Weed Treatments
Lawn Treatment Programs
Lawn Chemical Prices - Acre, Square Foot
Lawn Grub Control Apps
Lawn Insecticide
Lawn Renovations - Slit Seeding, Reseeding, Elimination of Growth
Liquid Applications of Fertilizers, Weed Killers
Loam Installed for lawn building and planting beds
Mowing with walkbehinds
Mowing with ztrs
Mowing with riding mowers
Mowing with trim mowers
Mowing Residential
Mowing Commercial
Mowing Condominium
Mowing Sports Fields
Mowing Cemeteries
Mulch Installs
Mulch pine bark mulch
Mulch pine needles
Mulch Spraying
Organic Lawn Care of lawns
Organic Lawn Programs
Parking Lot Line Marking
Parking Lot Sweeping of sand and debris
Paving Installations and hardscapes
Pavers Stone
Pavers Concrete
Pavement Sweeping
Pavement and litter control
Pavement line marking
Planting Trees & Shrubs in landscapes
Pressure washing of houses, vehicles, walks
Pruning of shrubs,
Pruning trees
Pruning ornamental trees
Putting Greens Installations - artificial turf for golf
Retaining Walls Installed of wood, stone
Retaining Walls Timbers
Roto Tilling turf, soil, lawns
Roto Tilling gardens
Salting Roads
Salting Walks
Sanding Roads
Sanding Walks
Sanding & Salting of parking lots and roads for ice control
Seeding lawns
Seeding wildflowers
Site Work of grading, hauling, rock removal prior to seeding
Slit Seeding of lawns
Slit Seeders
Snow Plowing Prices
Snow Plowing and ice control
Snow Removal
Snow Plowing Driveways
Snow Plowing Hourly Rates
Snow Plowing By The Inch
Snow Plowing By The Storm
Snow Plowing Fixed Seasonal Rates
Snow Shoveling
Snow Blowing Walks & Driveways
Sod Installations on lawns
Sod Rolls Installed
Sodding from Pallets
Spraying Lawns
Spraying Weeds
Spraying Shrubs
Spraying Trees
Spraying Curb Lines
Spring Cleanups of lawns, beds and paved areas
Stone Installations for shrub beds, landscape areas
String Trimming Lawns
String Trimming Edging
String Trimming Obstacles
String Trimming Trees
Stump Grinding after removal and tree takedowns
Tree & Shrub Programs - fertilizing - weed & insect control
Tree Trimming of ornamental trees in landscapes
Trimming Shrubs
Trimming Trees
Trucking & Hauling of landscape materials
Vegetation Management for weed control, growth control
Weeding shrub beds
Weeds in lawns
Weeding Pavement
Weeding Parking Lot Curbs

For more info: FREE Job Pricing Guidelines (http://nilssonbooks.com/free_job_guidelines.htm)

About Nilsson Associates
Business consultant, speaker, nationally recognized best selling author, Phil Nilsson's articles are published in Lawn & Landscape, PRO Magazine, The Arborist and Landscaper Publications. Nilsson's books are endorsed by national trade organizations and are in use by thousands of landscapers, parks, municipalities, universities and property managers.
Nilsson owned and operated a successful Landscape Design-Build-Maintain firm for 15 years. Nilsson Associates are Consultants to the membership of the Professional Lawn Care Association of America.

When it comes to pricing nobody has more industry pricing information than Nilsson Associates.
Nilsson's Job Price Guides covers lawn care job bidding & estimating landscaping job bids for commercial & residential customers. Get more customers. Price estimates & bids, grounds services, landscaping pricing estimates , estimating & bid the price seasonal work, year around commercial estimate contracts, best price per square foot, best grounds maintenance & landscaping job to bid & pricing, price of lawn care, lawn mowing price, aeration pricing, lawns, commercial landscape job bid estimates, maintenance estimating & pricing, mulching prices, pricing chemicals, weeding & aerating pricing, fertilizer prices, prices for organic fertilizer, pricing weeds in beds, pricing pruning & trimming trees & shrubs, pricing commercial & residential snow plowing, hardscape pricing, pricing hydroseeding, irrigation service estimates for commercial & residential, pricing seeding lawns, pricing lawn sod, prices for slit seeding lawns, pricing edging lawn beds, spring cleanup prices, pricing fall cleanups, hourly price of pressure washing walks & patios, pricing trees, stump grinding prices, price for gutter cleaning, lawn dethatching price, price for shoveling snow, pricing salting, price sanding.


Other
resources:
Sales Boosters (http://nilssonbooks.com/sales_booster_package.htm)
Job Estimating Package (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_estimating_package.htm)
FREE Job Pricing Guidelines (http://nilssonbooks.com/free_job_guidelines.htm)
New Business Startup Package (http://nilssonbooks.com/just_getting_started.htm)
Complete Operations management System (http://nilssonbooks.com/coms_package.htm)

For more info: FREE Job Pricing Guidelines (http://nilssonbooks.com/free_job_guidelines.htm)