Landscaping business losing 6-figures every year

This company came to us in March of 2025 looking to stop losing money as they had borrowed more than $200k already from the owner’s other business in just a couple years. They were struggling to win bids and whenever they did, they usually lost money on them. They also had massive struggles with seasonality.

The biggest issue we fixed, and therefore the first one, was improving the profitability of their jobs. We made an estimating calculator that helped them go from an average of 0-5% gross margin on each job to at least a 50% gross margin on each job. This also helped them place more resources towards winning more bids without having to undercut themselves.

We then designed and implemented a new model to reduce the effects of seasonality. This model included improvements to expense management, maximizing revenue in summer months, and seasonal hiring strategies.

From these changes, this company was able to stop losing money and become profitable. Losing bids also was not an issue as they could make more than enough money without having to fill their calendar to 100% capacity or require the owner to take on jobs himself.

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