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Stephen W. Marzahl, Registered Landscape Architect is conducting a workshop for landscape designers and green industry professionals. |
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1-day workshop: “Business Basics – Practical TIPS from Clients and Contracts to working with Contractors” |
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The good news is – you are a business owner. The bad news is – you are a business owner. This workshop is promised to provide practical information you can put to use immediately in running your green industry Design / Construction firm. Attendees will find this 1-day interactive workshop loaded with great information covering many topics. You will learn information applicable to your day to day business activities. This workshop will be held in a relaxed question and answer forum. |
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Seating is limited |
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Friday, February 13, 2009. Class will start at 9:00 am and conclude at 3:30 pm |
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The Arlington Heights Wellness Center / 900 West Central Road Arlington Heights, Illinois / phone: 847-618-3500 |
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Keeping your books: Automation vs non-automation |
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Setting up your business: Incorporating vs not |
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Home office vs working outside your home…….your workspace…..does it work for you? |
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Managing and selecting your professional team: Accountants, lawyers, and consultants. What can you do and what should be hired out |
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Job costing and setting up your chart of accounts |
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Subcontractors: Selecting them, managing them, negotiating with your subcontractors, transferring and sharing liability . . . |
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Subcontractors vs Employees |
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To partner or not to partner |
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Contracts with: Clients and Subcontractors |
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Insurance matters |
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Chasing your money: Liens, arbitration, pushing the right buttons, bluffing, and legal action |
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What to do when someone won’t pay you and what to do when someone can’t pay you |
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Learn how to draft contracts that put you in the driver’s seat. |
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Managing your projects: Communication and construction logs |
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Leave a paper trail |
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What should go on your plans to limit your liability |
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Biting off more than you can chew……when to call for help |
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Screening your clients, setting up and conducting meetings with clients, managing expectations, and keeping your clients |
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Lines of credit and budgeting |
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Left brain people vs right brain people |
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People do business with people they like…….SmileJ |
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Lunch delivered to the design studio and soft drinks |
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Bagels and coffee in the morning |
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Bottled water and coffee available throughout the day |
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Calculator (basic functions; add, subtract, multiply, and divide) |
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Notebook and pen for taking notes |
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Workbook and/or handouts |
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Registered, licensed landscape architect in the State of Illinois |
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Graduate of Mississippi State University where he studied landscape architecture, landscape construction, and business |
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Stephen also holds degrees in Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Construction |
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Business and design consultant to other private landscape design and construction firms |
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Stephen has taught and lectured on design, drawing, and graphics at the Chicago Botanic Garden |
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Stephen teaches landscape design and DynaSCAPE (CAD based) Design and Quote, and Color software at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake Illinois where he is a member of the adjunct faculty. He also sits on the college's horticultural advisory board of directors. |
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Stephen works as a consultant for the Canadian based firm, Coyote Software as a member of their teaching team as an instructor of the DynaSCAPE Design and Quote (CAD based) design software several times per year in the Chicago area |
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Stephen has served as a teaching assistant to Mike Lin at Mike’s design and graphic workshops in Manhattan Kansas, and elsewhere on numerous occasions |
"I will share what I have learned in business school but more importantly what I have learned as a business owner (from 1983 to 1993) of a design/build landscape contracting firm and as owner (1994 to present day) of a landscape architectural and general contracting firm. I bring to the table my 26 years as a green industry business owner." |
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Member of ASLA (American Society of Landscape Architects) |
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Member of LDA (Landscape Design Association of Chicago) |
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Past president (2007) of the Chicago based Landscape Design Association |
Total investment $199.00 per attendee. |
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If you have questions, feel free to contact me: |
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