Sargent's Solutions

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Sargent's Solutions - How should landscape contractors handle design features they feel may breach regulations?

Sargent's Solutions - How can accurate inventories protect you and your business?

Sargent's Solutions - How can you create a slogan to get your business noticed?

Sargent's Solutions - How can contractors lower the risk of disputes with customers?

Proper paperwork and tight control of your business are key to avoiding disputes, Alan Sargent advises.

How involving your staff in the production of a training programme can pay dividends - without breaking the budget

Sargent's Solutions - How to reap rewards from static advertising

Planted displays can draw new customers but they entail costs and commitment, writes Alan Sargent.

Sargent's solutions - how to turn the loss of a key member of staff into a positive

Sargent's solutions - proper assessment of the site can help ensure smooth project delivery

Sargent's solutions: How to create the right impression

Honesty, research and forethought are all essential when applying for a job in this industry, says Alan Sargent.

Sargent's solutions - how to make a successful landscape business acquisition

Buying another business can increase your own offer but there are important questions to consider, says Alan Sargent.

Sargent's solutions - regulations and legislative requirements underline the professional status of landscape contractors and gardeners

Regulations benefit individual gardeners and landscapers as well as the wider industry, Alan Sargent explains.

Sargent's solutions - tips on how to optimise your application for a gardening job

Making your job application stand out can be key to landing a senior or head gardener position, Alan Sargent explains.

Sargent's solutions - how to avoid the traps of 'professional non-payers'

Be wary of unscrupulous clients who may look for loopholes to avoid settling up at the end of a job, Alan Sargent warns.

Sargent's solutions - avoiding potential pitfalls when accepting extra landscaping work

Taking a considered approach can help prevent welcome requests for extra work becoming a curse, Alan Sargent explains.