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Become a Landscape Company Owner
You will learn: what a landscape company owner does, how to start a landscaping business, how to manage a landscape company, and how to get customers and succeed in the landscaping business.
What Happens in the Landscape Company Owner Certificate Course Online
The Landscape Company Owner Certificate course is an online learning program with suggested readings from the textbook (IAP Career College Guide to Become a Landscape Company Owner). Unlike some traditional landscaping courses and landscaping classes, this course is self directed, which means you may study and complete assignments at times that are most convenient for you from the comfort of your own home.
This part-time Landscape Company Owner Certificate Course has a recommended completion date of 6 weeks from the start of the program, however, you may choose to complete the course in as little as 4 weeks or as long as 12 weeks, depending on your schedule.
The Landscape Company Owner Certificate Course has been created to allow you to complete it without any teaching assistance. However, if you have questions or need assistance, you can receive help from a Faculty Member throughout the 6 weeks of the course.
Your Faculty Member is a valuable resource person and mentor who can provide you with personal teaching assistance to help you succeed in the course and advice to help you succeed in your new business.
Course Topics
The Landscape Company Owner Certificate Course has been developed to meet high academic standards, ensuring that as a graduate you can display with pride the Landscape Company Owner Certificate you will earn from the International Association of Professions Career College.
How to Start a Landscaping Business
In this course, you will learn how to start a landscaping business. Topics covered in the Landscape Company Owner Certificate Course include the following:
Introduction
- Landscaping as a Profession
- Landscaping Specialties
- The Landscaping Market
How to Do the Job
- Botany Basics
- Common Plant Troubles
- Environmentally Friendly Landscapes
- Assessing Clients’ Needs
- Landscape Design
- Planting and Maintaining Turf
- Common Turf Problems
- Planting and Maintaining Trees
- Planting and Maintaining Bedding Plants
Develop Your Skills
- Working for a Landscape Company
- Formal and Informal Education
- Industry Certifications
Planning Your Business
- Starting Out on Your Own
- Buying a Company
- Franchising
- Analyzing the Market
- Expenses to Expect
- Licensing Requirements
Managing Your Landscape Company
- Equipment and Tools You Will Need
- Hiring Staff
- Budgeting
- Setting Your Fees
- Communicating with Clients
Getting Clients
- Marketing Tools
- Your Website
- Marketing to Residential Clients
- Marketing to Commercial Clients
What Is Included in the Landscape Company Owner Certificate Course Online
This all-inclusive Landscape Company Owner Certificate Course package consists of:
- Registration for the Landscape Company Owner Certificate Course Online
- Access to a Faculty Member to provide you with up to 3 hours of business mentoring during the course
- (Optional) 2023-2024 membership in the IAPO International Association of Professional Landscape Owners for only $2.99 per month
- Downloadable Landscape Company Owner Certificate personalized with your name and the seal of the International Association of Professions Career College which you may print
- (Optional) Opportunity to order official certificates printed on fine linen paper and embossed with the gold seal of the college
- Textbook: IAP Career College Guide to Become a Landscape Company Owners (e-book edition)
Register for the Landscape Company Owner Certificate Course
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You can have all this for an incredible price. It can cost hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars to take other programs. (We found courses based on old editions of our guides with registration fees of up to $999 and more.) We are able to offer you online courses at a significantly lower cost to you because of our expertise from over 20 years of producing the leading online guides for non-traditional careers.
Our online certificate courses have previously been offered for a registration fee of $297 U.S. and include a textbook and professional membership – a total value of almost $377.
HOLIDAY SEASON SPECIAL: This all-inclusive registration package for the Landscape Company Owner Certificate Course is priced as only $149.00 for the December 11, 2023 course.
Register today for the Landscape Company Owner Certificate Course. Enrollment is limited and registration is on a first come first served basis, so we recommend that you register early for the Landscape Company Owner Certificate Course online to avoid disappointment.
If the course is full, please email support@iapcollege.com to be notified when a new course date is scheduled.
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How Much Money Does a Landscape Company Owner Make?
Owning your own landscape company can become quite lucrative over time. If you are willing to learn the business inside and out, work hard, face challenges head on and persevere, your earning potential is excellent. In fact, most landscape companies charge their residential clients in the range of $25 to $50 an hour. Commercial contracts can pay significantly more. There are hundreds of landscape maintenance firms across North America that individually gross more than $500,000 annually, and plenty of room for many more.
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What Does a Landscape Company Do?
Landscaping involves planting and caring for trees, shrubs, flowers, ground covers, and grass. It also includes design elements such as walkways, decks, retaining walls, patios, lighting, and anything else external to the building. In addition to residential yards and estates, some typical projects that landscapers design, install or maintain include: public and private school grounds, public parks, recreation sites, streetscapes, civic center landscapes and waterfronts, business courtyards, and golf courses.
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How Do You Start a Landscape Company?
Earning a certificate as a landscape company owner will equip you with the principles and techniques for becoming a professional landscape company owner. A certificate also provides evidence of your expertise, assurance of your professionalism, an important credential for your resume, a competitive advantage when marketing your services and higher earnings (according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).
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What is the Landscape Company Owner Certificate Course?
In IAP Career College’s part-time online Landscape Company Owner Certificate Course you will earn certification as a landscape company owner and learn important principles and practical step-by-step techniques for getting started in a career as a professional landscape company owner. This online course has a recommended completion date of 6 weeks, however it may be completed in as little as 4 weeks or as long as 12 weeks. The course has been created to allow you to complete it without any teaching assistance, however as a student you have access to Faculty Members to provide you with personal teaching assistance and career advice.
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What is IAP Career College?
The International Association of Professions Career College (IAP Career College) is a leading online career college offering affordable online certificate courses and professional certifications for non-traditional and "dream" careers. When you take a part-time online certificate course with IAP Career College, you can schedule your learning around your life - you can work at your own pace, at the best times for you and from the comfort of your own home. IAP Career College and affiliated company FabJob Inc (the leading online publisher of guide books on how to get started in a dream career) have served over half a million career changers on six continents since 1999.
