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- Fiscal Know How
Key numbers that need to be tracked and how to use them.
- Profit Management
Why and how to increase gross margin.
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- Human Skills
Identifying your management style, defining your core responsibilities, delegation.
- Merchandising
Strategies that reduce labor and drive productivity.
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- Fiscal Know How
Budgeting and Key Performance Indicators, Pricing and Margin Management.
- Human Skills
Leadership Analysis, Matching the right person to the right role.
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- Merchandising
Categorization of Inventory, Layout Planning and Space Use.
- Field Trip
On-site learning at 5 top garden centers in the area.
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- Fiscal Know How
Key Points from Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Management.
- Human Skills
Identifying Training Needs and Training the Trainer.
- Merchandising
Space/Cost Opportunities, Turns, Gross Margin and Break Even Thinking.
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- Marketing
Defining Your Market Position, Choosing the Best Media, Key Points from Successful Promotions.
- Field Trip
On-site learning at 3 top garden centers in the area.
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- Fiscal Know How
Investment Decision Making – The When and the Why of Capital Investment, Inventory Management and “Open to Buy”
- Human Skills
Identifying Your Leadership Skills and Needs, Listening and Team Building.
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- Field Trip
Visit 3 ‘Super League’ Garden Centers that understand inventory control.
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- Fiscal Know How
Producing Your Own Business Plan; Selling the Project to a Lender.
- Human Skills
“Use of video and playback critique to analyze and improve your interviewing skills for hiring, reviewing and coaching. Job Descriptions and Organizational Design”
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- Sales & Merchandising
Developing a sales Culture, Setting Your Standards and Keeping Them Alive, Future Trends in the Garden Center Industry.
- Measuring, Monitoring, and Moving Forward
The Key Result Area Essential for Success, Writing Your Management Plan, Program Review and Post Graduate Networking.
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