Education is HOT this summer — through Landscape Ontario. Sign up today for these great training opportunities, designed specifically for YOUR industry. Sign up today; courses fill up fast!
LI018: Intensive Irrigation
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What you need to know to be able to bid on irrigation projects – in just two days!
Wednesday June 24 and Thursday June 25, 2009 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 28 and Wednesday, July 29, 2009 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug 25 and Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
This seminar is for those who are thinking about adding an irrigation division or starting their own irrigation business. Begin by focusing on the multitude of irrigation components that make up a water-efficient automatic landscape irrigation system. From drip emitters, to landscape dripline, drip zone kits, dirty water valves, mainline tubing, lateral line tubing, Smart ET controllers and sensors. Next, learn more about the parts and how they come together to form an efficient operating machine — an irrigation system. Learn what is involved with designing a basic irrigation system: design fundamentals, requirements to create a simple irrigation system design, spray and rotor sprinkler head layout techniques and more. And finally, pricing your project will be gone over, utilizing estimating software.
LO Member Price: $200.00
Non-member Price: $340.00
Maximum Participants: 25
Location: LO Home Office, Milton
LBM014:Thrive! How to market and grow your business in any economy
A 9 step process to guaranteed growth.
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Thursday July 16, 2009 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Now is the time to build sales and marketing momentum. You can achieve sustainable growth even in this economic climate, by following the simple 9 step process in this seminar. From making contacts, to creating systems, to having your team believe and live the process – you will learn the essential steps for creating immediate and lasting growth.
You will take away from this seminar, a simple system for:
MORE sales to existing clients
MORE new clients now and in the future.
MORE buy-in and support from your team.
MORE return on your sales/marketing investments.
MORE sustainable profits.
You will leave with an expanded vision for what is possible, and a simple plan you can implement back at work. Dinner is included
LO Member Price: $45.00
Non-member Price: $65.00
Maximum Participants: 25
Location: LO Home Office, Milton
LM006: Smart About Salt (SAS)
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Tuesday August 11, 2009 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
The Smart about Salt training session provides an overview of the Smart about Salt program and all key aspects of salt management. You will learn about the environmental effects of salt, how to protect yourself from liability, the principles of ice formation and the science of salt, approaches and materials for snow and ice control, the importance of equipment calibration and the use of proper application rates, proper salt storage and handling and how to use weather forecasts. You’ll want to attend if you are in the snow business.
LO Member Price: $100.00
Non-member Price: $170.00
Maximum Participants: 25
Location: LO Home Office, Milton
LP022: Grassroots Photography
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Wednesday August 12, 2009 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Learn how to maximize your visual creativity! Gain a greater understanding of the elements that make a powerful photograph. Your client presentations and marketing materials, as well as the LO Awards of Excellence program, require quality photos. This presentation will give designers, garden centres, and landscape, grounds maintenance and lighting contractors an edge, and a reason to always carry a camera. Bring your own camera, images and marketing material for review.
LO Member Price: $100.00
Non-member Price: $170.00
Maximum Participants: 15
Location: LO Home Office, Milton
PP002-DU: Prosperity Partnership Best Practices
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Wednesday August 19, 2009 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
If you have completed the Prosperity Partnership introductory workshop, this is the next step on your journey. Join landscape professional and facilitator Jacki Hart as she shares best practices compiled from industry champions. Best practices will be looked at in five areas: financial health, professional operations, sales success, leadership and developing customers for life. Cost of seminar includes lunch. Questions regarding this program, please contact Jacki Hart at prosperity@landscapeontario.com LO Member Price: $100.00
Non-member Price: $170.00
Maximum Participants: 10
Location: Direct Landscape Supply, 935 Bloor St. E., Oshawa 905-576-8400 (for directions)
