P&L in any business is vital. In the shed hauler’s world, it is imperative to know where you stand. Numbers can look really good for even a couple years, but if you don’t know the pitfalls that lie ahead, you can find yourself in a bad situation with you wondering what happened.
Operations
Monitoring and Accounting
Assessing, reviewing, and addressing certain elements during this time of uncertainty will put you in control of your shed business.
How to Grow When Business is Anything but Usual
With people still home, there is a great opportunity for shed builders over the next few months. Here’s some advice on how to sustain and even grow your business in 2020.
Expanding Your Operation
Before plunging headlong into anything, there are a few things to look at, besides the recent spring rush. Here are five ways to tell if your shed business is ready to grow.
Lessons Learned in Shed Marketing (Part 1)
Let’s take a look at your foundation by asking important questions to help you evaluate how ready you are for more business.
One Foot on the Gas, One Foot on the Brake
Our economy has been broadsided by an unforeseen force outside our control. What can we do as owners, managers, and shed builders? Here are a few ideas that I focus on during periods of business stress and external forces beyond my control.
Selling Sheds as a Homeowner’s Next Home Improvement Project
In a time where the she-shed movement is inspiring backyard bars, garden oases, and getaways, we are seeing consumers consider outdoor structures more and more as their next home improvement project.
Successful and Unprepared
In this second column in a series on business planning and growth from Blythe CPAs & Advisors, we’re getting personal. The link between your personal and business financial life is inseparable, and they need to work in concert.
Guide to Using Email to Grow Your Business
Consider incorporating your email list into your broader digital marketing efforts. Email marketing is a great way to engage with potential customers, gain valuable insights from past customers, and improve brand awareness and local reputation.
Q&A: Windows and Accessories
What sets one shed apart from another? For customers looking to make a shed their own, windows and accessories add a personal, unique touch. Shed Builder Magazine communicated with Thomas Slack, a partner in Shed Windows and More in Longs, South Carolina, about shed windows and accessories, and the business, since the company “provides everything you need to build a portable building except the wood.”
