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“Jonathan helped extract me from the trenches of my business. He gave me the information and encouragement to work on building my company. Everything was custom built to suit my particular strengths. We have had a great year so far and stand to have the best year ever in terms of work sold. Plus I have been able to focus on my personal life, and no longer feel like a slave to my trade.”

- Nikos Lynch, Owner

Terra Bella Landscapes

Santa Cruz, CA

Resources - Articles on Marketing, Strategy, Time Management, Leadership

Recent Published Articles

Monthly columns are available for your trade association newsletters.  Inquire within. We publish regularly in several trade journals.
2010
June  The Four Habits of Highly Referable People, The Clipper and ValleyScape magazines
April Are You an Off Season Entrepreneur, CLCA ValleyScape
Spring Educate Your Market to Grow Again, Leasing Logic
March Do You Have a 'Growth' or 'Status Quo' Mindset?, Valleyscape and Clipper magazines
Winter Issue Looking Forward to 2010, Building & Construction Northeast
   
2009
November How to Compete Against Low-Cost Operators, Valleyscape magazine
October Take 9 Steps to Teach Managers to Think Like Owners, Landscape Management magazine
Oct Issue 

10 Steps to a Profitable Year Ahead, Construction Business Owner Magazine
Sept. Green Industry Business Climate Survey, The Goldhill Group
Sept. Issue Planning Leads to 63% Growth in Revenues, Valleyscape, CLCA Publication
August Issue Got the Business Owner Blues, The Channel Islands Clipper, CLCA Publication
Summer Issue Think & Act Like a CEO, The California Painting & Decorating Contractor 
August Issue Got the Business Owner Blues?, Valleyscape, CLCA Publication
April 13

Shape-Up Your Business to Stay Ahead of the Pack, San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Mar/April

Wake Up the New Leader Inside You, California Landscaping Magazine (CLCA Publication)
Feb

How to Motivate Employees to Take Ownership, Painting & Decorating Contractors Newsletter
2008
Sept. 23

15 Fatal Business Errors Made by Contractors, Lawn and Landscape Magazine
Aug 4

Learning to Work a Little Like Contractors, San Fernando Valley Business Journal
June 5

How to Recession Proof Your Business, KSEE- NBC 4 TV Interview with Alex Delgado
Summer

How to Create Magnificent Marketing Materials, California Painting & Decorating Contractor
Spring

Every Business is a Commodity Business, California Painting & Decorating Contractor
Feb 17

Extreme Living (hi speed connection), Texas Daily Tribune, Lifestyles
2007   
Sept

Productivity stems from motivation, NRCA's Professional Roofing
Aug. 6 

Why Most Training Doesn't Work, San Fernando Valley Business Journal
June 11   

Business Partners: Can't You All Just Get Along, San Fernando Valley Business Journal 
April 16

How to Motivate Employees to Take More Ownership, San Fernando Valley Business Journal
March  

Why Does Vision Matter, SFV CLCA Valleyscape
February

Delegation is the Key, SFV CLCA Valleyscape
February How to Take Strategy and Turn it into Results
2006
Mar 27 Mindset Has a Lot to do with Business Success San Fernando Valley Business Journal
2005
Aug 1

Becoming a Strategic Business Owner, San Fernando Valley Business Journal 

Mar 28 Market Research Is Key in Launching New Products, San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Feb 28 Grow a Business From Your Client Base, San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Jan 29 The Right Foundation For A Fresh Start, Business Week Online
Jan 6 Tapping The Power of Feedback, Business Week Online
2004
Jul 19 "Vision Creation Helps Propel Businesses" in The San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Jun 21 "Firms Thrive While Defying Daunting Odds" in The San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Jun 21 "Business Owners Should Act Like CEOs, Not Employees" in The San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Apr 12 "Becoming a Strategic Business Owner" in The San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Mar 29 "Reasons Why Owners of Some Firms Get Themselves Trapped" in The San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Mar 15 "Are You Feeling Like a Slave to Your Own Business?" in The San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Spring Why Smart Water Application Technology Makes Sense
2003
Nov 10 "Research is the Key to Successful New Product Introductions"
Jun 10 "Some Surprises in Store" in BusinessWeek Online
2002
Mar 4 "The Bottom Line on Startup Failures" in BusinessWeek Online
Mar 1 "Best Practices: Benchmarking as a Tool for Growth"
2001
Nov 19 "It’s Time to Shut the L.A. Community Development Bank" in The Los Angeles Business Journal
Sept 25 "Where Do We Go From Here?" in BusinessWeek Online
Aug 9 "Sweating the Details in the Gym Business" in BusinessWeek Online