It’s one thing to open a “pond shop,” but more important-is to have an inviting environment to attract your customers to new areas and new ideas. Learn from a Pond Shop veteran what it is like to have successful retail outlet.
Signs in any place of business convey import messages. Your signage will help your sales if they are clear and informative. Learn how signage can help you capitalize on otherwise missed opportunities and sell more product.
Are you tired of hearing all the “doom and gloom” forecasts regarding our current economy? Recession IS strictly a matter of perception. Here are the top 7 reasons why great companies thrive during a recession and how you can do the same.
When it rains, it stores – Capture the rain and reuse it! With a large number of states in draught conditions this may be a helpful solution as well as a new business opportunity for you. Mike explains this underground water storage system (with some great pictures) that offers a number of features beneficial to both your customers and the environment.
Things to offer clients in this economy –
diversify your business – lighting, hardscape are places to start. Is rainwater harvesting in our future? Diversifying is essential to bringing you and your business back to life.
Wind power technology has improved significantly over the past several years. Answer the question, “How might a wind turbine affect my neighbors?” Learn what you need to know about today’s wind power options.
What do a tugboat, barge, pile driver, twenty-five ton crane and alligator have in common? These are all of the things Kenny Floyd and his crew encountered when building a pond in Mandeville, Louisiana. Floyd is owner of Aquatic Construction in New Orleans, Louisiana. The original design was to have three waterfalls that flowed down …
Do you think of yourself as the “Pond Authority” in your area? If you truly are an expert, customers will beat a path to your door to get the information and supplies they need for everything from waterfalls and filtration systems to chemical treatments and water plants. But like many local “Pond Authorities,” your expertise …
Rivergate Store When did you start a water garden business? Jack and I started our business in 1991. We are a family owned business. I had a landscaping company and I had a client with a water garden. It was more of a cement pond. He grew water lilies and iris. Jack liked ponds and …
Question: What do Stormwater Design Engineers and Water Feature Designers have in Common? “Engineerspeak” is a foreign language spoken mainly by design engineers. Learn this language and you could be on your way toward business expansion and knowledge in a way that will utilize, challenge and refine your pond and wetland building skills. “Stormwater” designers …
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