Garden Center University :: The Business of the Garden Retail Business

Overview

It started with a conversation: “There's some kind of super league going on here. The good [garden centers] seem to get better. I want to be one of those guys.” For ten years now Garden Center University and “Professor” Ian Baldwin have helped garden retailers throughout North America become “one of those guys.”

“The germination of GCU,” says Ian, “was, let's take those winning strategies from those companies and extrapolate them into a program so anyone can learn them that wants to.” Ian shares 25 years of garden retail consulting experience, while attendees share their personal experience - and their business' performance numbers - providing real world information to shape class discussions.

Is Garden Center University the right decision for you or someone in your business?

Do you want to increase your margins?
Do you understand where you might be losing money?
Do you know how to find and keep employees [your best asset]?
Are you struggling with the economy and competition?
Do you have questions that someone who understands the garden center business can answer?
Are you tired of the “same old one-hour convention (talks)” and want to move to the next level?

Register Early. Seats are limited!

GCU has five threads that run through each semester. Click the links to learn more:

Financial management

Use and cost of space/ inventory control

Marketing

Labor - your single biggest expense/asset

Networking