Garden Center – Nursery Management
Business Fundamentals
Ten Traits of Entrepreneurs
New nurseries and garden centers are started every year in order to serve the growing desire for plants to fill gardens, business parks, and greenscapes. In order to improve the chances for success the beginning entrepreneur must have a creative and enthusiastic ability to handle not only the production side of horticulture but also the financial and organizational skills inherent to starting any new business. These traits should be reviewed before any new enterprise is contemplated.
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