How to Create a Financially Focused Company in Tough Times

Jim Paluch discusses how A Better Way 2 Learn Financials can help landscape companies grow sales and profits through a collaborative approach to financial management.

July 20, 2012

Jim Paluch of JP Horizons discusses how A Better Way 2 Learn Financials can help landscape companies grow sales and profits through a collaborative approach to financial management. You can download the first two lesson plans for free by clicking here: A Better Way 2 Learn Financials.

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