Weston Zimmerman
CEO and Founder
Weston Zimmerman started in landscaping as a teenager at Tussey Landscaping in central Pennsylvania. Over 15 years he grew to lead crews on award-winning design/build projects while diving deep into operations and leadership. Struggling with figuring out profitability and dealing with over complicated workflows between the office and field, he co-founded SynkedUP — a business management app built by contractors, for contractors. Now leading SynkedUP, Weston is driven to end entrepreneurial poverty in the trades and help blue-collar contractors build profitable, thriving businesses.
Business Management
The Ultimate Guide to: Knowing Your Numbers
You’re grinding it hard, you’re proud of the work you’re doing for your clients, you’re growing, and… …you know you should get a handle on your numbers, and graduate from the “I just check my bank account balance” phase. But you’re not sure how to start knowing your numbers? But……
Software & Technology
Is My Company Too Small for SynkedUP?
I just got back from one of my favorite trade shows for contractors – Landscape Ontario Congress in Toronto. It was a fantastic show, and we had a lot of great conversations with people interested in the software. It was a blast to meet with existing SynkedUP users as well,…
Estimating & Pricing
Square ft. Pricing for Hardscapes Yay or Nay?
I just got back from Phoenix Arizona 20 min ago, where I was teaching a workshop for contractors on profitably pricing their jobs. An interesting question came up during our session. Should you use square foot pricing for hardscapes? Or said another way – should you use unit-based pricing for…
Business Management
Sharpen Your Landscape Pricing Strategy With Job Costing Analysis
How does your business handle landscape pricing? Many landscapers would answer that they price jobs using educated guesses or intuition based on years of job experience. What they might not know is that this approach often leaves money on the table. Without hard data backing up your estimates, you can’t…
Business Management
Want Less Office Work and More “You” Time?
If you’ve ever started your own business, I’m willing to bet that you’ve at least thought to yourself… ”How can I get someone to do my office work for my business, so I don’t have to do it at night?” In my talk at the annual Contractor Summit this year,…
Growth
How MS Landscaping Increased Their Profits by 30%
Running a business as an owner/operator can feel like herding cats, especially when you’re constantly trying to keep everything running smoothly, all the bills paid and still earn a profit. Here’s a quick story about MS Landscaping. Keegan Grove, the owner and was doing jobs he was extremely proud of…
Business Management
Are you the only one that can estimate jobs?
Are you the only one that can estimate jobs in your company? If yes, let me guess… You know what it’s like to miss dinner and let that pizza go cold. This is article 3 of 4 on my series of hurdles that contractors have to overcome to own a…
Crew Management
Can you Leave Your Jobsite in Your Crew’s Hands?
Can you leave your jobsite in your crew’s hands? Meaning you leave to take care of other things, and work keeps right on getting done. Even better if on-the-jobsite decisions can get made and problems can be overcome, without you having to get involved. I’m continuing my series on hurdles…
Growth
Hurdles to Growth that Contractors Face
At SynkedUP, I get to interact with thousands of contractors, giving me a unique perspective into the hurdles to growth that contractors face. When visiting contractors on my podcast trips, sometimes a contractor will ask me, “what should I be focusing on to grow my business?” My high level…
Business Management
Business Hard? Choose Your Hard
Is business feeling hard right now? Maybe you’re seeing leads dry up. Maybe you’re having a hard time building a good team. It’s not your imagination, these things are hard. Not to make light of these for real hard situations and challenges. But have you ever considered that it’s a…
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