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
How to Properly Recover Equipment Costs in Your Landscape Company
It’s that time of year when a lot of landscape contractors take a look at the weather and decide “yeah, nah”, today will be an office day and we’ll keep the coffee going all day. Rather than work outdoors, it’s the perfect time to do some figuring and…
Crew Management
Should Crew Leaders See Estimated Vs Actual Hours On A Job?
You might think that’s none of their business. They don’t need to see the estimated vs actual hours on the job, right? Or you might think that you want them to see it, ya know, give them a finish line and goal to beat. I want to…
Growth
Laying the Groundwork for Success With a Landscaping Business Plan
If you’re like most landscaping business owners, you didn’t start your company with a 20-page plan. You started with a truck, some equipment, and the drive to put in the long hours to make it work. As you take on more and more jobs, though, winging it becomes expensive…
News & Updates
Contractors Summit 2023
Contractors Summit – Fantastic Day 1 Let’s recap all things Contractors Summit 2023! Brian Audia… I think my favorite session was Brian Audia’s talk on the purpose of business. His thesis on the purpose of business is to promote human flourishing was incredible. (not profit, make a…
News & Updates
SynkedUP Contractor Summit – The Best Investment You Can Make In Yourself
We’re in the middle of last-minute planning for the SynkedUP Contractor Summit in September. Last week I wrote about how to get those 10+ year employees. There’s no doubt, that to grow your business, and not just own a job, you need a strong,…
Business Management
How to Choose the Right Vendor for Landscaping Jobs
I was talking with a good friend that recently switched vendors and ended up saving 10% on the product he was buying. That’s a big deal! That can translate into a big difference in a 12-month Profit & Loss report in your business. But it got me thinking and should get…
Business Management
Why Track Time & Materials on Every Job?
The last thing you need is another item on your plate. And that’s exactly what taking time to track materials and time on your jobs feels like. Yet another item on the to-do list that isn’t getting done. When you’re an owner-operator of a landscaping business, you’ve…
Software & Technology
QuickBooks: Enough to Quote Jobs & Run My Business?
Every once in a while I run into someone that uses QuickBooks to run their business and wonders out loud why they’d need another app (like SynkedUP) to run their business. On the flip side, I also run into folks once in a while that want an app…
Software & Technology
Help My Team Enter Data in SynkedUP
I got this email from a great customer and business owner this week: “Hey, Weston as you know the season is here and we are full bore!! Can you give me some pointers on when the guys start to get complacent, hot, tired,…
Marketing & Sales
How to Get Landscaping Customers and Build a Steady Pipeline of Work
Growing a landscaping company requires more than just hard work; it demands a system that produces new customers consistently. Without a steady clientele of paying customers providing paying jobs, crews sit idle, and revenue becomes unpredictable at best, and nonexistent at worst. At SynkedUP, we know how important it…
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