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The Power of Instagram

February 21, 2020

The Power of Instagram By: Emma Blankestijn What is one of the most popular apps of 2019? You got it, Instagram! With over one billion active users, Instagram has become one of the top apps for engagement. Instagram users spend an average of 28 minutes per-day looking through their feed. Also, an average of 63%…

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Income Statement vs. Balance Sheet

February 10, 2016

Find out the difference between your Income Statement & your Balance sheet. From Your Company’s Pulse: Use your Balance Sheet to Determine its Beats presented as part of  Landscape Ontario’s Professional Development Seminar Series. Income Statement vs Balance Sheet

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Know Your Ratios

February 8, 2016

What ratios should you be tracking & what do they mean? From Your Company’s Pulse: Use your Balance Sheet to Determine its Beats presented as part of  Landscape Ontario’s Professional Development Seminar Series. Ratios

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Effective Leadership

January 29, 2016

Green Careers Canada caught Nathan on film discussing effective leadership during Congress 2016. Nathan was a panelist at a discussion on Barriers to Building Your Labour Force with Michael Pascoe of Fanshawe College. You can find the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auj5jwB-miM  

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Grow Your Business

December 16, 2015

“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” ~ John F. Kennedy In this presentation for the London chapter of Landscape Ontario, Nathan discusses the 4 Pillars of Growth: strategy & vision, knowing your numbers, trusting your people & managing change. Download the presentation here: 4 Pillars of Growth

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Build Your Team

December 16, 2015

“Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of your clients.”  ~ Richard Branson In this power point presentation, delivered to the Toronto Chapter of Landscape Ontario, Nathan discusses your employer brand, destination companies, and how hire and keep the right staff to grow…

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Understand the balance – Part 2

August 24, 2015

Part 2 of 2: Resist the urge to ignore financial ratios. They are the guideposts to success — however you choose to define it. According to Nathan Helder, balance sheets are all about relationships. Understanding how the asset and liability line items within your business relate to each other is key to guiding your business…

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Understand the balance – Part 1

June 15, 2015

Part 1 of 2: Balance sheets are a ‘selfie’ of your business at a point in time; learn how to use them to advantage. Nathan Helder has a dream. He wants landscape business owners to move away from regarding their companies as everything: their ‘baby,’ their life, their retirement. Instead, companies should be a means…

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My Biggest Mistake

August 16, 2012

Over the last 20 years Gelderman Landscaping has progressed in operational efficiencies. But when it came to the accounting side of business, including job costing and monthly reporting, that’s where things fell short, President Nathan Helder says. There weren’t appropriate systems in place, and the time it was taking to handle day-to-day finances was taking…

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