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Overcoming value-inhibiting behaviours |
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Written by Jonathan Kent
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Have you dropped the v-word lately?
Probably you have, or you have heard someone around you say it. It is a
common verbal remedy used by people trying to explain how to improve
something – usually in the context of business. But at some point
between the initial use of the word value and one’s attempt to translate it into a value-adding process, a blank is drawn.
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 Changes implemented by the Canada
Revenue Agency (CRA) last year could be holding up your Goods and
Services Tax (GST) refund. As a greenhouse operator, you may be
expecting your GST refund from your expenses incurred early in the
year. Having your refund delayed could cause cash flow interruptions.
These changes also introduced punitive measures restricting the
deductibility of penalties and interest.
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Appraisal forms helpful with productivity |
 There are many different types of
appraisal forms in use today. Although it takes time to develop a form
specific for your operation, the results are worth the effort.
As you develop your form, focus on two questions:
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GROWERS ON THE CUTTING EDGE |
 Three years ago we started a pickup hockey game for growers in the Niagara area. We played a single game, had a lot of fun, and then went out for breakfast. The game was covered in Greenhouse Canada, so through that and word of mouth, its popularity started to grow.
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Marketing and Merchandising |
 Plants don’t sell themselves.
Great products still need a little push and a lot of creative
merchandising. “The marketing side is every bit as important as the
growing side,” says Edwin Jewell, owner of Jewell’s Country Market in
Marshfield, Prince Edward Island. “We are all retail here. Nothing is
wholesale.”
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