INPUT ARTICLE: Article: This is especially the case if you will be serving as the office manager as well. You will need to set-up a payroll system, even to pay just your own salary. You will also need to get ready for taxes by receiving an Employer Identification Number (EIN) from the IRS. And, you will need to keep documentation regarding all outgoing invoices and incoming payments, in order to balance accounts. As your business expands, you may want to hire office help, additional landscapers, or both. It is important to know that landscaping is a very fluid business with workers switching jobs frequently in order to earn more pay. You will want to decide how much you are willing to offer per hour to keep your workers with you in the long term. It is a good idea to pay workers with additional certifications, such as pesticide application, higher than the standard hourly rate. To keep your equipment up and running you will want to establish a set of guideline that you, and any of your employees, will follow. This should including properly cleaning and storing all equipment and tools at the end of each job. For example, it is important to remove grass debris from a lawnmower before it dries and dulls the blade. Make sure to require that you and your employees wear proper safety items when operating machinery as well, such as protective goggles. Once a job is done, you should try to get your payment as soon as possible, preferably on the day of completion, if not before. Many landscapers travel with a mobile credit machine, or an app on their phones, which will allow them to accept payment immediately and on the job. Reach out to businesses that you patronize in your area and try to establish some sort of trading relationship with them. Perhaps you will do their landscaping at a discount in order to receive a discount on a certain product? You can also ask similar businesses, such as garden stores, to display your card and send customers along to you for their landscaping needs.

SUMMARY: Prepare for paperwork. Hire additional help, if necessary. Follow equipment maintenance procedures. Collect payments promptly. Develop local business partnerships.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Use a cream-based pomade. Scoop out a fingertip-sized amount of the cream and rub it on your hands. Use your fingers to lather it into your hair as you would with shampoo. Spread the cream thoroughly throughout your entire hair. The cream will help add shine and control your natural curls so they are not too unruly. For a curlier texture, squeeze your curls between your fingers and the heel of your palm. This helps set the product in further and bring out your curls. Avoid using a comb, since this will flatten your hair. Once you've styled your curls how you want them, let the pomade air dry so you don't lose any moisture in your hair. Drying your hair in any other method will be disrupted and lose its texture.

SUMMARY: Work styling cream into your damp hair. Shape the curls by scrunching your hands. Let your hair air dry into shape.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Fill the grid as follows: Place 3 wooden planks across the center 3 slots Place 3 wooden planks across the bottom 3 slots (or across the top 3 slots). Shift click or drag the trapdoors to your inventory.

SUMMARY: Place the 6 wooden planks into the crafting table. Transfer the 2 resulting trapdoors to your inventory.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The sunken area beneath coil burners is called the drip pan. This part of the stove tends to get dirty quickly. Save yourself time and effort spent cleaning by using drip pan liners, which are available at most supermarkets and grocery stores. Save money by making your own drip pan liners out of aluminum foil. Layer the bottom of your drip pan with the foil and discard the foil when it becomes dirty. Every time the cooktop cools, you should wipe it with a clean, lint-free cloth. This will keep your stove looking neat and well maintained. It also helps to prevent heavy buildup that can be time-consuming to remove. Set a time every day you can make it a habit to lightly clean the stove. This will make it easier for you to remember to do regularly. Even cleaning messes as they occur, over time, spills and spatter will build up on the surfaces of your stovetop. Keeping up with your day to day light cleaning, however, should make a once a month deep-cleaning fast and relatively easy.

SUMMARY:
Prevent messes by using liners beneath the burners. Wipe up messes as they occur. Deep-clean your stove regularly.