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Jill Odom is the senior content manager for the National Association of Landscape Professionals.
If youāre looking for new recruiting and retention tools for your staff, one option is providing a profit-sharing plan. If your company is winning in terms of profitability, this program can help ensure your team is winning as well. Pros and Cons One of the main benefits of a profit-sharing plan is it helps make […]
With seasonal businesses, efficiency is everything. You canāt add more hours to the day, but you can use your time wisely by taking advantage of a wide range of technology. āItās all about being more efficient,ā says Tom Gardocki, owner of New Era Excavation, LLC, based in Londonderry, New Hampshire. āTechnology should equal efficiency if […]
With landscaping companies across the country rolling out all-electric lawn maintenance crews, it should be no surprise that electric construction equipment would find its way to the landscape industry as well. Electric construction equipment isnāt completely new, as hybrid diesel-electric machines have existed for a while. The most recent debuts in compact construction equipment are […]
In season 3, episode 9 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Brett Lemcke of R.M. Landscape and Neal Glatt with GrowTheBench talk with Paul Beblowski, senior product manager with STIHL. As a product manager, Paul Beblowski oversees product development for STIHL professional battery products and energy management in the United States. He […]
The demand for landscape services has been growing consistently, and even in a normal season, you may struggle to make sure you return all the new and current customer calls. Having a solid phone strategy in place can help your business succeed long term. While business is booming right now, that doesnāt mean you should […]
While robotic mowers have become commonplace in the European market, their adoption has been slower in the U.S. Despite this delayed acceptance, robotic mower manufacturers are confident that as awareness increases, so will these machinesā popularity. āAs more people become educated about the availability and benefits of robotic mowers in North America, adoption will become […]
As you are growing your lawn care or landscape company, eventually, there will come a time when it is imperative to add business software to help with your efficiency. āWhen a business gets a certain size, there is no way for a person, or people, to remember everything needed to make the business work as […]
Sponsored Content When Robin Autopilot started out in 2015, founders Justin Crandall and Bart Lomont used a āUber-for-lawncareā model for their traditional mowing services. However, due to labor gaps, they switched to robotic mowing and sold off the traditional business to Porch.com. They launched a franchise model to expand the business in 2018. In 2019, […]
As you grow your team or deal with turnover, one thing you have to deal with is training your new hires and bringing them up to speed. Safety is also critical for these new employees. In their first month on the job, these employees are three times more at risk for a lost-time injury than […]
Approximately 500 landscape professionals from 27 states gathered for the 26th annual Renewal & Remembrance event on July 18, 2022. āI think itās one of the true hallmarks of our association,ā says Brandon Sheppard, a Weed Man franchisor in the Mid-Atlantic. āWeāre measured by our deeds, more than our words. It’s the members that make […]
