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Recently, the Department of Labor issued a final rule, updating and revising regulations outlined in 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The rule addresses the exemption from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) employees and will take effect on July 1, 2024, increasing both the standard salary level […]
In the sea of sameness, lawn and landscape companies often highlight their customer service as one of their differentiating factors. However, customer service just scratches the surface of client interactions. āThe customer service side is the bare minimum,ā says Chris Galluzzo, director of account management for Mainely Grass, based in Bedford, New Hampshire. āYou’re doing […]
The future of the industry is high schoolers and Carmen Kesteven, HR manager for Environmental Enhancements, Inc., based in Sterling, Virginia, has made it her mission to educate them on the landscape industry. āIf we don’t educate them, if you don’t let them know that the current opportunities that we have in the landscape industry, […]
Is your landscape company looking to grow and scale? Learn from Landscape Workshop, based in Birmingham, Alabama, how they go about effectively scaling up at NALPās annual Field Trip on June 11-12, 2024. Landscape Workshop has doubled their size in the past five years through organic and acquisitive growth. They are on track to earn […]
Career ladders can encourage and compel your team members to pursue a future with your landscape company. At Landscaping Ninjas, based in College Station, Texas, they took this concept a little bit further with a belt ranking system. Daniel Thompson, owner of Landscaping Ninjas, says the belt ranking is just another aspect of their company […]
Just like how a piece of equipment is only useful if you operate it, business software can seem like a wasted expense if you arenāt using it to its full potential. Landscape companies can struggle to be successful with their business software, either from a technical or cultural perspective. āCompanies kind of miss things when […]
Our Level Up series shares the strategies that help landscape and lawn care companies get to the next level. Guy Artigues enjoys hard work. āI truly enjoy the sweat on your brow type thing and just the instant gratification of this industry that it provided,ā Artigues says. āBack then, you were just doing little things […]
Families are complicated and when you throw in running a business, it can make things even more challenging. However, many family-owned lawn care and landscape businesses are able to thrive because of how they handle and overcome disagreements. Check out their advice on dealing with disputes and other advice for successfully running a business with […]
āDonāt forget to growā is a key behavior within Stay Green, Inc.ās core values. While they have hosted many trainings, leadership development programs and vendor partnership events over the years, they have taken this to the next level with their Grow Summit 2024. This event is the launch of the companyās new annual off-site event. […]
The idea of a family business can be appealing if youāre looking for a partner you can trust but this model also comes with its own set of nuances and pitfalls to be mindful of. āHaving your own family members involved and engaged, it’s really special,ā says Miles Kuperus Jr., founder and CEO of […]
