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Business Advice & Stories

Self-Reflection: Defining Your Ideal Client

It’s 2024, and with the new year brings the opportunity for a fresh start. While there are a lot of unknowns for this year and elements out of your control, you can control who your landscape company is focused on. Taking the time to define your ideal client is extremely beneficial as you are able […]

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Top 10 Stories of 2023

As December winds to a close, take a look at the top 10 stories for 2023. Trends and team-building topics were top of mind this year. If you missed any of these most-read stories, check them out now! 10) Team Building: Growing Your Female Workforce You’ve probably heard the quote, ā€œIf you build it, they […]

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Electric Sheep Takes on Landscape Maintenance with Their AI-Powered Robots

If you’ve been keeping up with the robotic mower market, you’ve probably heard of the brand, Electric Sheep Robotics, Inc., based in San Francisco, California. While the brand initially launched as a Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) offering, they have now pivoted to become a large-scale outdoor maintenance company powered by artificial intelligence and robotics. ā€œWe’ve spent the […]

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Business Smarts: Identifying Your Leadership Style

Some individuals are born leaders. Others reach leadership positions over years of effort and others can find a leadership role almost thrust upon them. Whichever path to leadership resonates with you, knowing what your leadership style is can help you establish your values and a vision to achieve those values. Discovering Your Leadership Style ā€œSelf-reflection […]

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Growing Green Passes the Reins To Long-Time Employees

Growing Green, Inc., based in St. Louis, Missouri, is celebrating their 50th anniversary and is also marking a change in leadership this year. Founded by Teri Pesapane and her husband Joel in 1973, Growing Green got started after Teri was inspired by the plantscaping she noticed when visiting her family in Boston. She began selling […]

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When You Need a Five-Year Plan and How to Implement It

This information came from a session during the 2023 ELEVATE conference and expo. Don’t miss ELEVATE in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Nov. 3-6, 2024. When you set goals for your landscape company, are they truly ones that challenge your business or are they ones you can easily achieve? Justin White, CEO of K&D Landscaping, based in Watsonville, […]

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Talking with Titans: Mike Bogan

Mike Bogan is the CEO of LandCare. He began his career in the design/build division of a regional company in the Mid-Atlantic states. He spent 23 years with The Brickman Group and then went on to create Monterey Pine Advisors, a consultancy serving the green industry. He assumed leadership of LandCare at the end of […]

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What Accelerate Adds to the Landscaping Business Management Universe

Sponsored Content By Shiva Dhawan, CEO, Co-founder, Attentive.ai Complex problems in the landscaping industry don’t necessarily need complex solutions. And with Accelerate, we’ve worked to fulfill that. As your landscaping business scales, it deserves a software that aligns with how you work and fills the key gaps in your business management process, leaving no blind […]

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Power Up Your Org Chart

This information came from a session during the 2023 ELEVATE conference and expo. Don’t miss ELEVATE in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Nov. 3-6, 2024. As you grow your landscape company, you might wonder when or why to make certain key hires, such as adding admin staff, an operations manager or a CFO. The good news is there’s […]

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Technically Speaking: Prepping Clients for Snow Season

Setting clear expectations with clients is key to successful landscape operations and it is especially important when it comes to snow and ice management. Properly preparing before the snow starts falling will allow you to ensure everyone is on the same page when it comes to the level of service being provided and preferred communication […]

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