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Business Advice & Stories

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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Improve Employee Attendance with These Strategies

Poor employee attendance can be extremely detrimental to your company’s productivity as remaining crew members have to pick up the slack and you never know how much of your team will be present on any given day.   Even if a handful of your employees are tardy, this can result in later starts to the […]

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Business Law Basics: Things All Landscape Company Leaders Should Know

This information came from a session during the 2023Ā ELEVATE conference and expo. Don’t miss ELEVATE in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Nov. 3-6, 2024. Legal matters typically aren’t top of mind when operating your lawn care or landscape business, but understanding the law can help you tremendously when implementing different policies. For instance, you may think […]

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To Buy or Not To Buy: Taking On Other Landscape Companies’ Customer Accounts

It’s natural to want to grow your business organically, but there can be times when you are presented with an opportunity to purchase another local landscape company’s clients. This can occur when the other owner is transitioning away from a certain customer base or if some circumstances make it too challenging for that company to […]

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Lessons Learned from Offering Holiday DƩcor and Lighting Services

As the holiday decorations begin to appear in stores, you may be mulling over the viability of selling holiday lighting services to your clients. Aside from being festive, this service offering can allow you to keep your staff working during the slower months while generating a good profit margin. While you may not be able […]

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