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When you lack a mathematical process for your project estimating, you can end up losing significantly on your jobs. While you can get away with guesstimating, this isnāt ideal to ensure the long-term success of your lawn care or landscape company. āThey base their estimating on the experiences they’ve had or the gut,ā says Tony […]
If youāre tired of breaking even or even losing on jobs frequently, it may be time to review your current estimating practices. Like some other landscape contractors, you might not even have a formal estimating system. David Arnold, managing partner at Two Twelve Advisors, LLC, points out that while smaller companies might not have the […]
In this replay episode of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus III, system architect at Include Software, Brett Lemcke, VP of R.M. and Luke Melograno, production coordinator at Mariani Landscape, talk with Seth Kehne, president ofĀ Lawn Butler, a maintenance and design-build firm in Knoxville, Tennessee. Kehne started mowing lawns in high […]
In season 3, episode 11 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Brett Lemcke with RM Landscape, Neal Glatt with GrowTheBench and Macey Robinson with LandCare talk to Tommy Lather, founder of Takeoff Monkey. Lather has worked in the landscape construction world since he was eligible for a work permit at the age […]
While no one can know for sure what will happen with the economy over the next few years, landscape companies are not resting on their laurels. Despite having some of the best years of business recently, many are taking the necessary precautions to ensure their companies can weather the potential recession. Raising Prices With inflation […]
In 2017, Ideal Landscape Group, based in St. Louis, Missouri, really started putting effort into cultivating their company culture. Their efforts to create a better culture paid off as this year they were named one of the 2022 Top Workplaces in St. Louis by The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. To be considered for this list an […]
In season 3, episode 10 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, members of the NALP Women in Landscape Network (WILN) took over the podcast. Jenny Girard with RM Landscape and Stephanie Leveling with the Integra Group hosted this weekās podcast. Girard earned her associate degree in science and mathematics before moving on to […]
Talk of a possible recession is a major topic in the news cycle right now. From rampant inflation to continued supply chain woes, the general attitude about the economy has been quite negative. What remains to be seen is if a recession is actually coming in the near future. Curtis Dubay, chief economist in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
