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Business Smarts: The Importance of Tying Org Structures to ROI

When you think of a company org chart, you probably picture a bubble chart that lists out who answers to who within your lawn or landscaping business and what they do. However, an organizational structure can be so much more than just who does what within a company. Danny Kerr, co-founder of Breakthrough Academy, says […]

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Diversifying Your Business with a Lawn Care Franchise

Lawn care as a service has been thriving over the years, and demand has only picked up as people are reinvesting in their backyards and spending more time at home. Even in times of economic downturn, the lawn care segment does well. ā€œWe are a low-ticket item that helps homeowners protect their biggest asset,ā€ says […]

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The Art of Listening (to Your Team) with Tyler Bloom: Season 2, Episode 5 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 2, episode 5 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench, and Brett Lemcke, VP of R.M. Landscape, talk with Tyler Bloom, principal owner of Ā Tyler Bloom Consulting, an independent labor consultingĀ firm based out of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. Bloom’s company serves the turfgrass, green and hospitality industry […]

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Business Smarts: How to Create an Effective Org Structure for Your Lawn or Landscape Company

If you’re just starting out or are still a rather small company you may think you don’t really need an org chart for the business. You might even be getting fairly large and adding in this structure just doesn’t seem necessary if everything’s getting accomplished. However, it’s easy for everyone to do everybody’s job until […]

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Faces of the Industry: Alexander Manueles

Alexander Manueles, president of White Gator Lawn and Landscaping, based in Slidell, Louisiana, started working when he was 19 years old and has now spent six years in the industry. He says he had always wanted to own his own company. ā€œThat has always been something that ever since I was younger I always knew […]

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Palazzi Landscape Gardening Stands the Test of Time

Palazzi Landscape Gardening was founded by Italian immigrant Augusto Palazzi. He came to the U.S. in 1908 and settled in New London, Connecticut. Palazzi had no skills at the time, so he worked as an iron molder. The owner offered his workers an opportunity to earn extra money by working as gardeners on his estate. […]

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Teaming Up with Jessica and Andrew Habasevich: Season 2, Episode 4 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 2, episode 4 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus III, system architect at Include Software, Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench, and Brett Lemcke, VP of R.M. Landscape talk with Jessica and Andrew Habasevich of Weed Man Lawn based in Houston, Texas. For the last 18 months, Jessica […]

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Leaders Never Stop Learning with Jenny Girard: Season 2, Episode 3 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 2, episode 3Ā of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus III, system architect at Include Software, Brett Lemcke, VP of R.M. Landscape and Macey Wollenberg, branch manager at LandCare, talk with Jenny Girard, area manager with R.M. Landscape. Girard earned her associate degree in science and mathematics before moving on […]

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Leaning Into Critical Conversations: Season 2, Episode 2 of Growing in the Green Industry Podcast

In season 2, episode 2 of the Growing in the Green Industry Podcast, hosts Miles Kuperus III, system architect at Include Software, Neal Glatt, managing partner of GrowTheBench, and Macey Wollenberg, branch manager at LandCare, chat together. In this podcast, our hosts cover a lot of territory, focusing on mentors and mentorship (is it better […]

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Business Smarts: The Importance of Conducting Valuations

You might consider strategic planning and exit planning as two different things but Jennifer Murray, vice president of McFarlin Stanford, leader of their valuation and financial advisory practices, argues they are one and the same. ā€œHaving a proactive forward-looking value creation mindset I think is additive to any business, whether you’re just starting out, or […]

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