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The Edge Magazine

Don’t Be on the Menu: How To Stop Harmful Legislation Before It Starts

With roughly 14,000 local jurisdictions in the United States, it’s hard to stay on top of all the proposed legislation that could negatively impact the landscape industry. However, it becomes far easier to track when NALP members are involved in the community, read the local newspaper and participate in the political processes in their area. […]

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Prepping for a Fresh Start: Selecting Goals that Will Move the Needle

As the year winds down, it’s easy to want to simply repeat what worked for next year. However, being intentional with your strategic planning can ensure that your company is poised to take advantage of the fresh start a new year offers. Setting Your Company Up for Success To create a meaningful game plan for […]

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Protecting Your Business: Do You Have a Disaster Preparedness Plan?

It’s hard to anticipate what unforeseen circumstances may end up impacting your business. For instance, it’s unlikely you had a global pandemic on your bingo card for 2020, but having a disaster preparedness plan in place can help you think through various scenarios and how to address them. ā€œWhen something unexpected happens, downtime can quickly […]

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Talking with Titans: Pat Covey

Pat Covey is the chairman, president and CEO of The Davey Tree Expert Company, based in Kent, Ohio. Covey joined Davey in 1991 and has held various roles throughout the company over the years. He became president and CEO in 2017 and was elected chairman of the board in 2020. Covey has a Bachelor of […]

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Sharpening Your Services: How Your Niche Drives Success

Oftentimes, when you started your lawn or landscape business you had to say yes to anything and everything because it helped keep the lights on. However, lacking a niche and purpose can stunt your organization’s ability to focus on the work that truly matters. ā€œYou’re looking for the intersection of what you like, where your […]

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Turf Masters Brands Scales Up While Honoring Local Legacies

Turf Masters Brands, based in Roswell, Georgia, has completed 19 acquisitions and 12 in the last year alone. Andy Kadrich, founder of Turf Masters Lawncare LLC, senior advisor and board member to Turf Masters Brands, says he formed Turf Masters Brands along with All Turf Holdings, LLC and Green Group Holdings in 2022 with the […]

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From Stressful to Successful: How to Make Performance Reviews Count

Performance reviews can easily be seen as a task that is ā€˜nice to have’ but not necessary for your business to function. However, reviews can help build stronger teams, better leaders, and higher client satisfaction, if you are executing them effectively. ā€œOnce you get to a certain size, the only way you can know if […]

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Creating a Cohesive Marketing Strategy: Plan, Measure, Adapt

It can be easy to stick with the status quo when it comes to your marketing and advertising plans year in and year out, but you’re also missing out on significant ROI if you don’t have a cohesive strategy or aren’t regularly reviewing your marketing initiatives. Similar to only treating a customer’s property once a […]

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Faces of the Industry: Angelica Negrete

When Angelica Negrete left Colombia with her husband due to safety concerns, she had to start over from scratch in the U.S., including learning a new language, building new connections, and adapting to a new system. With her background in business, she knew she had transferable skills and saw the landscape industry as a blank […]

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Why You Can’t Afford to Miss ELEVATE

If you’re looking to stay competitive in the quickly evolving landscape industry, there is no better place to find fresh, forward-thinking content and proactive peers than at ELEVATE, presented by NALP and powered by Cat. ā€œELEVATE has always been one of my favorite weeks of the year because I get to connect with so many […]

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