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NALP hosted 40 association leaders and industry professionals October 3 and 4 for a Workforce Development Summit designed to identify ways trade groups can work more collaboratively and effectively together to attract men and women to industry careers, minimizing duplicating, conflicting, or even competing efforts. The dialogues were enlightening, yet more importantly, they were productive […]
We moved into our new association headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, in late August, and on October 3, we held the official grand opening party welcoming guests, vendors and to our new offices. We couldn’t be more excited with how our new space embodies the NALP brand and brings the outdoors in.Ā Thanks to everyone who […]
Ā Just in time for LANDSCAPES 2017, NALP Consultant member and conference speaker,Ā Jeffrey Scott, MBA, is an author, business coach, hall-of-fame consultant, and expert in growth and profit maximization in the lawn & landscape industry. MAKE FRIENDS FIRST. I have found that it is important to make new contacts you can talk to after the […]
We are excited to bring together some of the most successful CEO’s in the industry at LANDSCAPES 2017. On October 20th, 2017 we will be holding a power session called “CEO’s Unplugged” from 9:45am- 11:15am where attendees will have the chance to ask questions to top CEO’s from three specialties. These three specialties include Lawn […]
At NALP, we scour the fifty states looking for proposed legislation that might affect your business.Ā Some of these bills are authored by legislators whose heart is in the right place but their ideas are misguided.Ā Others, however, are the result of activism by those opposed to many different aspects of landscape operations, from pesticides […]
Article Author Alison Blobner is the Director of Marketing & Sales for LandOpt, an NALP Consultant Member firm. Even though some buying experiences are happening more and more on the web these days, that isnāt as true in our industry.Ā And the benefit isāweāre in the perfect position to pick and choose our buyers, the […]
When it comes to the political process, an even playing field is crucial. But, right out of the gate, NALP is at a distinct disadvantage. That is because trade associations must follow burdensome and outdated federal election regulations, that make it more challenging for our members to support NALP PAC, our political action committee. Before […]
Activists continue to advance their agenda in Southern Maine. In the wake of the defeat of state pesticide preemption legislation earlier this year, cities and towns such as Portland and Falmouth seek to enact local restrictions on the use of pesticides on lawns by professionals and homeowners alike. These ordinances will make it all but […]
You would assume that when the National Association of Landscape Professionals moved to newly designed offices, they would showcase membersā work, right? What was missing from our new offices?Ā A green wall!Ā And Interior plantscape experts Chris Raimondi, LIC of Raimondi Horticultural Group and Connie Hom, LIC of Buckingham Greenery kindly volunteered to install one […]
Author Ken Thomas, of Envisor Consulting is an NALP consultant member. Join Ken Thomas and Ben Gandy on October 18 for the Account Manager Training Workshop at LANDSCAPES 2017. As the commercial landscape maintenance industry continues to get more and more competitive it is critical for companies to understand the importance of differentiation. How can […]
