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Inside Southern Botanical’s Strategic Branch Opening In Fort Worth’s Booming Market

Fort Worth, Texas, is the nation’s 11th-largest city, and of the 30 most populous cities, it has grown the fastest since 2020. Capitalizing on this booming market, Southern Botanical, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, recently opened a new branch to serve Fort Worth. ā€œFort Worth has experienced remarkable growth in recent years, both in residential […]

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Branching Out: Balancing Autonomy and Oversight While Expanding

From increased purchasing power to providing growth opportunities to team members, scaling via branches can be a powerful tool for your business. However, branches can also be a double-edged sword if you fail to sustain your quality levels and company culture. Centralizing Overhead Tasks One of the benefits of a branch structure is being able […]

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Scaling Strategically: When To Expand With Branches

If growth is your goal, there comes a time when you have to consider if you’d like to expand with branch locations. This form of growth can be an exciting time for your team, but it also should be executed with care. This process takes time, and rushing can be detrimental to your overall brand […]

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How I Do It: Taking A Branch from Mediocre to Excellent

Quality control can be a major fear when it comes to growing via branches. How do you ensure every location is performing at an acceptable level? What do you do when one branch is struggling and all the others are performing great? Landscape Workshop, based in Birmingham, Alabama, has multiple locations spread across the Southeast, […]

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Grunder Landscaping Launches Second Location with Team in Mind

Recently, Grunder Landscaping Co.Ā based in Miamisburg, Ohio, announced their expansion into Cincinnati. After 40 years of business, Grunder is making this move because of their team. This location will start with 12 to 16 team members, but their goal is to have 80 team members based out of their Cincinnati location in five years. ā€œOur […]

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Safety Culture: How to Run Effective Safety Training Across Multiple Locations

If your lawn or landscape company has multiple locations, whether it’s a few cities or a few states over, consistency can be a challenge to ensure that each team receives the same level of safety training. Individual instructors have their own experiences, capabilities and biases so trainees at different locations can receive different messages. You […]

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How I Do It: Balancing Quality and Growth

If your company is growing considerably geographically, you might be considering opening another branch. Launching a new location may not be hard but maintaining the same level of quality can be a challenge without the proper procedures in place. Several companies who have spread their branches to different areas share tips on how to balance […]

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