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When you started your lawn care or landscape maintenance business, chances are the last thing on your mind was how youād handle customers who pay late, or worse, not at all. With cash flow always being a major concern, delinquent payments are an additional stressor you donāt want to deal with. One of the ways […]
An executive assistant can be a godsend to your landscape or lawn care company if you hire the right fit and define their role well. One big question is when you should add an assistant. This is mostly a case-by-case situation. Taylor Milliken, owner and president of Milosi, based in Hendersonville, Tennessee, says it depends […]
As a lawn care or landscape company owner, you wear many hats, especially starting out, but as you grow, hiring an executive assistant can open up your schedule to focus on the bigger picture. Reasons to Hire an Assistant Taylor Milliken, owner and president of Milosi, based in Hendersonville, Tennessee, found himself in this position […]
The discussion of money can be a touchy subject for your client base, and in some cases, it may make you reluctant to raise your prices at all. Jud Griggs, a landscape design/build sales and marketing consultant with The Harvest Group, says landscape company owners should review their pricing at least twice a year. āYou […]
Early ordering can allow your lawn care business to have the products you need on hand before the season starts and offers savings as well. However, determining if these programs are viable for your company, as well as how much to order before the season, will depend on a number of factors. Who Should Early […]
Certainty and savings are two things any lawn care operator would love to have, and early order programs can deliver just that. These programs allow you to order the products you need in advance and reap financial savings as well through discounts, rebates and extended payment periods. āEarly order programs can seem very daunting, and […]
Visibility into your lawn or landscape companyās expenses is vital to ensure bad actors are not abusing your operations. For instance, fuel cards are historically hard to track as different employees might be using different cards or sharing pins when they need to fill up at the pump. An employee could easily use this lack […]
The saying āIf you fail to plan, you plan to failā is often tossed out when an individual suffers the consequences of not planning. However, this is your call to start the year on the right foot and plan purposefully. āPlanning to check a box means just meeting a requirement without understanding its significance,ā says […]
Some individuals are born leaders. Others reach leadership positions over years of effort and others can find a leadership role almost thrust upon them. Whichever path to leadership resonates with you, knowing what your leadership style is can help you establish your values and a vision to achieve those values. Discovering Your Leadership Style āSelf-reflection […]
This information came from a session during the 2023Ā ELEVATE conference and expo. Donāt miss ELEVATE in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Nov. 3-6, 2024. Legal matters typically arenāt top of mind when operating your lawn care or landscape business, but understanding the law can help you tremendously when implementing different policies. For instance, you may think […]
