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If you like the idea of being a full-service lawn or landscape company, you may be wondering what are the benefits of creating a separate company brand for a specific offering. Going this route depends greatly on your goals and plans for the future. Some of the reasons a landscape company creates a secondary business […]
Joshua Tree Experts, based in Stockertown, Pennsylvania, started in 2005 as a general tree service and plant health care company. Now they have grown to a $7 million business through their three-in-one business model by adding lawn care and pest control services. āWe’ve really built the business up and we really focused on managing client […]
If youāre wanting to add another service offering for your customer base, typically, youāll want to simply create a new division within your lawn or landscape business. However, there are certain cases where spinning off this new service into a secondary brand can be a better fit. Reasons To Create A Secondary Business Chase Coates, […]
No one wants to experience them, but bad quarters will happen as you operate your lawn care or landscape business. Sometimes a bad quarter is due to external factors utterly out of your control, like Mother Nature not delivering the snow you expected for the winter season. Other times, internal factors like poor marketing strategies […]
Do you have issues with clients calling day and night with questions and concerns about their projects? Is your inbox flooded with constant emails, or is your phone buzzing with frequent texts from customers? While timely communication is an important aspect of customer service, lines must also be drawn for your team and your own […]
There are a lot of moving parts to a project handoff, so creating a process and using it consistently can help streamline this step and prevent oversights. āStandardizing this process helps improve communication, expectations, and keeping on track with all project specifics to reduce the chance of scope creep,ā says Michael Wagner, director of company […]
Subcontractors can help build out your lawn or landscape companyās service offerings, meet increased customer demand or boost your snow removal teamās size. While they can be more expensive than your in-house employees, subcontractors bring expertise in their specialty. In some cases, a service like irrigation or tree care may be out of your preferred […]
If your company is growing and looking for methods to boost your revenue, one way to do so is to increase your service offerings. As for what type of service is a good addition depends on customer demand and leaning into what your company is already equipped to handle. Play to your strengths and focus […]
Operational efficiency can benefit your company in multiple ways. By streamlining your processes, you can eliminate time-consuming tasks, concentrate on your profit centers and save money. Being more efficient can also protect your team from burnout and create a more enjoyable place to work as well. Check out some of the different methods to keep […]
Who doesnāt struggle to lead a company with all the pressures that come with it? Thereās never enough time to accomplish what you want in a day. So, how do landscape industry executives run their companies under pressure? Steve Bromell, CEO of Pro Cutters Lawnscapes, Inc.;Ā Jennifer Jorge, COO of King GREEN; Roscoe Klausing, president […]
