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Five Business Books That Can Revolutionize Your Landscape Company

If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to read more books, consider mixing in some business books as well. Many landscape company owners have found these types of books can provide them with valuable insights and concepts to implement in their own operations. These are some of the business books NALP members recommend checking […]

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Empowering the Spanish-Speaking/Latino Workforce for Management Roles in the Landscape Industry

This information came from a session during the 2024 ELEVATE conference and expo. Don’t miss ELEVATE in Phoenix, Arizona, on Nov. 2-5, 2025. Latinos make up more than 80% of the workforce in the landscape industry, but less than 10% of Hispanics are leaders in the industry. ā€œAs leaders, we are not doing enough to truly empower […]

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The Art of Forging Future Leaders from Within Your Landscape Company

Promoting your team members into leadership roles has multiple benefits, including a continuation of your company culture and providing a rewarding career path for your high-performers. ā€œThe culture is the biggest piece,ā€ says Curtis Atkinson, founder and CEO ofĀ Sunline Landscapes, based in Bluffdale, Utah. ā€œSometimes bringing somebody in at a higher level takes a little […]

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Enhance Your Team’s Skills with the New Landscape Business Management Certificate Courses

NALP has recently introduced eight new Landscape Business Management Certificate courses. These courses are ideal for mid-level professionals and cover essential skills needed to excel in key business areas. What Topics Are Covered? The courses cover a comprehensive range of topics including: Contract Law & Risk Management Essentials – covers aspects like effective contract management […]

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Building Your Team: Identifying and Cultivating Future Leaders in Your Business

As you grow your lawn or landscape company, your leadership team needs to scale up as well. Hiring externally can meet this need, but promoting from within your organization not only provides new career opportunities for your top employees but can help maintain continuity. ā€œBy raising leaders from within your organization, you have the advantage […]

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Team Building: Enhancing Your Training Programs

Your landscape or lawn care can only be as successful as your training programs. If you want to see improved profit, you first need to ensure your training programs are setting team members up for success. ā€œWith the improper foundation, which is the knowledge of your people at the base level, you actually don’t receive […]

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Team Building: How to Ensure Your Employees Benefit from Attending Industry Events

Taking your employees to industry events can help boost camaraderie, personal growth, network connections and their overall understanding of the landscape industry. If you’re mulling over bringing some team members to your next event, here’s some advice from landscape company owners who see the value in bringing their staff with them. Select The Right People […]

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Building Your Team: Tapping Into Technology To Aid in Training

Onboarding and training your employees are time-intensive but necessary tasks. Properly training your team can help boost your overall quality of work and efficiency. It can also aid in employee retention and satisfaction as well-trained team members feel valued and better equipped to do their jobs. There are various types of software that can help […]

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Four Reasons Why Your Boss Should Join You at ELEVATE

Want to attend ELEVATE but not sure how to convince your boss it’s worth the investment for both of you to attend? We’ve got you covered! There are tons of reasons why ELEVATE, presented by NALP and powered by Caterpillar, is the must-attend industry event of the year, but we’ve summed it up into four […]

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The Importance of Systemizing Your Training

Just like any sports team, you are only as good as your training. If your team doesn’t have a firm understanding of the fundamentals and regularly builds on that understanding, your lawn or landscape company will continue to struggle with quality and efficiency. ā€œOperation tempo is so high in the spring that trying to hit […]

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