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(Video) 2015 Landscaper of the Year gives keys to success
Lawn Butler owner Rudy Larsen has come a long way since starting his business in 2006, which is why Total Landscape Care named him the 2015 Landscaper of the Year. Some of his keys to success include how he runs his business and the ability to deliver quality projects. Watch the video to see his [âŚ]
January 29, 2015
Business
Go iLawn launches Landscape Contractor Success Center
GIS Dynamics, parent company of Go iLawn, has launched a Landscape Contractor Success Center. The center includes a collection of checklists, worksheets, data and information. Some of the items include a benchmarking checklist designed to help landscapers identify, monitor and measure key performance indicators at their companies, an 80/20 systems audit checklist and a training [âŚ]
January 23, 2015
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5 things landscapers should always avoid
Always saying no This rule goes back to the days of being a small child and having parents always saying the word âno.â Now, there is a difference between being 5-years-old and running a business, so always saying no in every situation is not going to work. Employees and clients need to trust you and [âŚ]
January 16, 2015
Business
6 tips to better manage your landscaping business
Whether youâve got a team of five or 500, when you manage a landscaping business, thereâs a lot to remember. From overseeing a crew to navigating business challenges, you have many tasks to juggle â and thatâs why finding ways to better manage your operations is so important. So with that in mind, here are six of the top tips to try:
December 29, 2014
Business
Irrigation Show & Education Conference sees more than 4,000 attendees, 300 exhibitors
The Irrigation Association wrapped up its 35th annual Irrigation Show & Education Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. The show brought more than 4,100 attendees and 304 exhibitors.
December 18, 2014
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Why Education is the Key to Success
If you had to narrow down whatâs made you successful into one word, what would it be? For one landscaper, his answer was âeducation.â Steven Wright â owner of Creative Landscape & Irrigation in Asheboro, North Carolina, and a 2014 Landscaper of the Year Finalist â shares his thoughts below. âOur biggest key to success [âŚ]
November 24, 2014
Business
Top 3 Landscaper Concerns
No matter how successful you are, you still have issues that affect your business. On TLCâs Landscaper of the Year cruise, the top 12 landscapers in the country shared whatâs made them successful and also their biggest struggles. Here are their Top 3 industry issues. 1. Employees. Something everyone agreed upon was how hard it [âŚ]
November 17, 2014
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Why You Gotta Be So Rude?
Pulling from the popular Magic!âs lyrics, I direct this headline to every âlandscaperâ who takes advantage of customers: You give the industry a bad name (sorry, couldnât resist one last lyric reference). I was looking through my Google Alerts today about landscape industry news, and several of the top stories were about how landscapers cheated [âŚ]
November 14, 2014
Business
4 Marketing Tasks You Canât Ignore During the Off Season
The landscaping busy season got its name for a reason. There is so much grass to be cut and landscapes to be planted that other business tasks tend to fall by the wayside. And I get that, trust me. But now that temperatures are dropping and most landscaping businesses are slowing down, itâs time to [âŚ]
November 6, 2014
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How to find the right employees
Every business, including landscaping, deals with the struggles of finding the right employee in a short amount of time. But every minute counts when an employee isnât there to fill a position, so here are some helpful tips.
October 16, 2014
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What makes your company unique?
There are hundreds if not thousands of landscaping companies all over the United States, so what makes your company stand out?
October 3, 2014
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5 Things We Can Learn from Dogs
These furry pets are our best friends, so it only makes sense that we would learn from them. Here are 5 ways we should be more like dogs. 1. Be trusting.Dogs are one of the most trusting animals out there. They donât question their owners or doubt their intentions. Likewise, you should also trust your [âŚ]
October 2, 2014
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