Christina HerrickNov 16, 2023
While many think soft skills are the key to a strong leadership team, many aspiring women leaders lack specific business acumen skills.
Jeffrey ScottFeb 3, 2024
With the death of Jimmy Buffett recently, Jeffrey Scott takes a look at his life and shares some business practices to learn from Mr. Margaritaville himself.
Seth JonesNov 3, 2023
Josh Perkins, president of Plant Studio Landscapes shares a memorable day at work and what labor is like in the Muncie, Ind., area.
Jeffrey ScottNov 3, 2023
Landscape Management columnist Jeffrey Scott lays out 10 financial mistakes landscape company owners make when scaling their business.
LM StaffNov 3, 2023
You’ve likely seen LM’s Question of the Week on social media. We wanted some insight on readers’ goals for the new year, so we posed the following question on Dec. 9: What are your business goals for 2020? See below…
Emily SchappacherNov 3, 2023
Doug Taylor’s lean approach to growth has helped his Ontario-based Frontiers Landscape Architecture design/build firm thrive.
William DelleckerNov 3, 2023
I’ve kept this picture on the corner of my desk for quite a few years. It serves as a daily reminder to me, and to those who come meet with me, that it’s necessary for us to continually make adjustments…
Phil HarwoodJul 29, 2018
As I mentioned in last month’s blog post, marketing strategies are often ignored as marketers are in a rush to focus on marketing tactics. This is a big mistake. A key part of a marketing strategy is segmentation and targeting.…
Phil HarwoodNov 3, 2023
One of the biggest challenges with strategic planning is making it real on a daily basis. Just because a plan exists doesn’t mean that day-to-day behaviors will change. Something needs to be done for there to be an impact on…
LM StaffFeb 29, 2016
Jeffrey Scott is partnering with Scott's Power Equipment and LM magazine to bring his one-day business workshop to St. Louis on March 17. The Grow Your Landscape Business Workshop focuses on helping landscape contractors succeed in three critical areas: better people, proven…
A wise old man once told me your definition of wealth will change as you accumulate it and grow older. In my work with large and small contracting firms, I’ve discovered four types of wealth that are measurements of success.…
LM StaffFeb 9, 2016
GreenMark Consulting Group released the dates for its Landscape & Irrigation Business Bootcamp. This work session will bring together industry experts to help landscape and irrigation professionals plan and implement successful business strategies. Each session will focus on the four…
Several large-scale studies have shown that most organizations in the U.S. haven’t embraced strategic planning as a regular, ongoing, essential business process. Strategic planning is usually attempted with a half-hearted approach. Not surprisingly, these attempts produce limited results. Additionally, because…
LM StaffFeb 27, 2023
Ron Edmonds, principal consultant for The Principium Group, talks about mergers and acquisitions occurring in the green industry. Read a Q&A with Edmonds on this topic from the November 2015 issue of Landscape Management.
LM StaffDec 10, 2015
2015 Lawn Care Forum, including Phil Fogarty of Weed Man; Derek Blumberg of Quality Seasons; and James White of Advantage Green Lawn & Pest Control, discuss business challenges they've faced in 2015 and how they've overcome them.
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