My friends, it's March. As we begin the third month of the year, we celebrate that although spring doesn't technically begin for a few more weeks, we're already into our spring season of work. And, perhaps more importantly, our clients are in their spring mindset. NOW is the time to be rallying your sales team and.
We’ll Keep You Sharp
Emily Lindley
This year Grunder Landscaping Co. (GLC) celebrates 40 years in business. It's a big milestone: only 30% of small businesses survive their first 10 years in business according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Owning and running a small business is not an easy career choice. While it's immensely gratifying, it can.
The winter months are a great time for landscape pros to work on their businesses instead of in their businesses, and this is true for owners as well as for every team member on the org chart. I want to be clear: even in a northern climate, we don't take the winter off. I know many of you reading this in the South.
GROW! 2024 is over, and what a week it was in Des Moines, IA. We had fantastic sessions, an absolutely incredible tour of RJ Lawn & Landscape, and so much fun seeing everyone who attended in person again this year. The fun didn't end when the event did, and it was great seeing so many of you in the Des Moines airport.
Our Grow Group team is busy getting every last duck in a row in Des Moines before GROW! 2024 kicks off on Tuesday afternoon. For all those ambitious landscape pros who've signed up to join us, we've got a truly amazing event in store for you. Don't despair, if you aren't with us in person this week you can still join.
In case you haven't already picked up on this I have a lot of ideas on how to make landscaping businesses, including my own, better. But what I've learned over the years is that every idea and every project can't be a priority. If you have too many priorities and projects at once, none of them can be done well. Years.
When I was 24 years old I purchased the property that Grunder Landscaping Co. operates from and built the building we still use. Our office and shop are simple and streamlined, we have what we need and we keep it clean but it's not overly fancy. Over the years some changes and updates have been needed. We've given the.
In last week's Great Idea, I talked about how our sales team is blowing past their sales goals this year and how we are staying motivated to finish the year strong. We wouldn't be able to do that without a production team willing to do whatever it takes to complete the jobs we've sold too. In part, we've been able to.
Last week we talked about how acute the labor shortage is this year and shared one tactic that Grunder Landscaping Co. is using to try to find the workers that they need to get the work they've sold done. This week, we're sharing a new perspective from someone we hope you'll get to know well in the coming year. Marty.
The biggest challenge for landscaping companies right now is the same across the country: labor. Finding, hiring, and retaining talented team members is challenging every year, but this year the problem is particularly acute. Grunder Landscaping Co. has not gotten their H-2B workers for 2021 and they don't expect to.