Recently I was asked by the young owner of a growing landscaping company if I thought annual performance reviews were worthwhile. Many companies in corporate America have moved away from them, believing that the time they take does not deliver enough ROI. I agree they take time—and time is money, especially in an.

In this week’s Great Idea, The Grow Group’s Marty Grunder and Vince Torchia discuss the four pillars successful companies are built on and share how ACE Peer Group member Josh Schmieder focused on one to turn his landscaping business around: <br/> Platform, people, processes, profits—spend some.

At our most recent Fall Field Trip at Grunder Landscaping Co., one of our attendees asked me what I do to stay so positive. My strategy is pretty simple, but it’s what works for me: <br/> If you’re getting pulled down by others, or if you yourself are having a bad day or month or season, first.

Many of us are so busy casting as wide a net as we can to find new leads that we overlook those that are right in front of us. In this week’s Great Idea, I share how one job led to several more for Grunder Landscaping Co. and what you can do in the off-season to set yourself up for success at sales next year:.

With October nearly here and the demands of summer winding down, now is a great time to take a look back at what you’ve accomplished so far this year and where you hope to finish. We take the time to do this at Grunder Landscaping Co. because it’s our last big chance to fix what we can for the season and to set.

Quality work and effective branding and marketing can help you stand out from the competition, but don’t make the mistake of thinking those are the sole factors that determine your company’s image. Current clients and future customers are everywhere—on the road, at the store, in the neighborhood—and everything they.

There are few guarantees in business, but at least one thing is for certain: At one time or another you will lose a key team member—whether it’s to another company or industry, to retirement or another life change, or to firing—and how you prepare for this and respond to it can make all the difference. In other words,.

Last week we discussed the importance of tracking your indirect labor costs, or the amount of money you’re spending on hourly team members when they’re clocked in but not producing billable work. If you want to succeed in the green industry, you can’t afford to ignore this metric. Some of the biggest buckets of.

If you’ve been keeping up with our Great Idea week after week, you’ve heard us talk about the work we at The Grow Group do with our coaching clients and ACE Peer Group members to help them monitor their financial metrics and maximize their profits. We always start with the numbers that come right from their financial.

In the latest Spiderman movie, the character named Mysterio tells the young Peter Parker (aka Spiderman), “Never apologize for being the smartest person in the room.” While this was a nice bit of encouragement for the timid teenager, it can be a dangerous mindset for business owners to have. If you think you’re always.