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The Education of an Entrepreneur, Part 1
If you’re an entrepreneur, it’s likely your education doesn’t fit into a neat formula of attending a four-year college, complete with dorm life, study breaks, and intramurals. Let me tell you– that’s...
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The Education of an Entrepreneur, Part 2
5 Ways to Keep Learning and Keep Growing In our previous post about The Education of an Entrepreneur, CEO Dina Dwyer-Owens shared several uncomfortable, refining moments that taught her much more than...
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When Did You Lose Sight of Your Goals?
Why are you in business, or planning to go into business? It’s a legitimate question. Are you so caught up in the daily challenges of running and building your business that you have forgotten why you...
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6 Inexpensive Ways to Boost Employee Morale
As many home service professionals such as plumbers and electricians need to be on call over the holidays, it can be important to give your employees a boost this time of year to keep their spirits and...
View ArticleHow to Improve your Landscaping Business’s Outlook for 2013
Knowledge is power. The successful business owner knows, at any given time, how they are performing in specific key areas of their business. Also, they know the areas where they need to improve and...
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How to Climb Your Way Out of Messy Desk Syndrome
In honor of National Clean Off Your Desk Day on January 14, we’re offering some cleaning tips to help keep you productive and organized. Your office and desk create an environment that you should...
View ArticleHow to Incorporate a Code of Values into Your Landscaping Business
Have you ever created a Mission Statement or Vision Statement for your business? If you did, chances are it may appear on a plaque in your office, a page on your website, and that’s it. Many of your...
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Get to Know Your Customers Today
Do you really know your customers? Do you know what they expect from a landscaping and lawn care company? When a customer is frustrated, do you understand why? As it turns out, we all need to take more...
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Upcoming Webinar: Growing Your Business in Financially Challenging Times
In partnership with the National Association of Professional Women in Landscape (NAPWL), The Grounds Guys® will lead a free webinar on February 7, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. PST/5:00 p.m. EST designed for...
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Being Your Own Boss… Not Quite What You Expected?
You’ve probably heard the saying that no one puts on their headstone, I wish I had worked harder. Having (and keeping) life’s priorities straight is easier said than done, especially when you are...
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Is Your Landscaping Business Behind the Times?
Even a fifth grader could tell you that there are a few basics every business must have to be successful: a business phone number, a customer-ready storefront if applicable, and a website. Wait, what...
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How to Add a Revenue Stream to Your Home-Service Business
We see it every day with home-service contractors: remodelers, snow removal contractors, roofers, and nursery professionals, to name a few, are looking for ways to grow their businesses. The reasons...
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3 Reasons Our Society Needs Entrepreneurs
It’s National Entrepreneurship Week, a time set aside for educating the next generation about career opportunities through entrepreneurship. In today’s landscaping industry, small business contractors...
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Landscaping Leadership Profile: Pat Hyland
The best asset that you will ever have in your landscape management business is your team. Your employees are the face of your company, the representatives of your brand, and can make or break a...
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