John Richter, President of Richter Landscape Company Most contractors invest heavily in equipment and tools for a specific task. However, once you have made those investments, you do not leave the piece of equipment in the yard at the office or keep the correct tool in the toolbox. You utilize them and make the most […]
“Work On Your Business…. Not In Your Business” You may have heard this cliché before, but have you ever wondered what it really means, or how to put it into practice? Let’s break it down to understand the difference between working ON and IN your business. If you’re a Franklin Covey fan like me, you […]
Not All Dollars are Created Equal Have you ever heard the phrase “a dollar is a dollar”? …it’s a lie. The hard-learned lesson for business owners is not all dollars are created equal. To increase our company profitability from the industry average 5-7% to the industry-leading 10-12% – or even higher in specialty markets – […]
Streamlined Business is Better Business There are always a few obvious ways business management software achieves the ROI providers promise their customers, going paperless, simplified invoicing, and cost controls. However, there are many other not so obvious ways landscape management software increases the ROI. Some of these may not apply to your business model but […]
Mission accomplished! Another snow season in the books. The air is pungent with anti-corrosion sprays, barrels’ worth of storage lubricant, and diesel exhaust from heavy machinery shelving your equipment. E-mail regularly dings with season-concluding site inspections and five-star customer satisfaction surveys. Managers are sharing whatever COVID-compatible vacation options that can be found. That Roosevelt sentiment […]
What if your most important moment of integrity is right after you lose it? Every business will face growth and attrition, and a certain amount of near-unavoidable attrition – natural attrition – is part of operation; decision makers come and go, politics happen, properties are bought and sold. What we can control, however, is attrition due to […]
Would your last big prospect say you separated from the crowd on value? Let’s imagine being that decision-maker for a moment. You are an HOA President, an industrial facility Engineer, a medical campus Director. Every decision is both opportunistic and endangering; produce maximum value, at best price, with least risk – or else. Decision time […]
What if I could convince you in 30 seconds that not every “big gain” requires a big initiative? The lesson came from what seemed the unlikeliest of sources: a Salvation Army bell-ringer in 2016. That December day I scraped up my leftover change for a normal moment: crisp winter air, a pure silver bell, that […]
Which Services are Most Profitable? Do you know which services have the best profits or are you just guessing? Stop guessing – deploy BOSS! Focus your time and resources where they will count the most. Hear Harvesters Ed Laflamme and Bill Arman with The Harvest Group touch on this at a BOSS®LM client conference. […]
Read Lawn & Landscape Magazine’s latest article about how Bland Landscaping reduces their labor costs by using BOSS LM’s labor forecasting features. Labor Management for the Future