Hitting The Target: Material Forecasting vs Actuals
"Hey, John - I need to call the nursery and confirm Maintenance Division's final materials list for annuals, pots, and chemical applications. Can you run that report again?"
"Sure!" Click.
Many of us feel skeptical toward imagining…
Snow Sales: Catching “The Big Fish”
Elite snow teams celebrate winning snow partnerships with premier sites – the game-changing referrals, the pride of our region, the majority of our revenue – but not everyone is good at earning their business. What does it actually take?
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5 Metrics Every Business Owner Should Know
We care deeply about the businesses we own, much like a parent cares for its child; both of us invest risk, effort, wealth, and sacrifice, so staying aware of health and growth is a top priority to us. Much like vitals inform a parent at the…
Contract Renewals and Client Retention
Maintenance contract renewals along with client retention rates are typically a tough subject around most landscape companies' offices, but especially with the mayhem that has already been the year 2020 this renewal season will be challenging. Goals…
The Reporting Trifecta: Powerful, Simple, Customizable
If you like having absolute control over your business data and visualizing exactly where your business improvement opportunities are, this blog is for you.
Most industry software solutions market having "reporting", but a closer look yields…
Open Heart Surgery
The painful yet essential move to Landscape Business Software.
Selecting and deploying a Business Management Software is one of the most significant decisions a management team will make in the life of their business. Making a wrong decision,…
Not All Dollars Are Created Equal (Vol. 2)
This is our second installment in a series called, “Not All Dollars Are Created Equal.” The premise is that we’ve all heard the phrase, “A dollar is a dollar is a dollar,” and it simply isn’t true - especially in landscape management!…
My BOSS Software ROI
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…
Work On Your Business Not In Your Business
"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…
Not All Dollars Are Created Equal (Vol. 1)
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…