The summer is well underway, but for landscaping companies, now is the perfect time to prepare for the fall season. From maintenance tasks to seasonal upgrades, proper preparation can enhance the aesthetics and functionality of your clients' landscapes while ensuring a smoother transition into...
Attending an industry trade show can be a great investment for your snow and landscape business. The annual Snow and Ice Symposium, by the Snow and Ice Management Association (SIMA), takes place in Hartford, Connecticut, this week, is the premier event in our industry. Below, we explore the top...
Having data at your fingertips can be a powerful tool—but only if you’re using it wisely. Include’s iKPI dashboard is a visual analysis tool that allows users to view data quickly and in an easy-to-read format.
Around the country, landscapers are continually facing rising gas prices. At press time, fuel prices were at an all-time high in many parts of the country.
As a fuel-powered industry (not only for trucks and vehicles but also for equipment), these costs have...
Keeping track of your tangible assets is an incredibly important aspect of running a landscaping business. After labor, equipment is your number two expense. Even so, many landscape business owners fail to effectively track their vehicle and equipment expenses. This can make it difficult to making...
Each season brings its own set of lawn and landscaping needs—and challenges—and summer is no different. While we often think of summer as a time of relaxation—perhaps a chance to spend time at the pool or beach—for the lawn or landscape, summer can be a time of multiple threats.
From scorching...
Is your company operating as safely as it should be? While landscaping can be inherently risky by the sheer nature of the type of work that we do, many of these risks can be reduced or even eliminated when safety is taken seriously. As landscape professionals gear up for another season, now is the...
Last month, we talked about the way in which reporting can help landscape business owners to keep a finger on the pulse of business. We spoke to Meredith Jedlicka, training coordinator for Ed Castro Landscape in Atlanta, Georgia, and she shared how reporting helps to create goals for the...
Ed Castro Landscape is using reporting to make the best possible business decisions
The best way to keep your finger on the pulse of business activity is with reporting. Staying on top of data helps you to make the best business decisions. Meredith Jedlicka, training coordinator for Ed Castro...
As we look ahead to another year, many folks are continuing to plan both from a budgeting and a forecasting perspective for their business in 2021. With the COVID-19 pandemic still causing ripple effects that will impact business in the future, many landscape business owners are being prudent about...