This week watch Harvesters Fred & Ed remind us of two of the main keys to business success. If you don’t practice these your business will have great difficulty. As […]
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Harvester Bill is at LANDSCAPES-18 in Louisville, KY, talking with Kevin of Todd’s Services from Hamburg, Michigan. Kevin sat at Harvester Bill’s table with the subject of, How to Retain Employees. […]
This week look in with Harvester Ed as he interviews Ivan Vila, President of VisualScape, Inc., out of Miami, FL. They are at LANDSCAPES-18 at the Breakfast of Champions. The […]
Have you listened to your voicemail message on your personal phone and/or office? What do your clients hear before they leave their message? When you leave messages on other peoples […]
The LANDSCAPES ‘18 and GIE + EXPO in Louisville, KY, is a great combination conference and trade show to meet new people and gain new knowledge to help you run […]
Who said there is nothing new under the sun, oh yes there is, cordless commercial electric equipment! Check out Harvester Chris as he gets a demo of the new commercial EGO […]
Human Resources Year-End Review: Legal Compliance Topics Steven Cesare, Ph.D. With the end of another calendar year fast approaching, it is an apt time to put down the eggnog, stop […]
Take it from an expert – solving the recruiting puzzle. You won’t believe who The Harvesters met on the trade show floor at Landscapes 2018 in Louisville. None other than entrepreneur […]
Louisville Landscape Convention Draws Thousands The Harvesters were among the more than 20,000 landscapers attending the 2018 convention in Louisville, KY from October 16-19, 2018. This convention is the largest […]
This week the Harvesters are going to talk about a fairly sensitive subject, how to say goodbye or terminate an account. Once if not twice a year it’s wise to […]
How to Successfully Renew Your Contracts What time is it? For many, it’s contract renewal time. Are you afraid to ask for a price increase? Do you wonder if your […]
Landscape business owners today need a number of skills to be truly successful. One of the skills that owners should seriously and continuously work on is leadership. Have you ever wondered what […]
We all want more sales especially enhancement sales from our existing customers. These sales should be producing higher gross margin profits and enhance your client’s properties, hey if they look […]
This is a CAN’T be Missed Networking Opportunity For those of you going to NALP’S LANDSCAPES ‘18 in Louisville (Oct. 16-19) you are not only in for a great time, […]
Most companies have an employee handbook. Unfortunately, many of those employee handbooks lack professional quality, legal defensibility, and organizational value. Sadly, many companies view an employee handbook merely as a […]
Some employee handbooks represent more risk than reward to a company. Extreme carelessness, lack of legal awareness, and/or inadequate professional review can quickly transform an employee handbook from a document […]
The Harvesters have found talking with professional landscape contractors all over the country, that they are not even close to maximizing the potential of their website or social media. As […]
An employee handbook is the administrative cornerstone of an organization’s communication strategy with its employees, the foundation of its legal defense against inevitable lawsuits, and the basis for accountability, performance […]
Are Potential Customers Finding Your Website? Companies spend thousands of dollars on building great looking websites only to discover that no one can find them, is this your case? Do you […]
Unfortunately, we now live in a very litigious society and we need to protect ourselves especially when it comes to “HR” human resource issues. Watch as Harvester Steve reveals to […]
It is common knowledge that human resources are becoming increasingly bureaucratic, well beyond its original overwhelming level of paperwork, regulations, and guidelines. While many human resources documents have a relative […]
You may have an awesome website, but can your prospects find you? Does your website content attract your target customer? Are you optimizing social media to make your phone ring? […]
Immigration has been a controversial subject within the green industry for years. Federal, stated, and local laws frequently pose a direct conflict for business owners who do not want to […]
Knowledge is POWER! The more you learn the more you earn. If you want to succeed in any career the key is to work toward becoming an expert. The more knowledge you have […]
Have you held your annual planning meeting yet? If not, mark it on your calendar today. You need to take 1% of your time to plan the other 99%, right? […]