A business owner from Georgia called me the other day, and requested guidance about how to prepare for an audit by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Among other issues, I […]
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This week The Harvesters are in Fort Worth, TX with Craig McNitt the Director of Commercial Maintenance for Earthtones Landscaping. Craig is a veteran landscape professional heading up the company’s […]
Can You Help? – Register for GreenCare for Troops TODAY! Head Harvesters Cindy and Fred are going to talk about how you can help deployed military families with their lawn […]
The Harvesters are having some fun on the golf course but they really are talking about a pretty serious subject, how much is your company worth? There is a lot […]
Do the Harvesters have a great hiring tip for you today. It’s so simple but so overlooked. Watch this 2-minute clip and see if it applies to you. Hoping this […]
Whether you are buying or selling a company the information that Harvesters Alison, Bill and Ed are talking about really rings true. As you view this video think about whether […]
The Harvesters have visited more than one company where the owner responded to their question, “Have you had your I-9 forms checked?” And they respond, “I-9 form, what’s an I-9 […]
Harvesters Fred & Ed are going to talk about a very important subject in their video today and that’s one sure way to elicit trust in your organization or screw […]
Hey check out Harvesters Chris and Ed as they talk about how you can access all Harvest materials from your mobile phone from their own app and it’s FREE! Check out […]
In our brief video Harvester Alison has got some good advice for owners thinking about selling their company. She is partners with Harvester Ed & Bill in Harvest the GREEN Partners, […]
Watch as Harvester Steve leads the Harvesters in a funny but meaningful exercise at their planning retreat a few weeks ago in St Louis. Most organizations think they have alignment, […]
In our brief clip today, please meet Harvester Cindy Code and Harvester Fred Haskett. Cindy is the Executive Director of Project EverGreen and Fred serves on its Board of Directors. […]
The Harvesters are continuing their tour of Park West Companies in Southern California. In this video, they are interviewing Juan Garcia the Fleet Manager for the Orange County Region. Juan […]
The Harvesters and Lawn & Landscape Magazine have partnered to create, Backstage Pass. Verizon Connect agreed to sponsor this unique event so landscapers throughout the country could see “best in class” […]
The Harvesters and Lawn & Landscape Magazine are at their soon to be announced, Backstage Pass event. They spent a day and a half videoing Park West Companies in Southern […]
We are all in such a rush these days everyone expects an instant response. When this happens sometimes the emails we send are not very good. Or, have you sent […]
Complaints, just what you need when you’re crazy busy! As much as we try to prevent them complaints are literally inevitable. So, what to do when you’re on the phone […]
One of the keys to job profitability starts with accurate estimates. Could your estimating process stand some improvement? The Harvesters are going to give you some awesome advice this week […]
Change is inevitable. As landscape professionals, we deal with constant change every day. That’s what the Harvesters are going to talk about this week, how to handle change in your […]
Every company has issues, some big some small. Some owners and managers are good at solving them, others, well, not so much. Can you think of unresolved issues in your […]
Spring is in the air and hopefully, for you, that means you will start new jobs. But what happens when you start a new job? Is this your scenario? You […]
The Harvesters are going to talk today about one of the essential things to do in your landscaping business, KEEP SCORE! Business is like playing a game, would you play […]
No matter what part of the country you are in there is competition. The question is, why should potential customers pick your company for their work and not your competitors? […]
Just because you own a company doesn’t mean you are automatically a good leader! While owners need to know how to manage, they also need to understand how to lead their […]
The Harvesters have noted that over the years many companies don’t think great proposals are important. Whether in residential or commercial work many zip off one sheet proposals to their […]