by Tony Bass | Jul 24, 2026 | News, News & Press, Press
There are two kinds of landscape contractors. The ones who wait for change… and the ones who see it coming. Trade shows have always helped me stay one step ahead, and I think they’ll do the same for you. Here are three reasons why: See what’s new....
by Tony Bass | Jul 11, 2026 | News, News & Press, Press
Really, are accountants lazy? That’s probably not a fair question. A better question is this: Why are so many landscape contractors making financial decisions with an incomplete balance sheet? In this week’s training, I explain one of the most overlooked...
by Tony Bass | Jun 20, 2026 | News, News & Press, Press
Dear Landscape Business Owner, Finding great employees is hard enough. Keeping them is even harder. Today we recorded a special training session that dives into a simple but often overlooked truth: Great employees want to work for great companies And one of the...
by Tony Bass | Jun 12, 2026 | News, News & Press, Press
Finding great employees is tough work. Every employer knows this. Keeping great employees can be even tougher. After nearly four decades of hiring guys and gals to work with their hands, training crew leaders, and building teams, I’ve noticed something...
by Tony Bass | Jun 5, 2026 | News, News & Press, Press
If you’re like most lawn and landscape business owners, finding dependable employees remains one of your biggest challenges. In fact, a recent lawn and landscape industry survey of business owners found that 72% of contractors identified employees as their...
by Tony Bass | May 30, 2026 | News, News & Press, Press
One of the biggest mistakes lawn and landscape business owners make is believing they have an employee problem when what they really have is a recruiting system problem. Think about it this way. If your mower leaves streaks in the lawn, you don’t blame the...
by Tony Bass | May 22, 2026 | News, News & Press, Press
Dear Lawn or Landscape Business Owner: Finding lawn and landscape employees ain’t getting any easier. Everybody in this industry knows it. From ICE raids and confusing guest worker programs to warehouse jobs, factories and Fedzilla-backed competition paying higher...
by Tony Bass | May 16, 2026 | News, News & Press, Press
Dear Lawn & Landscape Business Owner, Your future success is certain when you realize this simple truth: Growth in revenue is usually tied directly to your ability to add people. Now think about that for a minute. You can go buy another truck.You can finance...
by Tony Bass | May 9, 2026 | News, News & Press, Press
Dear Landscaping Hero, It’s springtime in the landscape business. You already know what that means… The phone is ringing.Customers want their jobs done yesterday.Grass is growing like Fedzilla is printing money.And somewhere between 11pm and 5 am you’re laying in bed...
by Tony Bass | May 2, 2026 | News, News & Press, Press
You’re a job creator. That makes you a hero in my book. While everybody else is standing around waiting on a paycheck… You’re the one figuring out how to make payroll. That’s what heroes do. You didn’t get into this business to become a full-time babysitter,...
