by Tony Bass | Jun 18, 2022 | News, News & Press, Press
For Lawn and Landscape Business OwnersUrgent message: Wealthy landscapers have the courage to raise prices. The data has NEVER been more clear from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).This week, the Consumer Pain Index (CPI) – this is the backwards looking...
by Tony Bass | Jun 11, 2022 | News, News & Press, Press
It happened again this week. The stress of finding and keeping lawn and landscape employees (while EVERY input cost is rising faster than any time in the past 40 years) is taking its toll. We had another business owner say they are ready to throw in the towel. Here’s...
by Tony Bass | Jun 3, 2022 | News, News & Press, Press
The message began like this, “Wait just a minute Tony! Do you expect me to believe that by making people feel important and having a consistent stop time we can REALLY get our landscaping employees to stay longer? I’m not buying into this. Our employees are asking for...
by Tony Bass | May 28, 2022 | News, News & Press, Press
Finding, recruiting, hiring, training and retaining superstar landscaping employees is the toughest job in the USA today. At least…that’s the feedback we continue to receive from lawn and landscape business owners.With an unemployment rate nearing 53 year...
by Tony Bass | May 20, 2022 | News, News & Press, Press
Dear Lawn or Landscape Business Owner,Is the Spring season starting to feel more and more like a burden than a huge opportunity?Frankly…we are concerned about what’s going on.In three recent conversations, I’ve had to talk landscape business owners off the...
by Tony Bass | May 14, 2022 | News, News & Press, Press
Double Landscape Employees Wages? Really? Are You Kidding?5-14-22We were surprised by the questions and comments on the subject of doubling landscape employee’s wages this past week.It seems that a growing number of lawn and landscape business owners are...
