by Tony Bass | Jul 16, 2022 | News, News & Press, Press
“Cash is tight right now. I’ve gotta cut my expenses or I’ll have trouble meeting payroll.”That’s the message we’ve heard six times in less than 2 weeks. But wait…it’s the first time we’ve heard this in all of 2022 from our client base. Reckon why we are hearing this...
by Tony Bass | Jun 25, 2022 | News, News & Press, Press
Fedzilla is our name for the growing bureaucratic conglomerate of government agencies, politicians and operatives who attack capitalism, impede free enterprise and think the government is smarter than self-reliant citizens of the USA.We hang out with small business...
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...
