by Tony Bass | Apr 7, 2023 | News, News & Press, Press
We just returned from 3 weeks of travel. This included 2 weeks of private consulting meetings and one THINK WEEK. I’d thought you would like to learn about the trends I have confirmed.FIRST…did you hear the news revealed on the Employment Situation Report...
by Tony Bass | Mar 17, 2023 | News, News & Press, Press
Last week’s essay on the subject of lowering landscape prices in 2023 attracted a number of comments from our readers. This one from Mark Dubois at Quality Landscape and Lawn Care grabbed my attention:”You had to bring up a bank...
by Tony Bass | Mar 11, 2023 | News, News & Press, Press
Dear Landscape Business Owner:Did you see the new report from the BLS released Friday morning (3-10-23): More Jobs – Jobs – Jobs – up 311,000 for the month of February 2023. The unemployment rate is now 3.6%, near a 54-year low.Wages…they keep...
by Tony Bass | Mar 4, 2023 | News, News & Press, Press
Dear Lawn or Landscape Business Owner, These two conversations were 180 degrees apart. We think there’s a valuable lesson in each. Read these two short case studies and then hit reply and let us know what you think.Case Study #1 – Results from the 3%...
by Tony Bass | Feb 4, 2023 | News, News & Press, Press
We received a great question about pricing lawn and landscaping work in 2023. We thought it would be a good idea to share the question and our answer with our readers. Due to the sensitive nature surrounding pricing work, we chose to keep the company name...
by Tony Bass | Jan 28, 2023 | News, News & Press, Press
Dear Lawn or Landscape Business Owner:Did you see the latest employment situation report? In case you missed it, we will share the key points provided by our friends over at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Then we will share data we collected from landscape...