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...
by Tony Bass | Jan 20, 2023 | News, News & Press, Press
Bad news – Good news. Here’s the bad news… The call came in on Friday morning from Kingstown Landscaping. The damn crooks cut catalytic converters off of 8 trucks. That’s a total of 16 catalytic converters. The cost estimate to replace them is...
by Tony Bass | Jan 13, 2023 | News, News & Press, Press
Dear Lawn or landscape Business Owner:Have you fired any of your lawn or landscape employees lately? It’s a serious question to consider.Why in the world would we be talking about firing employees? After all, isn’t the hardest job in America finding,...
by Tony Bass | Dec 12, 2022 | News, News & Press, Press
Lawn and landscape business owners are always interested in learning more about reducing their tax bills. When you know that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published tax code has over 17,000 pages of rules and regulations, plus countless pages of guidance from tax...
by Tony Bass | Dec 10, 2022 | News, News & Press, Press
It’s December – Have You Spoken to Your Accountant Yet?Meeting with your CPA is a very smart use of your time…especially when the subject is TAX CREDITS and TAX REDUCTION.Tax credits are like cash in the bank. Unlike a tax deduction, a tax credit creates a...
by Tony Bass | Dec 5, 2022 | News, News & Press, Press
There’s no guarantee of success when you go into the landscaping business for yourself. Most of us understand that right out of the gate. We tend to focus on the possibilities of high rewards with hard work plus creative thinking and ignore the risk of failure. You...
by Tony Bass | Nov 12, 2022 | News, News & Press, Press
We’ve been working side-by-side with owners of landscaping companies since 1998. We’ve been an employer since 1987. We believe this data to be useful for our readers, listeners, followers, clients and friends. We want you to know that our opinions and recommendations...
by Tony Bass | Oct 29, 2022 | News, News & Press, Press
Will your lawn or landscaping company be easier to run if you are able to keep your best employees longer? Our experience working with over four hundred owners of companies clearly show this to be a common belief. After all, new employees create a ton of special work...
by Tony Bass | Oct 23, 2022 | News, News & Press, Press
Warning: Lesson #3 is going to hurt some feelings.Landscapers are always looking for a better way to operate their business. That’s a good thing… Because failure to improve your operation over time usually results in a slow death. If your company is going to sustain...
