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Lawnbot Sales Tool For Landscapers Gains Funding

Lawnbot
Lawnbot.biz, a company that provides intuitive chatbot sales and payment platforms to lawn care companies, has won $20,000 of funding from local start-up incubator Start Garden of Grand Rapids, MI. Lawnbot.biz is an instant sale generator in an instant-messaging format that is white labeled to fit any company and its ...

Workers’ Compensation Costs Rising?

workers compensation
By Christopher Dik Owners of landscaping companies often face challenges finding new employees and keeping existing ones. But what happens when an employee gets hurt at work? Keeping workers’ compensation costs in check can be yet another worrisome issue and insurance premiums can increase for a number of reasons. Knowing ...

What’s Your Risk For Emerging Tick Borne Illnesses?

ticks
Late summer into fall can be a very active time for ticks, and landscapers are particularly at risk for tick borne illnesses. Lately, ticks have garnered headlines for a variety of reasons. In mid-July, ticks made news, rather bizarrely, when the House passed an amendment calling for the Defense Department’s ...

Landscaper Call Center Service Gains Funding

Slingshot, a customer engagement platform (or call center) for home services providers, such as landscaping firms, has closed a $2.4M seed round led by RET Ventures. The funding will help the company expand, scale its operations, and make strategic investments in R&D. Since many landscaping firms typically don’t have the ...

Betting On A Winner

Horse Pastures
Every year, 20 horses bolt out of the paddocks at the Kentucky Derby, vying for the coveted rose garland. And every year, at least a third of those horses have grazed and galloped on grass mowed and maintained by Hillenmeyer Landscape Services. “In any given year, up to half of ...

Making The Most Of Software

landscape business software
As a landscape business owner, you’re probably always looking for tools and processes to help you run your business better. More specifically, you’re in search of ways to improve efficiency and productivity in order to boost the bottom line. For those who have implemented it, one tool for running a ...

Capturing Commercial Work

commercial landscape work
Contributed by Landscape Leadership Landing a large commercial account is at the top of many landscapers’ wish lists. But transitioning into the commercial landscaping market requires more than buying larger mowers and trucks. You have to change the way you and your team manage projects to truly be successful. Before ...

Should You Consider Municipal Work?

municipal landscape work
If you’re a landscape contractor looking to extend your revenue stream, then you might be considering municipal and other government contracts. However, even if you’re an experienced commercial landscape professional it’s important to recognize that this line of work can be quite different. Before transitioning into municipal/government work, you must ...

Looking To Increase Your Rates?

selling landscape services
By Andrew Duncan From the Spring 2019 Issue One of the most common complaints I hear from business owners in the landscape field is that labor rates as a whole are too low. In our business you are always going to be competing with companies underpricing their work, whether that ...
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