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What Successful Companies Do

In this week’s Great Idea, Marty shares what he learned about building a winning team at this year’s ACE Summit, held this past week in snowy Québec City. This annual event is designed to bring together all the members of The Grow Group’s ACE Peer Groups, together with program alums, for three days of learning,.

Is Your Company Easy to Do Business With?

Have you seen the ads for Carvana that are now flooding the airwaves? Billed as “the new way to buy a car,” the company’s strategy is to cut out car dealers, eliminating the middleman and the hassle and passing the savings and the ease on to the customer. In their business model, you no longer have to go from lot to.

Now Is the Time to Budget for 2020

Now is the time of year to focus on your budget for 2020. A lot of us drag our feet when it comes to this task, but it’s one of the smartest actions you can take now to set yourself up for success in the new year. And it doesn’t have to be a daunting effort unless you let it be. The best place to start is with the big.

Are Performance Reviews a Waste of Time?

Recently I was asked by the young owner of a growing landscaping company if I thought annual performance reviews were worthwhile. Many companies in corporate America have moved away from them, believing that the time they take does not deliver enough ROI. I agree they take time—and time is money, especially in an.

What’s Holding Your Company Up?

In this week’s Great Idea, The Grow Group’s Marty Grunder and Vince Torchia discuss the four pillars successful companies are built on and share how ACE Peer Group member Josh Schmieder focused on one to turn his landscaping business around: <br/> Platform, people, processes, profits—spend some.

Are the Challenges of Work Getting You Down?

At our most recent Fall Field Trip at Grunder Landscaping Co., one of our attendees asked me what I do to stay so positive. My strategy is pretty simple, but it’s what works for me: <br/> If you’re getting pulled down by others, or if you yourself are having a bad day or month or season, first.

How to Turn One Sale into Several More

Many of us are so busy casting as wide a net as we can to find new leads that we overlook those that are right in front of us. In this week’s Great Idea, I share how one job led to several more for Grunder Landscaping Co. and what you can do in the off-season to set yourself up for success at sales next year:.

Make Good Use of Fall

With October nearly here and the demands of summer winding down, now is a great time to take a look back at what you’ve accomplished so far this year and where you hope to finish. We take the time to do this at Grunder Landscaping Co. because it’s our last big chance to fix what we can for the season and to set.

Steer Clear of Bad Advertising

Quality work and effective branding and marketing can help you stand out from the competition, but don’t make the mistake of thinking those are the sole factors that determine your company’s image. Current clients and future customers are everywhere—on the road, at the store, in the neighborhood—and everything they.

When You Lose a Key Team Member

There are few guarantees in business, but at least one thing is for certain: At one time or another you will lose a key team member—whether it’s to another company or industry, to retirement or another life change, or to firing—and how you prepare for this and respond to it can make all the difference. In other words,.