When I was 24 years old I purchased the property that Grunder Landscaping Co. operates from and built the building we still use. Our office and shop are simple and streamlined, we have what we need and we keep it clean but it's not overly fancy. Over the years some changes and updates have been needed. We've given the.

In last week's Great Idea, I talked about how our sales team is blowing past their sales goals this year and how we are staying motivated to finish the year strong. We wouldn't be able to do that without a production team willing to do whatever it takes to complete the jobs we've sold too. In part, we've been able to.

It's been a great sales year for our team at Grunder Landscaping Co. We have already hit our company and individual sales goals for the year, and we're in the process now of setting our largest goals ever for 2022. But we aren't taking our foot off the gas for 2021 yet. Instead, we're setting stretch goals and.

I've been successfully running a business for almost 40 years. On one hand, that means I have a lot of experience, and on the other, it means it's easy to keep doing something because "we've always done it this way." That's why I enjoy getting around my peers at our events, and even more so I really enjoy the deep and.

It's that time again: time to start looking ahead and planning for next year. The budgeting process is a key step in planning for the year ahead. It helps your team understand your goals, align around a common vision for the future, and lay the groundwork for a successful year. Budgeting can be daunting, but it.

Whether you’re an owner or a team member, the next couple of months can be pivotal for a business. With the hectic demands of summer starting to wind down, it’s the perfect time to look back at what you’ve accomplished so far this year and where you hope to finish, what you did well, and where you came up short. We.

I often warn first-time attendees at our events that it can feel a bit like drinking through a fire hose. I've been on a lot of company tours in my time in the industry, and I've led a lot of them myself too. I always leave with new ideas and pages and pages of notes. This week our tour of Ruppert Landscape as part of.

Having a strategy is critical to the success of our businesses each year. In its simplest form, a strategy is what your company is going to do, and not going to do, in the coming years. Your strategy is a key first building block to prepare for 2022. It helps you to define what projects you should be selling more of,.

Last week, our leadership team at Grunder Landscaping met to discuss priorities about 2022. One of our biggest priorities for 2022 is maximizing what we are calling our “Revenue per Property”. Some people call it a “penetration rate”, but ultimately what we are trying to do is ensure that we are taking total control.

This year it has been hard to find everything we need to get each job done. We have had shortages in labor, plants and materials, and sometimes even patience. We've fought and succeeded through the worst of it alongside all of you, and looking back I think there has been one saving grace for us: the camaraderie among.