It’s hard to believe it’s already Thanksgiving this week, but then the days and weeks have a way of flying by when you’re working hard. I hope you all have plans to spend some time away from the office this week and celebrate the holiday with family and friends. Before you do that though, take a few minutes to think.

Lawn & Landscape November 2017 By Marty Grunder If you’re like me, you’re glad to see November roll around every year. For those of us not in the south, the landscaping season is at last winding down and we finally get to catch our breath. In Ohio, where I live, the weather is usually mild enough to still enjoy some.

With the end of the year fast approaching, most of us are setting up our budgets for 2018 and weighing what to invest in and what to cut back on. At my landscaping company, one area we’re taking a good hard look at is where we’re spending our philanthropic dollars. Not because we plan on cutting back but because we.

Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association The Buckeye November/December 2017 Business Buzz By Marty Grunder Every fall I invite landscaping professionals from around the country to spend a day at Grunder Landscaping Co., where they go behind the scenes of our operations and learn directly from my staff how we strive to set.

Unlike virtually every other facet of your business, the more effort you expend toward sales, the more you may find your numbers plummeting rather than rising. What I mean is that incessantly pursuing leads, pounding your prospects with offers, and always trying to upsell your clients to bigger and better products and.

As many of you know by now, I’m a huge advocate for the importance of having a clearly articulated vision for where you want to take your business. Your vision is your ideal state, your Super Bowl, the ultimate win you’re leading your team to achieve. It’s crucial to have a vision because it unifies and inspires your.

A trip to the annual GIE+EXPO always makes at least one thing abundantly clear: Landscape professionals love equipment. Whether it’s a mower or a mini skid steer or a pile driver, we can’t wait to get our hands on the latest and greatest tools for our jobs. But to really move our businesses forward, we have to share.

Lawn & Landscape October 2017 By Marty Grunder Whether you’re a CEO or a dedicated team member, I bet you often feel as if there are never enough hours in the day to get done all you need to do. And now, with the rise of digital, when you’re virtually reachable 24/7 and your email inbox fills up nonstop, it can get.

Sometimes in business you get tripped up overthinking why you’re not seeing the results you want, when in reality the reason is very simple: You have to deliver a great product, with outstanding service. Here Marty shines the spotlight on a Dayton business who’s got this simple secret to success down pat:.

This past week we held the first of our two Fall Field Trips to Grunder Landscaping Co. Of all the events we at MGI put on every year, these are my favorite. Why? Because they’re small, so I really get to know the attendees personally and understand where they’re at in their careers. I get to introduce them to my.