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How Green Industry Business Owners Diversify and Scale Efficiently

How Do You Make Money All Year-round? What happens when your busy season ends? How do you grow without taking huge risks? These problems keep business owners awake at night. Your lawn care company might depend too much on summer work. Your landscaping business might struggle when construction slows down. Your pest control company might need more steady income. You’re not alone. Smart business owners know that adding different services helps reduce risk and makes money more steady. But most don’t know where to start. SpringGreen has been solving this […]

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Franchise Expansion Myths: What Small Business Owners Get Wrong

So, you own a green industry business? Maybe you cut grass, do landscaping, or handle pest control. You’ve thought about growing bigger – adding more crew, but something holds you back. You’re not alone. Many successful lawn care and landscaping business owners have the same doubts. They hear things about franchising that simply aren’t true. The truth is simple and history proves it: Franchising works for green industry businesses. SpringGreen has been proving this since 1977. Today, we have 150 franchise partners across the USA. They’ve turned local businesses into […]

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Top 10 Mistakes Green Industry Business Owners Make When Scaling — And How to Avoid Them

7 out of 10 landscaping businesses fail in their first 18 months. This shocking fact comes from the 2024 State of the Landscape Labor Market report. It shows a tough truth: most green industry businesses struggle when they try to grow. Do you run a landscaping company? A tree care service? A pest control business? If so, growing your business brings special challenges. These challenges can make or break your company. The green industry has huge potential. The landscaping market alone is worth $158.9 billion. It grows 4% every year, […]

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10 Reasons NOT to Sell Your Business

So you’re thinking about selling your green industry business? Hold on there, hotshot! Before you make that “terrible” mistake, let’s talk about all the life-fulfilling reasons why you should absolutely, positively, 100% keep running your landscaping, tree care, or pest control company forever and ever. After all, who wouldn’t want to keep enjoying all these wonderful perks of business ownership? Here are ten fantastic reasons to never, ever consider selling your business to someone else. 1. You Love Working 80-Hour Weeks (Who Needs Sleep?) Why would you want to sell […]

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Diversify to Dominate: Adding Lawn Care to Your Pest Business

Diversify to Dominate: Adding Lawn Care to Your Pest Business If you own a U.S. pest-control business, you know relying on pest services alone often leads to seasonal ups and downs. Adding lawn care and mosquito control can transform your business—from patchy income to predictable, year-round growth. Let’s dive into why this strategy works—and how SpringGreen supports it. Why Add Lawn Care & Mosquito Services? 1. Boost Revenue & Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) Current customers who trust your pest work are prime targets for upsells. PCT Online reports: “Adding a […]

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Why Recurring Revenue Models Matter in the Green Industry

Running a landscaping, tree care, or pest-extermination business isn’t just about a mower, a truck, and hard work. It’s about building steady income and lasting customer relationships. That’s where recurring revenue models come in. 1. What is Recurring Revenue? In simple terms, recurring revenue is income you get every month, quarter, or year, instead of relying on one-off jobs. Think: This approach is like turning your business into a lawn-care subscription. With recurring revenue, you don’t start each month from zero. Instead, your base level of income is already coming […]

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Top 5 Keys to Running a Scalable, Profitable Green Industry Business

Building a successful green industry business isn’t just about mowing lawns or treating turf. It’s about creating systems that allow your company to grow while maintaining quality and profitability. At SpringGreen, with nearly 50 years of experience and more than 150 franchise locations nationwide, we’ve identified the key factors that separate thriving lawn care operations from those that struggle to scale. Here are the five essential keys to running a scalable, profitable green industry business in today’s competitive landscape. 1. Develop Repeatable, Documented Systems The foundation of any scalable business […]

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Exit Planning: Building Your Franchise for a Successful Future Sale

For franchise owners, your business isn’t just your current livelihood—it’s also one of your most valuable future assets. Whether retirement is around the corner or decades away, having a solid exit plan is crucial for maximizing the value of your franchise when it’s time to move on. But what exactly is exit planning, and why should every franchise owner make it a priority? What Is Exit Planning? Exit planning is the strategic process of preparing your business for an eventual ownership transfer. Think of it as planning your business’s future […]

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The Strategic Advantage of Owning Multiple Businesses: Unlocking Economies of Scale

In the ever-evolving world of commerce, savvy entrepreneurs are increasingly recognizing the power of diversification—not only in investments but also in business ownership. Owning multiple businesses can offer a strategic pathway to greater profitability, and one of the primary mechanisms by which this is achieved is through economies of scale. Economies of scale refer to the cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to size, output, or scale of operation, with cost per unit of output generally decreasing with increasing scale. While traditionally associated with the growth of a single business, […]

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What is Seller Financing and Why Does it Matter When Buying or Selling a Business?

Seller financing (also called owner financing) happens when the business owner agrees to accept payments over time rather than getting all their money at the time of closing. As LendingTree explains, “After making a cash down payment of 10% to 50% of the purchase price, buyers may finance the rest with seller financing, sometimes in combination with loans from traditional lenders” (LendingTree, 2024). You’ll typically make a down payment and sign a promissory note outlining: The payment schedule Interest rate Term length (usually 3-7 years) Any collateral requirements Five Advantages […]

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