While your instinct may be to evaluate your business at the end of each year, a mid-year performance review for a green industry business can be a great tool to help keep things on track. With Spring-Green, lawn care franchise owners have the tools and a dedicated business consultant to help them evaluate their business multiple times throughout the year, allowing time for any necessary corrections in order to meet their original financial goals. One way Spring-Green supports its lawn care franchise owners is by providing industry-leading business and marketing […]
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The Benefits of Cross-Selling between Lawn Care Businesses
Maybe it is a downturn in the economy, labor challenges or a season of bad weather that is impacting the profitability of your green industry business. No matter what the issue, ultimately you want to achieve your financial goals. The Spring-Green business model is designed to maximize your profitability by creating a synergy between the services of your existing business and the lawn care services provided by Spring-Green. Customers will benefit from the “best of both worlds” — a dedicated locally-owned provider who brings the know-how, efficiency and support of […]
Increase Profitability for Your Lawn Care Business with Customer Density
Spring-Green understands that there are many services in the green industry that will drive revenue, but not all services are created equal in terms of improving your bottom line. With a route-based lawn and fertilization business, one of the best ways to boost profitability is to increase the density of your customers. Our highly efficient system is focused on maximizing our franchise owners’ profitability while still providing a great value to customers. How exactly can a Spring-Green franchise deliver greater operational efficiency to your lawn care business? First, our targeted […]
Is Spring-Green the right strategic partner to grow your green industry business?
Have you ever wondered what percentage of your business comes from recurring revenue? As you scale your business, does the bottom line improve proportionally? Or what about how secure that service revenue is if tough economic times hit again? “Once I learned about the marketing programs and the ongoing support, I was convinced adding a Spring-Green franchise was the best growth opportunity for my business.” – Mike Valestin, Franchise Owner Maybe you are starting to think about retirement or possibly a family member has expressed interest in joining the business. When […]
Learn from your peers, test new equipment and more at the Spring-Green National Training Conference
One of the biggest benefits to being a part of a system like Spring-Green, is being able to network with other green industry business owners. Beginning July 29, 2015, all of the Spring-Green franchise owners and support center staff will gather in Oak Brook, Illinois, for the National Training Conference, a four-day event filled with insightful presentations and multiple opportunities to network with other owners from the entire Spring-Green franchise system. The event will look ahead at the available opportunities for the company and what must be accomplished to achieve […]
The Importance of Re-Projecting Your Business Plan
In the green industry, spring is a vital time of the year. It’s during those few short months that you make the majority of your sales and determine how the rest of your year will go financially. Though beneficial to project your business prior to spring in order to establish goals, revenues costs, cash flow and projected profits, it’s equally as important to re-project after spring when you have actual numbers to work with. Why should I re-project? The biggest reason to re-project is to work with a more accurate […]
National Mosquito Control Awareness Week
American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) has designated June 21 to June 27, 2015 as National Mosquito Control Awareness Week. The AMCA is an international organization of nearly 2,000 public health professionals who are dedicated to protecting the public’s health and well-being through safe, environmentally sound mosquito control programs since 1935. There are over 3,000 different species of mosquitoes throughout the world and 176 recognized in the United States. Mosquitoes can be an annoying, serious problem during the warmer months. They interfere with work and spoil hours of leisure time later […]
Building a Profitable Green Industry Business Requires Attention to the KPIs
Most lawn care operators got into the business because they enjoy being outside and providing green, weed-free lawns to their customers as opposed to sitting behind a desk crunching numbers. But, as the business grows, the best operators have incorporated the right balance of data analysis into their management so they can track their progress. This right balance of data analysis is often found through focusing on a set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in the business. The Benefits of Using KPIs Not every number or piece of data is […]
Lawn Care Training Courses: Spring-Green University
Spring-Green University and the Lawn Care Training Gap In the green industry, most businesses generate less than $500K in revenue, and they have small or non-existent budgets for training. However, the need for creating lawn care training processes and developing their people is the same as it is for a large organization. Business owners often find themselves providing the training with limited structure or documentation. So, how do you balance the need to focus on landscape and lawn care training so your business can grow, provide consistent service, maintain your […]
Spring-Green Named a Top 100 Lawn and Landscape Company Once Again
Since 2005, Spring-Green Lawn Care has been named one of the Top 100 Lawn and Landscape Companies in North America by Lawn & Landscape magazine. This year, Spring-Green ranked 26th on the list, which was published in May. Spring-Green is a family owned and operated organization, who has recently begun recruiting qualified green industry business owners who are seeking to diversify and expand their service offering. Spring-Green Lawn Care has been delivering lawn fertilization and weed control services to residential and commercial customers in 26 states for over 38 years. Spring-Green […]