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Innovative Approaches to Expand Your Green Industry Business

Diversifying your green industry business is a strategic move influenced by various factors, including the pursuit of fresh revenue streams, securing stable recurring income, or planning for future growth or transition strategies. In this blog, we’ll explore inventive ways to diversify your green industry business and ensure its long-term prosperity. Geographic Expansion Broadening your horizons doesn’t always necessitate a complete overhaul of your service offerings. If your operations are situated near a major metropolitan area, contemplate expanding your reach to cover a wider service area. Opening another branch of your […]

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The Green Growth Formula: Diversifying Your Small Business in the Green Industry

As a small business owner in the green industry, whether you specialize in landscaping, lawn care, or other eco-friendly services, you may be seeking opportunities to expand your business and increase revenue. One effective strategy to consider is diversifying your offerings by adding new services to your business. In this blog, we’ll explore the benefits of diversifying your small business in the green industry and how it can help you grow and succeed. 5 Benefits of Diversifying Your Green Industry Business Increased revenue streams Adding new services to your green […]

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Growing Your Green Industry Business: Know your Options and How to Evaluate Them

In the green industry, business owners often reach a pivotal point where they find themselves at the crossroads of deciding whether to maintain or grow their already blossoming business. The most ideal time to consider growing and expanding your business is when business is good and all signs point to a bright future. This will not only help expand your business when it’s booming but it’ll also provide relief when the economy cycles in the opposite direction. When you diversify, you’ll have more stability to handle economic ups and downs […]

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How Diversification Can Make a Difference?

Diversification can improve your current business. This is especially true regarding investments, which is a great frame of reference for understanding the importance of diversification. If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that life is unpredictable, and anything is possible. The best way to protect your business is to ensure that your success is not dependent upon one revenue stream – aka: diversification. Let’s explore some of the benefits of diversifying your business: Minimizing the effects of market volatility – Market volatility is unavoidable, but it doesn’t have to be unbearable. By diversifying your business, you reduce the overall risk that comes with market fluctuations. A boost in confidence knowing your business is […]

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5 Mistakes to Avoid When Taking Over A Family Business

The family-owned business is the ultimate American dream for many. Yes, there are certainly tough times, but so much pride and a sense of accomplishment when successes are reached. However, there is no guarantee that your family-owned business will be successful and endure for the long haul. The often-quoted statistic about the family-owned business is that “90% of family businesses will not make it to the 3rd generation.” Spring-Green’s ongoing support and dedicated business consultants work with business owners to keep them from falling under that statistic. Whether you are the family member taking over your family’s business or an outside entrepreneur […]

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Diversification and Investing: The Perfect Pairing

In the business world, terms are often tossed around in meetings and discussions with little context or that lack deep understanding. Some of these terms even rise to the level of “buzzwords” without an outline of what they mean or how they function in real life. As business leaders, we may find ourselves wanting to drill down on terms to ensure that our understanding is accurate, and our knowledge base is working for our business objectives. […]

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The Four Types of Diversification Strategies

As the workforce continues on a trend toward globalization and as competition becomes steeper than ever before, the need for a diversity strategy is transitioning from a “nice to have” to a necessity. Use this brief guide to help you unpack the four types of diversification and the strategies that align with each one.

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A Deep Dive Into Diversification & Why It Matters

Diversification is a buzzword that’s often thrown around as the secret sauce to success in your business. Still, truth be told, many of us may not have a deep understanding of what diversification actually entails and why it even matters. Let’s unpack what it means to diversify your business and get maximum returns on your investment in your business.

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Spring-Green Lawn Care Welcomes Newest Franchise Owner Cory Benoit

Spring-Green Lawn Care, provider of residential and commercial lawn fertilization and weed control is proud to announce its newest franchise owner, Cory Benoit of Saline, Michigan. Benoit, a seasoned green industry expert, started mowing lawns at the age of 19 and by the time he was 25 years old he began his own business, Evergreen Maintenance. By adding Spring-Green, he will now be able to offer his customers lawn care services along with maintenance, snow removal, and more. Benoit has always considered himself an entrepreneur, but when his family began […]

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Should You Convert Your Green Industry Business to a Franchise?

You’ve spent years developing your own business and building a loyal customer base that looks to you as the local green industry expert. And rightfully so, as you have amassed the kind of local knowledge that can only be acquired through years of experience. For any number of reasons, you may have considered converting your local business to a franchise or expanding your service offerings by adding on a specialty franchise. Would converting your business to a franchise be a good move for you? The answer to that question must […]

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