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Should I Join A Peer Group?

As a business leader, you might be hearing an often-used buzzword – peer groups. Considering jumping into a peer group scenario can leave you feeling skeptical about the benefits, expectations, and inner workings of a peer group. Spring-Green is here to answer your burning questions and give you a few tips along the way. What is a peer group? A peer group is typically made up of a group of CEOs, entrepreneurs or business leaders that, ideally, have linear roles in similar size businesses. The more aligned the elements are, the more beneficial the peer group […]

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The Do’s and Don’ts Of Weekly Team Meetings

We’ve all heard the meeting jokes, some funny and others not so much. “One of these days we need to hold a meeting about all these meetings we’ve been having”… “Jones thought he’d gotten widespread agreement at the last meeting when he saw all those bobbing heads, but it turns out was just everybody fighting the urge to fall asleep”… “We reached a unanimous decision at Monday’s meeting—everyone agreed that the meeting was unnecessary”… And so it goes. Why have meetings earned such a bad rap and sometimes dreaded by […]

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3 Tips to Effectively Manage Your Staff’s Projects

Managing one’s own projects is a subject about which many books and articles have been written. Managing the projects of others, however, is a subject unto itself, as many small business owners will quickly learn as they begin to grow their staff. What’s the secret to managing employee projects without taking them over as your own? For most small business owners, this is a matter of combining effective employee management with basic project management principles. Depending on your own level of experience and skills at each, this can be somewhat […]

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5 Tips to Attract the Talent You Want For Your Business

Whether your business fails or thrives greatly depends on the strength of the people who work for you. If you’re a Spring-Green franchise owner, you know you’re getting best-in-the-industry consultation and business planning. But what good is a solid business plan without great employees to make it happen? To that end, here are 5 tips for attracting—and hiring—the talent you want for your green industry business. Attract and Hire For Your Green Industry Business Tip 1: Branding Is Important Prospective employees are always looking for a business with a strong […]

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Should Your Company Hire Part-Time Workers? The Pros and Cons

Many people put a stigma on the term ‘part-time’ when referring to employment. They think people who want part-time jobs are students, retirees or those who simply cannot find full-time employment. However, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data cited by Bloomberg, there are 6 million Americans who choose to work part-time as their first option. Some of these workers feel that a single, full-time job is limiting; working one or more part-time jobs gives them flexibility in their schedule and more opportunities with different companies. This is very […]

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Learn from your peers, test new equipment and more at the Spring-Green National Training Conference

Franchisees network and learn at 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 […]

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