How you budget in 2023 will look much different from this year.
The goldrush is over!
You need a savvier approach to managing expenses and revenues.
The Gold Rush Is Over. How to be a savvy budgeter in 2023 and Combat Inflation.
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How To Incentivize Your Second In Command
I recently got a text from a member of my peer group community, asking how to incentivize a new Operations Manager. The same question could be asked about any Second In Command (2IC) position, e.g. how to set up an incentive for your Ops Mgr, GM or COO? Incentives are...
Gross Profit vs. Net Profit
To achieve a good net profit, how much gross profit should you earn in each of your divisions? I have written on this topic before, and with my upcoming Financial Master Class, I am revisiting this pivotal financial discussion on gross profits to drive home key...
The Belly Of The Beast
Last week we looked into the belly of the beast during our Summer Growth Summit. Three hundred smiling faces enjoyed 2+ days of networking, learning, inspiration, and a behind-the-scenes view into Drost (Petoskey, MI). Here are ten takeaways in case you didn't make it...
Announcing: Quarterly Webinar Series
As a "give back" to everyone who is signed up for this newsletter, I am holding a free Deep Dive Quarterly Webinar Series on trending topics impacting you and your business. We will dig deep into a timely topic for 45 minutes, then have 15 min of Q&A, and then 30...
Celebrating Our 25th Anniversary
Take time to celebrate the important milestones in your business and life. My wife and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in early May. Friends and family flew in from 4 countries and from across the USA to help us mark this milestone. At our party, there was...
Prevent Employee Burnout Through Peak Season
You can prevent employee burnout, but only if you are aware of the causes. Given our current go-go economy, I see an early trend of burnout already happening. When teams get super busy, unresolved issues become major disruptors. With no solution in sight, workers, and...
How A High Profit Company is Scaling, Here Is Their Playbook
There is a catchy phrase in business: Revenue is vanity, profits are sanity, and cash is king. In other words, bigger is not better. I agree with this in theory BUT did you know that there are companies in the landscape industry that have become much more...
Summer Growth Summit 2022: Tour Drost Landscape
Announcing The Summer Growth Summit, With "Super" Early-Bird Pricing You are invited to our 2022 Summer Growth Summit on August 30-31st. As part of this Summit, you will enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of Drost Landscape, one of Michigan's top landscape firms, located...
No Margin, No Mission
In the non-profit world of hospital care, the phrase "No Margin, No Mission" is used to remind those in charge that it is ok for a hospital to be fiscally responsible and make decent margins. I feel the same message needs to be embraced by our industry, the world of...
