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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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Spring-Green Lawn Care Welcomes Newest Franchise Owner Aaron Knepp

Aaron Knepp Spring-Green Franchise Owner

Spring-Green Lawn Care – provider of residential and commercial lawn fertilization and weed control – is proud to announce its newest franchise owner, Aaron Knepp of AK Irrigation in Columbus, OH. Aaron Knepp, a seasoned Green Industry expert who sought to expand services to meet both his current customers’ needs and the growing market needs of Columbus and the surrounding areas. He will be offering customers a seven-application fertilization and weed control program. In addition, Knepp is excited to expand his mosquito services, aeration and seeding, as well as tree […]

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4 Key Strategies for Diversifying Your Green-Industry Business

There are plenty of reasons for green industry business owners to diversify their businesses: from the need for new revenue streams to gaining recurring revenue or preparation for an eventual successful plan or other exit strategy. Whatever the reason, it makes good business sense to actively pursue growth and adaptation over the life of your business. Whatever your motivation for diversification, there are plenty of ways to tackle this important task. Here are four strategies for diversifying your green-industry business. 1. Expand your services to a new location Diversifying doesn’t […]

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Spring-Green Lawn Care Welcomes Newest Franchise Owner Bill Pfundheller

Bill Pfundheller Franchise Owner Spring-Green

Spring-Green Lawn Care is proud to announce its newest Franchise Owner, Bill Pfundheller of Professional Approach Landscape Service (PALS) in Middletown, PA. Pfundheller is proud of his family-owned business, and he appreciated the fact that Spring-Green’s vision and goals align with his. “The people here are genuine,” said Pfundheller. “We’re going to provide a personalized approach to lawn care and exceptional customer service.” Pfundheller is a seasoned lawn care expert who has been in the green industry for 30 years, doing everything from fertilizer sales to landscaping. He gained plenty […]

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Spring-Green Lawn Care Welcomes Newest Franchise Owner Scott Hodge

Spring-Green Lawn Care is proud to announce its newest Franchise Owner, Scott Hodge of R&H Land Designs, Inc. in San Antonio, TX. Hodge, a long-time business owner in the green industry, is excited to diversify with Spring-Green because he knows it will give him the opportunity to take care of customers over the long run. “The beauty of providing lawn care is that it is recurring,” said Hodge, “So we’re not just building something then walking away. Now we’ll be able to help the customer by maintaining their lawn too.” […]

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