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How Can My Small Business Give Back To My Community?

When you are a small business in a small community giving back should to your neighbors should be a reflex. Supporting the community that supports you is very important. Regardless of how small or large your area is, it can be difficult to figure out the best and most effective way to give back to your community. Luckily, Spring-Green has done the heavy lifting for you and has compiled a few great ideas to help give back to your community. What Does Giving Back To My Community Do For My Business? There is more you can do than […]

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How Can I Train New Employees During The Busy Season?

It’s like a double-edged sword. Every year you find yourself needing to add staff to the team to support your busy season. You struggle to find the time and capacity to train the new staff during this crazy time. It is possible to increase your staff and bring them up to speed even while the busiest time of the year is taking place. Spring-Green has the tips you need to train your new staff members safely and efficiently when you need them most. 5 Tips For Training New Employees When You Are Busy Set things […]

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Lindorm Diversified His 15 Year Business with A Spring-Green Franchise

Brian Lindorm is no stranger to the Lawn Care Industry. With 15 years of experience under his belt, Brian realized it was time to diversify. “I loved how professional Spring-Green would make my business look. It was an existing business with a support team to help my current business grow.” Brian knew long ago that sitting at a desk all day was not for him. His passions lie in supplying excellent customer service and a changing work-life atmosphere. With the support of his two children, Sheena and Ashley, and his […]

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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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Outdoor Enthusiast Joins The Spring-Green Team

For outdoor enthusiast, Skyler Hribar, diversifying with Spring-Green was an easy choice. “As a child, I never saw myself at a 9-5 job sitting at a desk all day. I always loved being outdoors, that was one of my goals.” Skyler currently runs one other business outside of his new Spring-Green Franchise. Wrightway Outfitters is a guided waterfowl hunting expedition based in Saskatchewan, Canada. However, when Skyler isn’t accompanying the public through the outskirts of Canada, he is freelancing as the First Mate guiding private fishing charters. The Entrepreneurial spirit was a […]

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How Do I Maintain a Healthy Work-Life Balance While Growing My Business?

Some may feel that the ideal balance between your work life your social life doesn’t exist. Imagine starting your own business into the mix. Then it becomes an entire new tear of tough. While having a severe devotion to the business can help guide it forward, it’s not without a price. If you bypass the care you need, you can create routines that make it hard to enjoy everything you’re working for. At Spring-Green, we understand. That’s why we have created a guide to help you get your work-life balance in check. Below are some startling statistics […]

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A Stimulus Plan For Existing Green-Industry Business Owners

A takeaway from 2020 is being deemed an essential business that provides some clarity for business planning purposes. For example, at Spring-Green Lawn Care, we have been operating as an essential business meaning there has been little interruption during COVID-19. Our Franchise Owners have been steadily gathering a recurring revenue stream from their loyal customers throughout the pandemic. We see a mutually beneficial opportunity to give back and have developed a stimulus plan to help existing Green Industry owners diversify into an essential and profitable business. Our stimulus plan has […]

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How To Master The Upsell

Upselling is one of the best ways to edge in a little more revenue out of your sales effort, give customers more reasons to be satisfied with your company, and help drive the success of your business. So, if upselling isn’t part of your sales strategy, it might be the perfect time to fold it in. Your friends at Spring-Green have made it easy to get started with this step-by-step guide to mastering the art of upselling. What is upselling? Upselling is kin to the famously asked question, “Would you […]

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Your Helpful Guide to Building an Email List

Email marketing is one of the most successful and cost-effective marketing channels across every industry. One of the challenges many marketing leaders face is how to build an email list. Even with the greatest email funnel in place, the quality of the email list can make or break the success of the initiative. Before we dive into some tactics to building an email list, let’s make the case for email marketing. Email is used 3.9 billion times a day. 46 percent of all email opens take place on a mobile […]

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Lead Generation Techniques For Small Businesses

Continually growing a small business can be quite a challenge. Think about this: Even a business with a proven system had to invest time and money into proving that system. This is usually a matter of trial and error. People seem to dwell on the error part, but the path to a successful marketing strategy is exactly that, a process. Lead Generation Tactics for Small Businesses Here are some considerations that may help minimize the pain of getting leads and maximize your results for sales. Understand the Process of Leads […]

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