Have you ever had business concerns regarding personnel, government regulations, industry professionalism, staying price-competitive, pursuing the best opportunities, building a consumer base, or managing growth? According to this article on GreenIndustryPros.com, landscape contractors are struggling with the same issues. Know that you're not alone as you learn what you can do to ease your worries.
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The market for landscaping services is much improved, but this business is still rife with challenges. According to a survey of landscape contractors subscribed to Green Industry Pros magazine, three primary issues remain foremost in the minds of landscape contractors:
1) Finding, training and managing employees
2) Government policies and/or regulations which impede the ability to maintain acceptable profit margins and grow
3) Dealing with "fly-by-night" competition
Actually, according to the survey, a couple dozen issues where brought up by contractors. Some are interrelated, and each tie back to one of the three main issues listed above. For this article, we'll break it down just a little further into seven topics of conversation, while also providing possible solutions as recommended by landscape contractors themselves.
To read the full article, click here.
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