Archive for February, 2009

Illinois Contractor Turns off the News and Grows Market Share

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Todd Reinhart of Reinhart Grounds Maintenance in Bloomington, IL, a 2007 Pros in Excellence Award winner, talks about what his company is doing to remain positive and grow market share in a tough market.

 
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LEAN Business Management: Avoiding Overproduction in 2009

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Dave Zerfoss, President of Husqvarna Professional Products Inc., discusses overproduction in the dealership and managing inventory and turns successfully.

The second in a six-part series on LEAN business management, overproduction should be the focus of many dealers in 2009. In manufacturing, overproduction means generating more product than demand requires. For the dealer, this translates to stocking more equipment than will be sold.

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Growth Opportunity for Lawn Maintenance Contractors

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

In this second installment of “The Bottom Line with Tony Bass,” the ex-contractor turned trailblazing entrepreneur shares some of today’s trends in the landscaping industry, and how it all bodes well for lawn maintenance contractors.

 
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