Business Management: Page 137

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Well-stocked Dealership is the Difference Between Fly or Buy
With today's consumer having Internet shopping access 24/7, power equipment dealers must become experts at inventory management so parts sales aren't lost.
Currently E-Zone has 17 lines available for looking up parts and they continue to look for more lines that benefit dealers.
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Home Sweet Home
Pennsylvania dealer Fletcher's Sales & Service fosters customer loyalty with its 13-point Fletcher's Advantage.
From left: Frank, Madeline and Francis Fletcher
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Evolving Market ... Evolving Business
Heads Up Landscape Contractors evolves with the evolving landscape industry, making it a leading Albuquerque landscaper.
Collecting clippings is no longer the norm for Heads Up Landscape’s 22 maintenance crews.
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Adding Services: Holiday Decorating
With many green industry services feeling the pain of an economic slowdown, landscapers can add holiday decorating to their service lineup, a service purchased in a season where consumers rarely skimp.
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One Road Leads to Another
North Carolina dealer Oakboro Tractor builds what owner Joel Thomas likes to call a "landscape super store".
Checkerboard walkways direct customers around the showroom.
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Middle Ground
The walk mower still has its place in landscape maintenance, especially when hillside mowing and smaller yards are common.
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Silver Lining
Focusing on professional development is one way landscape contractors are surviving recession.
Jason Cupp, CLP, is CEO of Highland Outdoor in Olathe, KS, and the current president of PLANET.
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That Special Touch
Special Gardens takes a delicate approach to caring for high-end residential gardens, helping it stand out from other Bay area landscapers.
Maia Highsmith and Gabriel Lopez
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Investing for Success
Leading dealers have a clearly laid-out plan for practical business investment, which often includes building renovations, shop equipment and dealership technology.
Technological upgrades are a popular reinvestment that can help the business run smoothly.
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Staff consistency the key in high-end residential maintenance
Nothing's more important than employee retention when you're providing landscape maintenance to affluent consumers.
Dean Cox is president of Chestnut Oaks Lawn & Landscape in Greenville, SC, a recipient of the 2007 Pros in Excellence Award.
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Creating Yard Envy
Greenville landscaper Chestnut Oaks Lawn & Landscape, a 2007 Pros in Excellence Award winner, strives to create yard envy for high-end residential customers.
Dean and Cindy Cox
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Fast Learner
Spruce It Up diversifies its way to becoming a leading springfield landscaper
Jeremy Eck (right) and Clint Harlan, his partner in the sod installation company
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