Q&A with Michael Bellantoni, a second-generation owner of Bellantoni Landscape in White Plains, N.Y. Founded in 1963, Bellantoni Landscape offers full landscaping services including design, grounds maintenance, lawn sprinkler systems, drainage, masonry, lighting and water features. The company grossed $6 million...
You’ve heard it many times before: It’s the principle. But what does this mean? Principles are plumb lines by which people, groups and societies gauge adherence to morals, values, and truths. In business, principles serve...
“Most people don’t plan to fail; they just fail to plan.” How important is planning in business? Author and business publisher John Beckley would argue that it is one of the most critical pieces in...
An Inside Look—Denny Langston, General Manager of Southern Scape in Huntsville, AL When Denny Langston, the general manager of Southern Scape, has a problem weighing on him, he knows where he can turn. His success coach...
The human brain is a wonder. Not only does it keep us alive and regulate the function of all our bodily systems, it sets us apart from other living things by enabling us to meaningfully...
“I’m not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.” Five hundred years ago, politician and diplomat Niccolo Machiavelli knew the power and necessity of forging a new and daring path, and...
According to a 2001 study conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 36% of workplace injuries causing employees to miss work days are due to shoulder and back injuries, many of them because of improper...
Since most buyers are egocentric and highly motivated by the potential return on investment, it is to the Sales Professional’s benefit to ask many probing questions – specifically, what questions – during initial sales meetings....
Do you know the difference between cash flow and profit? Many small business owners assume that cash flow will be at least as positive as profitability at any given time. Additionally, they assume they can...
If you are like many small business owners and managers, you are used to almost single-handedly operating your landscape contracting business. Maybe in the early days, your business consisted of you (and one or two...