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Be a Part of NALP’s On Tour – Virtual Series

By |January 13th, 2021|

The enterprise value specialists at Ceibass are always interested in how successful lawn & landscape companies operate.

“How do successful companies become more successful? You study what the great companies do and then you adopt and adapt and make it your own,” said Tom Fochtman, Ceibass CEO. “That’s why you have to be a part of […]

What To Concentrate On In 2021

By |January 5th, 2021|

For the enterprise value specialists at Ceibass the New Year, 2021, began back in September 2020 as they assisted ambitious lawn and landscape business owners with their 2021 business planning.

“Now that the New Year is here, it is an ideal time for lawn and landscape business owners to work on their resolve. What do we […]

Here’s To You and Yours …

By |December 21st, 2020|

One of the joys of the Holiday season for the Enterprise Value Specialists at Ceibass is taking the time to reflect and to be thankful for the growth of the lawn & landscape industry in 2020.

“There is so much to be thankful for in our industry. First and foremost is the designation of lawn and […]

Where to Aim Your Business Planning

By |December 14th, 2020|

Last week the enterprise value specialists at Ceibass shared some of their thoughts on how to help ambitious lawn and landscape business owners with 2021 business planning. The response from readers was tremendous with many requests for more insights into the fundamental skill of planning. 

“The thing to recognize about planning is that it is a […]

Planning: Get serious about it. Get better at it.

By |November 30th, 2020|

At this time of year the enterprise value specialists at Ceibass are busy helping ambitious lawn and landscape business owners with their 2021 business planning.

“Planning is a deliberate look into the future. The first step is to come up with situations that your company would like to produce,” said Tom Fochtman, Ceibass CEO. “It could […]

Here’s To Lawn and Landscape Business Owners.

By |November 19th, 2020|

During this time of gratitude, the enterprise value specialists at Ceibass are especially grateful for the owners of lawn and landscape businesses.

“The freedom to chase your lawn and landscape dream and build a valuable company is one of the great foundations of our country,” said Tom Fochtman, Ceibass CEO. “It takes grit, determination, perseverance and […]

Sign Up for NALP’s Innovation & Technology Forum, Wednesday, November 18, 2020.

By |November 3rd, 2020|

The enterprise value specialists at Ceibass know that high performing companies in the lawn and landscape industry utilize technology to improve productivity, streamline operations and transform operations.

“But keeping up with technology is difficult. It’s ever-changing and time consuming to weed out the great practical ideas from all the hype and fantasy that go along with […]

Elect to Vote!

By |October 27th, 2020|

It’s election day Tuesday, Nov 3rd and the enterprise value specialists at Ceibass hope that you “elect” to get out and vote. Remember that democracy requires you showing up. You count. Your vote matters.

Fundamentally, what people vote for are promises made by politicians. “I like this candidate’s set of promises so I will vote for […]

This Is What Terrifies The Enterprise Value Specialists at Ceibass.

By |October 15th, 2020|

With Halloween this Saturday, the team of value specialists at Ceibass got together to shed some light on what scares them about lawn & landscape companies and business owners.

“What scares me? Owners without an exit plan. I’m constantly amazed at how many owners I talk to that have no plan on how they will exit […]

A Perfect Match

By |October 6th, 2020|

Last month the team of enterprise value specialists at Ceibass, acting as advisors to the seller, announced the acquisition of Parkside Landscaping of Denver by Cutting Edge Services, Boise Idaho.

“Cutting Edge Services is the leading commercial landscape company in Idaho and Utah,” said Tom Fochtman, Ceibass CEO. “Their acquisition of Parkside Landscaping in Denver will […]