Thoughts About The Process of Selling Your Lawn & Landscape Business.
What are the specialists at Ceibass discovering in the process of helping people buy and sell lawn & landscape businesses? Here are thoughts from the front lines.
Terracare Associates Acquisition
Tom Fochtman, CEO of Ceibass, is pleased to announce the acquisition of San Jose based Landscape Management Services (LMS), by Terracare Associates, LLC (TCA). The transaction, which closed on April 30, “Is a strategic extension of TCA operations in Northern Californina, and it is a great fit and win-win for both buyer & seller,” said Tom.
Business Owners Prepare for a Transition
What do business owners in the green industry have to be concerned about other than the usual set of concerns like revenues, employees, equipment and the weather? The unexpected.
Madison Valley Ranch wins Orvis Fly-Fishing Lodge of the Year
Recently, Madison Valley Ranch — an Orvis-endorsed fly-fishing lodge in Ennis, Montana, part-owned by Ceibass’s Tom Fochtman, won the highly-coveted Orvis Fly-Fishing Lodge of the Year. It is the pinnacle achievement in the highly-respected Orvis system.
NALP (National Association of Landscape Professionals) and industry-renowned peer to peer groups often meet at Madison Valley Ranch along with […]
How to Build a Business To Sell
Tom presents tips for building a company you can sell in a video made for the educational series provided by the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado.
Uncommon Planning Pays Off
As Enterprise Value Specialists in the Lawn and Landscape Industry some of the questions we ask our clients are:To help discover the answers we recommend reading the book Blue Ocean Strategy by Renée Mauborgne and W. Chan Kim. In it the authors ask four questions that can form the basis for developing uncontested market space:
Raise: […]
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Cash Out? Stay Put? Start Preparing?
In this month’s Lawn & Landscape, Enterprise Value Specialist Tom Fochtman, CEO of Ceibass Venture Partners, reveals new and insightful thinking about one of the most important topics for owners of green industry business: When to Cash Out?
For most owners, the majority of personal wealth resides in their company, and selling is usually how an […]
Tom Fochtman Delivers Important Message at ALCC’s ProGreen Expo!
The Ceibass Team Spoke at ALCC’s ProGreen Expo Recently, in the Colorado Convention Center.
Enterprise Value Specialist, Tom Fochtman, Ceibass CEO, recently lead a group of panelists (his Ceibass team) in a discussion about how to transition landscaping businesses to the next level providing insider secrets on how to build a company you can sell.
For […]
Tom Fochtman Speaks at ALCC’s ProGreen Expo!
ALCC’s ProGreen Expo, Thursday, February 13th, in the Colorado Convention Center.
Enterprise Value Specialist Tom Fochtman, Ceibass CEO, will lead a group of panelists to discuss how to transition your landscaping business to the next level providing insider secrets on how to build a company you can sell.
Mark it on you calendar and join Tom. Or […]