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Madness in the Lawn and Landscape Industry

By tomfoch|2022-03-11T12:13:08-07:00March 11th, 2022|

“When I reflect on ‘madness’ I think about behaviors that just don’t make sense given the reality of being a business owner in our industry,” said Tom Fochtman, Ceibass CEO. “Being too busy to think about where the business is headed is typical. Not having an exit strategy or running the business as if they were going to sell it is another form of madness. And there’s things like not implementing work in progress billing, being behind on autonomous mowing, or slow to move from gas to electric.” For the complete list read the blog.

Considerations Before Finalizing Your 2022 Plan

By tomfoch|2021-12-08T11:06:28-07:00December 8th, 2021|

Before you put the final touches on your 2022 strategic plan there are some important things to consider. “Is it ambitious enough? Are you making the right moves to grow the top line and increase EBITDA?” said Tom Fochtman, Ceibass CEO. “Can your team handle it? What skills do they need? Where are the potential breakdowns in the plan? The risks and probabilities of risk? Is the competitive analysis up to snuff?” These are just a few of the questions lawn and landscape business owners need to ask themselves when reviewing their plans. For more details read the blog.

What’s Frightening to the Enterprise Value Specialists at Ceibass this Halloween

By tomfoch|2021-10-25T08:35:37-06:00October 25th, 2021|

With Halloween approaching this Sunday, the team of value specialists at Ceibass got together to shed some light on what scares them the most. “Without a doubt, what scares me the most is lawn and landscape business owners without an exit plan or an exit mindset,” said Tom Fochtman, Ceibass CEO. What else? Droughts, floods, the prospects for punishing tax legislation, postponing upgrades to equipment and technology to squeeze a little margin … for more details, read the blog.

Finish The Year Strong!

By tomfoch|2021-10-04T13:32:13-06:00October 4th, 2021|

Finish the year strong! “For the landscape industry, October is the time of year to get a firm grip on where you stand for the year, a time to take serious inventory, ground your assessments, and get into a kick-ass mode to end the year strong. This is not the time to relax. Put the pedal down and achieve a record year,” said Tom Fochtman, Ceibass CEO. For details on how to what to do read the blog.

What To Concentrate On In 2021

By tomfoch|2021-01-07T10:34:23-07:00January 5th, 2021|