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So You Want to Sell Your Business

By |September 7th, 2022|

Are you prepared or unprepared to sell your business? The enterprise value specialists at Ceibass are delighted to announce that Tom Fochtman, Ceibass CEO, will be speaking at the National Association of Landscape Professional’s upcoming national conference and expo called ELEVATE in Orlando, Florida, September 18-21, 2022 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Conference Center. The title of his presentation is So You Want To Sell Your Business. “The goals of the presentation are to provide you with strategies and a toolbox to get your business ready to sell,” said Tom. “And then, to get you thinking about how to prepare your business for a transition whether it’s to a family member, employees, private equity, a competitor, or an outside interest.” For more on the presentation read the blog.

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Celebrating The Labor It Takes to Run a Successful Business

By |September 1st, 2022|

On this Labor Day the enterprise value specialists at Ceibass celebrate lawn and landscape business owners who work hard to add to the prosperity and well-being of our country. “Here’s to the owners that offer unique value propositions to their clients, who grow their employees and their EBITDA,” said Tom Fochtman, Ceibass CEO. “ We celebrate their community spirit, their grit and drive, and their …” For more details read the blog.

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More on the Dangers of Being Casual

By |August 24th, 2022|

“Being casual” has nothing to do with what you wear to work and everything to do with the attitude that you bring to the workplace. “There is a casual attitude that permeates our culture. Many see some of their management team members exhibiting these moods and behaviors and they report that a being casual attitude is not very competitive in the marketplace,” said Tom Fochtman, Ceibass CEO. “Team members with this attitude are seen as vain, prideful, and know-it-alls. Being casual means that they are not into learning, respecting other departments … “ For details read the blog.

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Don’t Be Too Casual About Your Business

By |August 18th, 2022|

Don’t be too casual about your lawn and landscape business. “Being casual takes on many forms; being too busy, being arrogant, not being accountable, being ignorant, being too complacent, or being a poor communicator,” said Tom Fochtman Ceibass CEO. “Put aside the trappings of being casual.” The team at Ceibass went on to describe other attributes of being casual including … for details read the blog.

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Save the Date! ELEVATE! Sept 18 – 21, 2022 in Orlando.

By |July 28th, 2022|

Save the date! ELEVATE! Sept 18 – 21, 2022. “It’s our industry’s most important, must-attend event of the year -- the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ national conference and expo. It’s called ELEVATE, and it’s in Orlando, Florida at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Conference Center. Get it on your calendar,” said Tom Fochtman Ceibass CEO. “It’s essential to raise the bar and make your company more effective, strategic, and competitive.” For details read the blog.

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Remember the Purpose of Networking is to Increase Enterprise Value.

By |July 18th, 2022|

Networking is very costly. Are you getting a good rate of return from your networking efforts? “To get the best return on your networking costs of time, energy, money and lost opportunity aim your efforts at some fundamentals of the business,” said Tom Fochtman, Ceibass CEO. “This way you’ll increase the overall value of the enterprise, rather than simply collecting business cards.” For details read the blog.

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Don’t Miss the Ultimate Growth Experience for Landscape Professionals

By |June 7th, 2022|

The Traverse City and Petoskey areas of northern Michigan are the summer “hood” of Ceibass CEO, Tom Fochtman. “This area is a glorious place to be in summer. There’s even extra light at the end of the day here at the 45th Parallel,” said Tom. “And lo and behold we have a great landscape event being sponsored by the well-known industry consultant, Jeffery Scott, right here in our backyard. You don’t want to miss Jeffrey’s 2022 Summer Growth Summit – August 30 and 31, 2022. For more details, read the blog.

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It’s Prudent to Begin Recession Readiness Planning

By |June 1st, 2022|

Are you recession ready? “It would be prudent to at least start your thinking and strategizing about what you would do if we entered one” said Tom Fochtman, Ceibass CEO. “The best way to survive a recession is to be prepared ahead of time … to be recession ready. To get you started in your preparation here are some things to consider -- cash flow, costs, inventory, receivables, staffing …” For more details read the blog.

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More on Growing Your Lawn & Landscape Business

By |May 19th, 2022|

Recently the enterprise value specialists at Ceibass published a blog on many actionable ways that ambitious lawn and landscape business owners can promote “growth” within their companies. The blog triggered many wonderful responses from readers.

“Thank you to all the readers who responded to our blog on growth,” said Tom Fochtman, Ceibass CEO. “And a special […]

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It’s May and It’s Time to Step Up Your Growth

By |May 4th, 2022|

Did you know that many historians believe that the month of May was named for the Roman Goddess Maia, the goddess of growth. This got the enterprise value specialists at Ceibass thinking about May and growth in new and more effective ways. “When most of us think about growth in the lawn and landscape industry we think about increasing revenues, profits or territory,” said Tom Fochtman, Ceibass CEO. “This is as it should be. It’s good. We think about helping companies acquire businesses, selling businesses, or transferring ownership of businesses to employees. But ‘growth’ can be so much more than that. It can be incremental improvements in systems, in leadership, in management, in employee engagement, customer satisfaction, and… “ For more actionable ways to promote growth read the blog.

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