Private equity (PE) investment has brought new attention to valuation in the tree care industry. But not every company will pursue outside investment, and not every owner wants to sell. Understanding value is useful no matter what path a business [...]

Illustration courtesy of Natalya Kosarevich/iStock Private equity is becoming more visible in tree care. Some business owners are being approached about selling their companies, while others are seeing nearby businesses merge, change ownership or become part of larger [...]

The majority of tree care companies aren’t ignoring digital marketing; they’re aware that they need to be doing it. They may have had a website built or built one on their own, have a Google Business Profile, run Google ads, [...]

Illustration by Khafizh Amrullah/iStock. In the tree care business, things can change quickly. One job may be a straightforward climb; the next may require every piece of equipment in your arsenal. That unpredictability is part of the appeal, [...]

Edward Morrow believes every business can benefit from an advisory team. Photo courtesy of Kevin Dantes. If it’s more than five hours away, I don’t drive – I fly. It’s a rule of thumb I follow, like a [...]