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Financial Strategies for Tree Care Businesses

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    August 1, 2022

    Employee Handbooks: Profitable Tools for Small Businesses

    By Phillip M. Perry

    What commonly neglected business tool can help your workplace run more smoothly, orient new employees quickly and reduce your risk of costly legal battles? If you guessed “the employee handbook,” you’re right. Too often given short shrift, this document can [...]

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  • May 1, 2022

    A New Reality in Equipment Financing: The Environment Has Changed

    By David Rattigan

    Companies have been trending toward more mechanization in a field where hiring qualified workers has historically been a challenge. Meanwhile, the potential labor pool has shrunk. Above, the show floor at TCI EXPO '21 in Indianapolis. Unless otherwise noted, all [...]

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  • May 1, 2022

    Minimizing Fuel Costs for Compact Loaders and Skid Steers

    By Rick Howland

    Morbark’s Rayco 1800AWL articulated loader sports a 24.8-hp Kubota D1105 diesel engine. The company recently changed the gasoline engine in its Boxer 375 from a 20.5-hp, carbureted, gasoline engine to a 25.0-hp, electronic fuel injection (EFI) engine for a 25% [...]

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  • May 1, 2022

    Certificates of Insurance: The Myth and the Reality

    By Rick Weden

    As a tree care professional, you are probably all too familiar with insurance certificates, and depending on the size of your company, some of you may be requesting insurance certificates on almost a daily basis. But what are these documents [...]

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  • August 1, 2021

    Tips for Using Contract Workers

    By Bryan Zlimen

    Lawrence Schultz, a contract climber based in California. Photo courtesy of Lawrence Schultz. When companies need additional workers for a large job or someone with a special skill set, hiring an independent contractor can be an efficient and effective way [...]

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