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Business Strategy

  • September 1, 2024

    What Business Owners Need to Know About EBITDA and the Value of Their Business

    By Ron Edmonds

    With a high level of merger-and-acquisition activity in the tree care industry, owners are naturally interested in what is driving all the activity and how it will affect their businesses. One term being bantered about is the EBITDA, a [...]

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  • September 3, 2024

    This Tool for Owners and Managers Isn’t Used Enough

    By Michael Roche

    416 That's the number that should resonate with you if you are a tree care owner or manager. It’s a number that should be in a company’s employee handbook, and in today’s business world, you need a good handbook [...]

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  • September 1, 2024

    Consultant, Coach or Mentor: Calling In the Experts

    By David Rattigan

    Noel Boyer has never taken the step to hire a business advisor, but has brought in professional help to lighten the load for himself and his staff. “The truth is that most of those who own small tree companies [...]

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  • Dan Mayer, owner of Mayer Tree Service, a 32-year TCIA member company based in Essex, Massachusetts, with his Rivian R1T all-electric pickup truck.
    August 1, 2024

    Funding the Transition to Green Fleets

    By Mark E. Battersby

    It’s no secret that many tree care businesses are adding electric or zero-emission vehicles to their fleets. Chipper and bucket trucks, vans, dump trucks – just about every commercial vehicle has an electric option. Dan Mayer, owner of [...]

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  • A tree crew with the city of Dubuque, Iowa, cleans up after a derecho passed through on July 15, 2024.
    August 1, 2024

    Storm-Damage Cleanup – A Greater Hazard

    By Steven Pregler

    In a recent article I read, an 18-year-old was killed by a falling tree while cleaning up storm damage. How tragic! Injuries and death can happen to anyone. They happen to homeowners and professionals alike. We read about them [...]

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