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Business Strategy

  • 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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  • David Raines slept through tornadoes that struck Benton County, Arkansas, in May 2024. “When I woke up to a bunch of texts, I realized it must have been a pretty big deal.” All photos depict damage from that storm, courtesy of David Raines.
    August 1, 2024

    Storm Response: The Silver Lining to an Emotional Time

    By Patricia Chaudoin

      For David Raines, owner of Raines Tree Care in Bentonville, Arkansas – a TCIA member company since 2015 – the morning of May 26 started out like any other Sunday, until he saw the stream of text messages [...]

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  • Heather Dirksen at TCI EXPO ’23 in St. Louis, Missouri.
    July 4, 2024

    A Guide to Being an Exceptional Change Leader

    By HEATHER DIRKSEN Heather

    Say Goodbye to “We’ve Always Done It This Way” Heather Dirksen at TCI EXPO ’23 in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo and graphic courtesy of the author. Have you ever invested in a promising new software system, only to watch it [...]

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