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Small business owners can get stuck on a growth plateau. Trying to overcome a hurdle—whether it is higher income, more clients, or any other measurement—doesn’t need to be especially difficult. With the right tools and strategies, you can grow your company to a large-scale lawn mowing franchise. (For more information about the specific tools U.S. […]

When you are starting your own landscaping business, a key consideration is recruiting and retaining amazing employees. The ability to grow, manage, and develop a team is crucial for your company and it starts with you. Strong leadership, good management, and an overall positive culture all work together to attract great workers and entice them […]

We often hear from residential landscapers who feel like they’re stuck in a rut. They own relatively successful businesses, doing landscaping and lawn care for residential properties, but they just can’t break into the commercial landscaping business. For many, the solution is U.S. Lawns. As the #1 commercial landscaping franchise in the United States, we […]

Franchise companies can show their franchisees the importance of continued education by working closely with the International Franchise Association, or IFA. Choosing a franchise that is an IFA member means that you are choosing a company that believes in investing in its people. The leadership at U.S. Lawns is dedicated to franchising excellence. We emphasize […]

Operating With Efficiency Requires Well Trained Employees Commercial grounds care is a routine, redundant, repetitive business. The best way to be efficient is to have well trained employees, and the only way to have well trained employees is to train them. You shouldn’t assume that just because a new hire has experience, they will do […]

Since we opened more than thirty years ago, we have been building up our network to give our franchisees the connections they need to build strong businesses. The U.S. Lawns network is one of the greatest assets we offer our franchisees. The combination of hundreds of people and key partnerships with suppliers makes our franchisees […]

Labor is our greatest asset… Regardless of the industry, the most successful companies have exceptional employees. One thing all U.S. Lawns franchisees share is the recognition that having a super star team is mission critical. But, even though labor is the greatest asset of every commercial grounds care business owner, it is also the biggest […]

If you are thinking about how to start a landscaping business, you might be wondering: What is the difference between lawn care and landscaping? It is common for people to use these two terms interchangeably, but there are distinct differences between them. An essential part of learning how to start a landscaping business is understanding […]

It’s about being a business friend In commercial grounds care, much like all other service industries, strengthening customer relationships all begins with the concept of radical personalization. In the most basic sense, it’s all about developing a business friendship. Defining business friendship Now, we’re not talking about getting together for beers and chicken wings here, […]