By LM’s count, 18 landscape and snow industry companies earned spots on the 34th annual Inc. 5000 list, the magazine’s yearly list of the 5,000 fastest growing, privately held companies in the U.S. Companies apply to be considered for the list, then Inc. ranks them according to their revenue growth over a three-year period. Last year, 10 companies from the green... read more
The problem: Seth Kehne, owner of Lawn Butler in East Tennessee, started his company in 1999 in his senior year of high school. He watched it grow slowly and steadily over time; looking back, he compares the growth to the boiling frog metaphor. Translation: It crept up on him. One day it was a small side business, then suddenly he... read more
This year, 10 landscape companies earned spots on the 33rd annual Inc. 5000 list. The Inc. 5000 list names the 5,000 fastest growing, privately held companies in the U.S. Companies must apply to be considered for the list, and then Inc. ranks them according to percentage revenue growth of their annual revenue over a three-year period. The following landscape industry companies... read more
At least five Green Industry companies made the Inc. 5,000 list this year, a ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Music website Pandora, convenience store chain 7-Eleven, Brooklyn Brewery and Radio Flyer, maker of the children’s red wagon, are among the prominent brands featured on this year’s list. Inc. ranks companies based on revenue growth from 2009 to 2012,... read more
