TAG: Pro-Motion Consulting

Pro-Motion Consulting: Exit Planning Services

October 19, 2017By

Pro-Motion Consulting (PMC) is a full-service management, marketing and operations consulting firm that specializes in assisting landscaping business owners exit their firms. PMC offers a one-stop shop to provide the full range of services required to maximize the value of companies to be sold. Its experienced consultants guide business owners through the sales process from start to finish, including business valuation,... read more

Simplify strategic planning

January 29, 2016By
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Several large-scale studies have shown that most organizations in the U.S. haven’t embraced strategic planning as a regular, ongoing, essential business process. Strategic planning is usually attempted with a half-hearted approach. Not surprisingly, these attempts produce limited results. Additionally, because many strategic 
planning processes are overly complicated, it’s common for leaders to be frustrated by the time and effort expended.... read more

High Performance: Time to execute

January 11, 2016By

As much as I love the holiday season, I also love getting refocused on all things business after the first of the year. For me, January is a time to execute. No more time for planning; that was done last fall. Plans are in place, budgets are set, and everyone knows what to do. Now is the time to get... read more

GIE+EXPO 2015: The state of the landscape market

November 20, 2015By

LM‘s editorial advisory board members, including Adam Linnemann of Linnemann Lawn Care & Landscaping; Kevin Kehoe of 3PG Consulting and Aspire Software; Richard Bare of Arbor-Nomics Turf; Phil Harwood of Pro-Motion Consulting; and Dan Gordon of Turf Books, talk about the current state of the industry at GIE+EXPO 2015. read more

High Performance: Offense or defense?

October 30, 2015By

When I was a young boy, I played organized football. I was relatively smart, quick and athletic, but small—especially for football. I ended up playing in the defensive backfield as a safety—in a position where I wouldn’t be much of a factor in the game. At least that’s how I saw it. My job was to make sure nothing got... read more

August 2015: Editorial advisory board

August 7, 2015By

How could Amazon Home Services affect the landscape industry? Landscape Professionals Richard Bare Arbor-Nomics Turf, Norcross, Ga. “I think it would be a big plus for the residential lawn treatment business, but your geographic territory would have to be well defined, as well as what you do. It’s a name people trust. We used to be on a national site, but... read more