The Harvest Group introduced a new peer group called the Harvesters’ Virtual Peer Group. The group, meeting monthly via phone, provides business owners the opportunity to talk with peers in similar-sized companies about the everyday challenges of running a company. Lead by Fred Haskett, The Harvesters’ Virtual Peer Group brings together groups of eight to 12 fellow contractor-related businesses from different... read more
The Harvest Group has created Harvest the Green Partners, a group dedicated to helping business owners buy and sell their businesses. According to the company, Harvest the Green Partners is focused on building a business that has value. Joining the Harvest team is Alison Hoffman, a landscape industry entrepreneur who brings 20 plus years of mergers and acquisitions experience with... read more
The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) and the Harvest Group are launching The People Academy Live, a two-day workshop, in Orlando, Fla., and Dallas this winter. “We know that finding the right employees—and keeping them—is one of the biggest concerns that landscape and lawn care companies face,” said NALP CEO Sabeena Hickman. “We are committed to helping our members find... read more
Do you want to have a successful business? Really successful? Do you want to make money? Real money? Do you want to avoid 72-hour weeks? Have time with your family? Have a company that’s worth a lot in the future? Of course you do. Well, it doesn’t happen by accident; it takes planning. You need to have a plan. For... read more
The Harvest Group launched a new peer group called The Harvest Leaders’ Group. The peer group will be a “safe, non-threatening environment to test ideas, share new strategies or solve problems,” the Harvest Group said. The group will meet face-to-face two times and on conference calls four times per year. Head harvester and lead facilitator Fred Haskett will match qualifying... read more
The 2015 Harvest Group People Academy Live! is designed to educate attendees on how to hire, train and retain quality employees. The event will be held Nov. 18-19 at the Inn at Laguna Beach in Laguna Beach, Calif. “The biggest problem landscape contractors face today is people, and that is why we are holding this event,” said Ed Laflamme, co-founder... read more
