Planning Archives

The opportunity presented by 10 percent operating profit margin

by Greg Herring | Feb 13, 2023 | Business Strategy, Growth, Planning, Profit

This article originally appeared on LandscapeManagement.net on January 31, 2023 as a part of The Herring Group Benchmark Report recap series. Greg Herring regularly writes for Landscape Management, providing financial analysis and insights tailored to landscape...

Grow your Green: Are your incentive plans like a lottery ticket?

by Greg Herring | Dec 22, 2022 | Business Strategy, People, Planning, Profit

This article originally appeared on LandscapeManagement.net on December 2nd, 2022. Greg Herring regularly writes for Landscape Management, providing financial analysis and insights tailored to landscape business owners. During this time of year, we work with...

Grow your Green: Why anchoring weighs down the profitability of your business

by Greg Herring | Aug 22, 2022 | Business, Business Strategy, Forecasting, Growth, Planning

This article originally appeared on LandscapeManagement.net on August 22nd, 2022. Greg Herring regularly writes for Landscape Management, providing financial analysis and insights tailored to landscape business owners. Although we may not like to admit it, we...

Insights on BrightView’s growth, response to wage inflation

by Greg Herring | Sep 30, 2021 | BrightView, Inflation, Planning

This article originally appeared on LandscapeManagement.net on August 30, 2021. Greg Herring regularly writes for Landscape Management, providing financial analysis and insights tailored to landscape business owners. Is BrightView’s landscape maintenance business...

2020: Sharpening the Financial Blades

by Greg Herring | Mar 26, 2021 | Business Strategy, Planning, Webinars

This webinar is presented by Greg Herring, the founder of the Herring Group as a resource for the Green Industry. WEBINAR: A Checklist for a Profitable Green...

2020: Forecasting and a Case Study

by Greg Herring | Feb 23, 2021 | Business Strategy, Forecasting, Planning

This two-part webinar presented by Greg Herring and Kevin Kehoe of Aspire Software demonstrates the importance and mechanics of forecasting for landscaping businesses. WEBINAR #1: Gathering Data to Create a Better Future (and Better Forecasts) Landscape companies can...