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Webinar Replay: Acquisitions as a Pathway to Growth in the Green Industry

May 10, 2012
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Webinar: Acquisitions as a Pathway to Growth for Landscape Contractors

May 8, 2012
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Join us for a webinar entitled Acquisitions as a Pathway to Growth for Landscape Contractorson Thursday, May 10 from 11:00 am until 12:00 noon, CDT. This webinar, hosted by Ron Edmonds of The Principium Group, will cover the following topics:When to Consider Acquisitions Developing an Acquisition Strategy How to Identify Acquisition Targets Negotiation Strategies...

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Business-for-Sale Transactions Jump Nearly 4% from First Quarter of 2011 According to BizBuySell

May 3, 2012
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Business-for-Sale Transactions Jump Nearly 4% from First Quarter of 2011 According to BizBuySell

Q1 data indicate most business sale transactions since fourth quarter of 2008 San Francisco, CA – April 4, 2012 – BizBuySell.com, the Internet’s largest business-for-sale marketplace, reported Wednesday that nearly four percent more businesses were sold in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year. The results were included in...

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Our Webinar Calendar

April 30, 2012
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Please join us for one or more of the following webinars brought to you by The Principium Group, SellMyGreenBusiness.com and Green Industry Merger & Acquisition News: Acquisitions:  A Pathway to Growth for Landscape Contractors This one-hour webinar led by Ron Edmonds of The Principium Group will cover the following topics: When to Consider Acquisitions...

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Participating in a Peer Group Can Help You Build a Sellable Business

April 30, 2012
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Are you preparing your business for sale? Now or in the future? A proven way to get your business ready is to participate in a peer group. Jeffrey Scott runs “The Leader’s Edge” peer group, where he works with many contractors on transforming and growing their companies, and preparing their business and themselves for...

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Where To Start When Your Growth Stops

April 30, 2012
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By:  John Warrillow Why would two companies in the same industry, with the same financial performance, command vastly different valuations? The answer often comes down to how much each business is likely to grow in the future. The problem is that a lot of successful businesses reach a point where their growth starts to...

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Six Reasons to Consider Making an Acquisition Now

April 22, 2012
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There are several good reasons why now is a good time for a landscape company to consider making an acquisition.  Let’s take a look at some of the most compelling reasons that landscape business owners should seriously consider making a move now. 1. Valuations remain attractive for acquirors Typical valuations in the green industry...

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Nine Warning Signs You Are A Hub and Spoke Owner

April 3, 2012
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By: John Warrillow If you were to draw a picture that visually represents your role in your business, what would it look like? Are you at the top of a traditional Christmas-tree-like organizational chart, or are you stuck in the middle of your business, like a hub in a bicycle wheel? As anyone who...

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Suburban Landscape Management of Wichita Acquires Dreamscapes of Derby, Kansas

April 3, 2012
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Suburban Landscape Management, a $4 million Wichita-based landscape services company, has acquired Dreamscapes Landscaping of Derby, Kansas. Dreamscapes will continue to operate under its existing name as a division of Suburban, under the leadership of Wes Pechin, Dreamscapes’ founder.  Dreamscapes  will now offer its clients landscape maintenance services, in addition to design-build. Jim Biehler...

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Lawn Dawg Acquires LawnMaster of Derry, New Hampshire

April 3, 2012
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NASHUA, NH — Lawn Dawg Inc. has announced the acquisition of LawnMaster of Derry, NH. The acquisition comes at the start of the 2012 lawn care season and continues Lawn Dawg’s growth in the southern New Hampshire market. LawnMaster of Derry is formerly owned and operated by G. Talbot Woodbury of Salem, NH. After a...

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