Mike Loftus started his landscaping business from scratch, then began buying others to accelerate growth to $4m/yr. 

Themes from Mike’s interview:

• Growing a landscaping business organically from the ground up
• Acknowledging your weaknesses and handing them off as soon as you can
• The advantages familiarity with technology bring despite a lack of experience
• Finding acquisition opportunities through unconventional methods
• The importance of recurring revenue in landscaping
• The potential exit opportunities for landscaping owners

Connect with Mike:

• Twitter: @signthefronts
• LinkedIn: Michael Loftus

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

• Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
• Follow Will on Twitter

Links & mentions:

• Connor's Landscape
• Building a Blue Collar Empire: Adrian Pinto on Acquiring Minds
• 7 Years Later: Leaving Wall Street to Buy Small Businesses with Chenmark founders James & Palmer Higgins, on Acquiring Minds
• How to Buy Landscaping Businesses: Mike Botkin's second appearance on Acquiring Minds
• How to Buy a Landscaping Biz & Boost Profits Quick: Mike Botkin's first appearance on Acquiring Minds
• John Wilson on Twitter
• Mills Snell on Twitter