Equip Expo Unveils 2024 Educational Lineup

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Equip Expo released its lineup of education sessions for the 2024 show on Oct. 15-18 at the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC).

Exploring new business opportunities is the focus for an entire track at the show. Spanish language workshops will be back by popular demand and will highlight developing your foreman as a leader among other topics. The Dealer Management track will help outdoor power equipment personnel think through whether it’s smart to open a new location, how to exceed sales goals, keeping departments working together smoothly, and delivering great customer experiences.

Education and workshop session topics include:

• Recruiting and retaining employees
• Scaling your business
• Understanding key financial metrics to boost profitability
• Developing crew leaders into better managers
• Pesticide management and application
• Irrigation repair, installation and design
• Outdoor lighting design and installation
• Outdoor pool design, installation and maintenance
• Tree and shrub pruning and plant health
• Working with private equity to expand or sell your business
• New industry technology

Visit GreenIndustryPros.com to learn more about this year’s offerings and to learn how to register.

How to Effectively Onboard Software

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Onboarding a new software can be daunting, but that’s no reason to put it off. 

To help you do so effectively, check out these tips and tricks landscape companies can employ to ensure they make the most out of their newly implemented software program.

Find the full article at GreenIndustryPros.com. 

NALP Foundation Offers Virtual Learning Experience

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The National Association of Landscape Professionals Foundation launched its Landscape Design Empire learning experience on the virtual platform Roblox, a virtual platform with millions of users.

Designed in collaboration with Epic Reach, Landscape Design Empire offers young players an immersive virtual and interactive learning experience while they design, install and maintain landscapes. It allows young players to develop a foundational understanding of managed landscapes that may inspire environmental stewardship and foster a curiosity about landscape careers.

Landscape Design Empire is meant to be played with friends who can share their landscape designs with each other, create landscapes for clients and gain reputation, maintain the landscapes they’ve built, unlock new skills and jobs and collect and use landscape tools. New features will be added regularly to keep the experience fresh.

The virtual platform also allows for collaboration with industry brands that can incorporate their equipment into the playing experience. Users can experience Landscape Design Empire on Roblox.com and using any device including PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Amazon devices, Xbox consoles, and Meta Quest VR.

Learn more about the platform at GreenIndustryPros.com. 

Spring Lawn Care Advice

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With the first day of spring approaching, warmer weather signals plants to come out of dormancy and start flourishing again. 

What better time to take a look at a few spring lawn care tips?

Visit GreenIndustryPros.com for advice on how to ensure your customers' lawns are in tiptop shape this spring.