Landscape Live!

Growing a successful landscape design/build and maintenance business is incredibly difficult. Not only do we have the traditional headaches of employees and customers, managing payroll and insurance, as well as marketing and advertising. We also have to deal with the weather, language barriers, trucks, equipment, and enough governmental regulations to make you want to scream.Rich Goldstein, Owner and President of Green Meadows Landscape Contractors, gives us: -A step-by-step approach to growing your business -Design/Build vs. Maintenance -Commercial vs. Residential -Best management practices (BMP's) -Job descriptions and responsibilities -The importance of a good estimating system -Top quality customer service -How to attract good peopleGoldstein founded Green Meadows in 1982. His goal was to provide personalized service, high quality maintenance and skilled construction: characteristics that he felt were lacking in the business of landscape contracting.His commitment to customer serv