Five Ways to Package Your Service

As  a service provider, it can be difficult to separate the service from the provider. Your customers might demand you service their account personally, which means you can’t scale your business beyond the number of hours you’re willing to work.  Not only does it limit your ability to scale, but it can greatly limit your ability to sell your business when the time comes.  A buyer  is reasonably concerned whether they can transfer that personal loyalty to them. In the absence of a point of differentiation, offering generic services leads consumers to evaluate the people doing the work. Referring to … Read more

SavATree Adds James Skierra to M&A Team

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James Skiera, former Executive Director of the International Society of Arborculture (ISA) will join SavATree to support business development. SavATree is a leading provider of tree, shrub, and lawn care services with 36 branches across the country. Skiera began working for ISA as an Associate Executive Director in 1994 and became Executive Director in 2004. After 22 years fostering awareness of the practice of arboriculture, he announced his retirement in 2017. Building relationships with prospects in new regions has led to a rapid expansion for SavATree in recent years, allowing them to partner with companies that share the same core … Read more

Cirque du Soleil Acquires Bob’s Lawn Care

Montreal, QC (April 1, 2019) — Cirque du Soleil today announced its intent to purchase Bob’s Lawn Care of Kenosha, Wisconsin for $10.4 million in cash. This will mark the company’s fourth major acquisition in recent years, following Blue Man Group in 2017 and VStar Entertainment and The Works Entertainment in 2018. “Bob’s Lawn Care is well known in the Kenosha market for its innovative use of gardening pros singing pop songs while pushing lawn mowers,” said Daniel Lamarre, president and CEO of Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group. “We believe this unique gardening entertainment enterprise will help take Cirque du Soleil and … Read more