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Operations: Buying and Leasing Equipment and Trucks. What's Best?
FromThe GROW! Show
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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Oct 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Finding the trucks and equipment your team needs can be a challenge in itself, but once you've found it, how do you finance it to make sure you have the capital to continue growing? In this episode, Marty is joined by Grunder President & COO Seth Pflum to discuss Grunder Landscaping’s philosophies on buying vs. leasing and how Grunder handles the management of its trucks and equipment. Keep an eye out for Part II of this informative series.
Discussion Points:
The Grunder philosophy on equipment
The flexibility of owning your equipment
Trucks, trailers, and eliminating variables
Amortization and cash flow
Be cautious with buying, make sure you’re efficient
Banking relationships and their value
The Grow Show podcast is sponsored by STIHL and brought to you by The Grow Group - a leading coaching and education firm for landscape professionals. Your host is Marty Grunder, president and CEO of The Grow Group and Grunder Landscaping Co., one of the most successful design-build operations of its kind in the Midwest. The Grow Show shares ideas, tips, tactics, and insights that will help you grow your landscaping business.
Resources:
Seth Pflum LinkedIn
GROW! Conference Feb 2024
The Grow Group
Grunder Landscaping
Marty Grunder LinkedIn
Stihl
Discussion Points:
The Grunder philosophy on equipment
The flexibility of owning your equipment
Trucks, trailers, and eliminating variables
Amortization and cash flow
Be cautious with buying, make sure you’re efficient
Banking relationships and their value
The Grow Show podcast is sponsored by STIHL and brought to you by The Grow Group - a leading coaching and education firm for landscape professionals. Your host is Marty Grunder, president and CEO of The Grow Group and Grunder Landscaping Co., one of the most successful design-build operations of its kind in the Midwest. The Grow Show shares ideas, tips, tactics, and insights that will help you grow your landscaping business.
Resources:
Seth Pflum LinkedIn
GROW! Conference Feb 2024
The Grow Group
Grunder Landscaping
Marty Grunder LinkedIn
Stihl
Released:
Oct 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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