BOSS® Announces Winners of the 2022 Elevation Awards

St. Louis, MO (February 9, 2023) – The Integra Group, the innovative force behind BOSS Software the landscape industry’s original enterprise business management software, announces the winners of the 2022 BOSS Elevation Awards.

The BOSS Elevation Awards are given annually to users who have taken their knowledge of the industry-leading software to the next level to manage their businesses more efficiently and profitably.

For the third time, Greenscape Land Design, Inc. of Raynham, Massachusetts has earned the BOSS Elevation Award for producing the best BOSS Scorecard Report. The report audits a BOSS user’s performance in deploying as many system features and functionalities as possible in their operations, as well as maintaining the cleanest data.

A BOSS user since 2015, Greenscape credits the software with helping increase the company’s gross profit margin some 14 points over this span by allowing the company to easily segment data to measure against its KPIs, and more effectively communicate those results with their team and customers.

“Our team takes great pride in how we use BOSS Software to help make important day-to-day business decisions that drive our growth and allow us to better serve clients,” says Nate Patnaude, vice president of Greenscape. “We’ve us the data in Boss to make day to day , and year to year business decisions, and we work hard to maintain the integrity of that data so that it is reliable and accurate.”

Nashville-based Gardens of Babylon – a BOSS user for 12 years – was named the BOSS Fast Track Award for achieving the highest revenue growth. Owner Marcus Kerske credits BOSS with enabling his company to better manage the details that come with a sharp increase in sales – 35 percent since 2020 – it experienced over the last two years.

“BOSS has become the backbone of our landscape division and has allowed us to make sure we are more accurately tracking job costing, material usage and labor hours,” said Kerske. “We have been able to create processes, including generating valuable reports, in one centralized software to support our growth.”

BOSS Software is recognized for its adaptability and ability to tailor programs to meet the ever-expanding needs of companies. BOSS stands alone when it comes to delivering return-on-investment and unmatched levels of client service and support.

BOSS is designed to solve shared challenges and barriers to growth for business owners in multiple field service markets including landscape construction, landscape maintenance, snow removal services, interior maintenance and cleaning.

Learn how BOSS can help you grow your business or request a consultation.

About The Integra Group

Founded in 1999, The Integra Group provides cloud-based solutions and custom software consulting services throughout the U.S., England, Canada, and Australia. BOSS industry-specific solutions are mission-critical business management services that are enterprise-wide in scope.

Integra Welcomes Simon Prine

St. Louis, MO (January 19, 2023) – The Integra Group, the innovative force behind the landscape industry’s original enterprise business management software, welcomes Simon Prine as an executive sales consultant to the BOSS® team.

In his role, Prine will work with companies in the landscape and snow removal industries to take their businesses to the next level through BOSS software systems and best practices.

With more than  30 years of experience in the landscape and snow industry, Prine brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the role. Starting as a one-man operation – Simon Says Lawn Maintenance – with just a pickup truck and a lawn mower, Prine worked his way up through the ranks at Clintar eventually managing six branches for North America’s second largest landscape company. In addition to his extensive operations experience, Prine has 15 years of sales experience in the landscape industry.

“I’m thrilled to join the BOSS team and bring my experience and expertise to the table,” said Simon. “My experience selling and using business management software in the field has given me a great understanding of its capabilities. I can’t wait to help BOSS clients improve their operations and increase their profitability while giving them more time in their day.”

“One of the founding tenants of BOSS is to provide landscape contractors with the tools needed to drive their companies to the next level, and Simon will help us achieve that,” said Mike Cossins, president and founder of The Integra Group, developer of BOSS Software. “His sales background combined with his experience starting his own landscape business, will make Simon a valuable team members and valuable resource for BOSS users.”

BOSS Software is recognized for its adaptability and ability to be tailored to meet the ever-expanding needs of companies. BOSS stands alone when it comes to delivering return-on-investment and unmatched levels of client service and support.

BOSS is designed to solve shared challenges and barriers to growth for business owners in multiple field service markets including landscape construction, landscape maintenance, snow removal services, interior maintenance and cleaning.

Learn how BOSS can help you grow your business or request a consultation.

About The Integra Group

Founded in 1999, The Integra Group provides cloud-based solutions and custom software consulting services throughout the U.S., England, Canada, and Australia. BOSS industry-specific solutions are mission-critical business management services that are enterprise-wide in scope.

BOSS® Hosts Elevation Workshop Plows Through Challenges to Growth and Greater Profitability

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(September 8, 2022)

Even though the outside temperatures were record-breaking, the talk inside was purposefully cold at the recent BOSS® Elevation Workshop aimed at helping snow management professionals leverage their software for growth and greater profitability.

BOSS is the creation of The Integra Group, the innovative force behind the landscape industry’s original enterprise business management software.

The three-day workshop was held at the Ariens Co. museum in Brillion, Wisconsin and attracted snow management professionals from across the country.

The event featured a blend of group and small groups sessions led by the BOSS Elevation Team and snow removal professionals who deploy BOSS in their operations. It also included a trip to historic Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers.

Presenters, including Curbside Landscape in Savage, Minnesota, and attendees shared their in-the-field experiences and best practices on how improve to productivity, profitability and growth using BOSS. Participating companies represented both large and small snow operations ranging from $300,000 in annual revenue to north of $6 million.

“Summer is the time of year when snow removal professionals gear up for the coming season and purchase equipment and salt, line up subcontractors and get their payroll and invoicing practices in order,” said Stephanie Leveling of the BOSS Elevation Team. “Since BOSS software plays a critical role in assisting business owners manage these aspects of their business, we felt it was important to come together face-to-face and allow our users to share ideas and solutions with one another.”

Attendees identified some of today’s top pain points for the snow removal market including:

  • Rising costs of fuel and salt
  • Delays on equipment availability and being forced to stretch the life cycle of existing equipment
  • Difficulty identifying qualified, reliable labor
  • How will they address these challenges with clients
  • The need for more automation technology to help with the challenges

The event’s blend of small group workshops, networking opportunities and one-on-one meetings with BOSS Elevation team members added a valuable personal touch for attendees.
“Every BOSS user deploys it a little differently according to their company’s specific needs,” said Leveling. “Attendees took advantage of learning from their peers how to use the software in ways they hadn’t thought of before. Everyone went home with a list of ideas they can act on immediately for the coming season.”

Leveling added that attendees also learned the value of BOSS’ wellness checks and training opportunities that are offered to landscape contractors and snow removal professionals through the Elevation Team.
“BOSS’ strength not only lies in its ability to tailor solutions for users, but in the exceptional support users receive once they come on board,” said Leveling. “Our success is based on their success, and events like these are held to make sure users are continuously improving and getting the most out of their software.”

Noted for its ease of use and ability to be tailored to meet the ever-expanding needs of companies, BOSS stands alone when it comes to delivering return-on-investment and unmatched levels of client service and support.

BOSS is designed to solve shared challenges and barriers to growth for business owners in multiple field service markets including landscape construction, landscape maintenance, snow removal services, interior maintenance and cleaning.

 

Welcome to the Team – June 2022

The Integra Group Welcomes Michael Compton and Lucas Kraatz to BOSS® Team

(June 14, 2022) – The Integra Group, the innovative force behind the landscape industry’s original enterprise business management software, welcomes a pair of talented professionals to the BOSS® team.
Michael Compton joins the BOSS Client Success Team as an implementation specialist and Lucas Kraatz will serve as an executive consultant with the BOSS sales team.

Mike Compton

In his role, Compton will work with landscape contractors, snow removal professionals and other field service industries to assist them to overcome barriers to growth and improve profitability and achieve maximum ROI when using BOSS.

Prior to joining BOSS, Compton worked in other field service industries including software user research, software testing, wireframing, prototyping, and UX Design. Compton was recommended by a BOSS senior implementation specialist and joins a growing team that delivers BOSS’ trademark world-class user service and support.

Kraatz, most recently a branch manager with Bluegrass Landscaping & Snow Management in Hazelwood, Missouri, brings a decade’s worth of experience building client relationships and knowledge of the landscape contractor and snow removal markets to his new role with BOSS sales team. He will work closely with contractors looking to switch to or introduce business management software to their operations.

“One of the founding tenants of BOSS is to provide exceptional client service and support and Michael and Lucas will contribute to that effort,” said Mike Cossins, president and founder of The Integra Group, developer of BOSS Software. “Both possess diverse skill sets, and client-focused mindset will make them valuable team members and valuable resources for BOSS users.”

Noted for its ease of use and ability to be tailored to meet the ever-expanding needs of companies, BOSS stands alone when it comes to delivering return-on-investment and unmatched levels of client service and support.

BOSS is designed to solve shared challenges and barriers to growth for business owners in multiple field service markets including landscape construction, landscape maintenance, snow removal services, interior maintenance, and cleaning.

Habitat for Humanity Project 2022

From day one, The Integra Group, the creator of BOSS® the landscape industry’s first enterprise business management software, decided it was going to be more than just a problem solver for its clients, it was going to be a difference maker for those in need.

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, a dozen Integra Group team members, traded in their laptops and monitors for hammer and drills to help Habitat for Humanity St. Louis build a new home for a family in need. The company has been a partner with the local Habitat chapter building homes since 2015.

“The Integra Group supports Habitat for Humanity St. Louis’ mission to ensure everyone has a roof over their head by working with families to help them acquire the access, skills, and financial education necessary to be successful homeowners,” said Mike Cossins, president and founder of The Integra Group, developer of BOSS Software. “By partnering with Habitat for Humanity, families seize the opportunity and possibility that decent, affordable housing represents, and we are proud to support such a worthy cause.”

Integra Group team members lent their skills and time to help build the exterior framing on the ranch-style home in St. Louis’ Riverview/Glasgow Village neighborhood. This project supports The Integra Group Foundation’s mission of giving to the poor and less fortunate through both monetary donations and personal involvement, with an eye toward long-term sustainable results.

Habitat for Humanity offers a homeownership opportunity to families living between 25 and50 percent of the area median income, who are generally unable to obtain conventional house financing. In addition to purchasing their home and paying an affordable mortgage, partner homeowners contribute 350 hours of “sweat equity” on the construction of their home or another Habitat Saint Louis home and take educational courses to help them succeed at owning a home.

In addition to Habitat for Humanity, Integra also works with Give Hope Global, Midwest Food Bank, and the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation.

The Integra Group Announces New BOSS® Software Release to Better Manage Credit Card Payments and Route Optimization

(May 9, 2022) – The Integra Group, the innovative force behind the landscape industry’s original enterprise business management software, has rolled out a new global release of its BOSS® software that provides landscape contractors and snow removal professionals the tools to overcome barriers to growth and improve profitability.

The Spring 2022 BOSS highlighted upgrades include:

  • Enhanced Credit Card Integration (version 9.8) Enhanced features have been added including a partnership with globally recognized credit card payment processor Clover-Connect. The partnership allows BOSS users to receive payments quicker increasing cash flow and improving P&L performance. Users can also set up ACH payment plans for clients making the renewal process easier for yearly or seasonal service contracts. 
  • Route Optimization (version 9.7.1) – Time is money, and the BOSS route optimization feature gives users the ability to easily establish the most efficient and profitable routes for your crews. BOSS allows contractors to define route information and receive a recommendation on how best to schedule the work for maximum results and client satisfaction.

“Adding these new features expands the business benefits BOSS provides to our clients. We are constantly listening to our clients, and tailoring BOSS for their needs.” said Mike Cossins, president and founder of The Integra Group, developer of BOSS Software. “After serving the landscaping and snow industry for 18 years, BOSS is unmatched in the depth of industry intelligence built into it. BOSS is indeed built by your industry for your industry.”

Noted for its ease of use and ability to be tailored to meet the ever-expanding needs of companies, BOSS stands alone when it comes to delivering return-on-investment and unmatched levels of client service and support.

BOSS is designed to solve shared challenges and barriers to growth for business owners in multiple field service markets including landscape construction, landscape maintenance, snow removal services, interior maintenance and cleaning. 

Learn how BOSS can help you grow your business or request a consultation.

BOSS® Hosts Elevation Workshop To Assist Users Drive Business Opportunities

(December 8, 2021) – Peer to peer learning is often the most effective method of transferring knowledge. To that end BOSS®, the landscape industry’s original enterprise-class business management software creator, hosted an Elevation Workshop for clients at this year’s GIE + EXPO in Louisville. 

The workshop featured BOSS software users sharing their real-world scenarios to explain how BOSS helped them realize significant positive impact to their businesses by improving productivity, profitability, growth, and more. 

“Our Elevation workshops are part of the secret sauce that makes BOSS so valuable to our clients,” said Mike Cossins, president and founder of  The Integra Group. “We want our clients to benefit from sharing practical ideas and solutions to the challenges and opportunities they experience running their businesses every day. It’s neighbor helping neighbor in the BOSS community.”

Presenters included Erin Grummert with Zak George Landscaping in Ft. Collins, Colorado and Peter Thelen of Landmark Landscapes in Atlanta. 

Grummert’s shared how Zak George benefitted from deploying BOSS in their snow and ice management division.

“The cloud-based feature gives our snow and maintenance teams the ability to clock in from the job site and to view and adjust schedules to respond to client’s needs faster,” said Grummert. “The route optimization feature gives us the ability to streamline the client billing process by combining service tickets because we bill daily for snow.”

A BOSS user since 2018, Zak George has realized the following benefits in their snow and ice management division:

  • Reduced paper usage by 80 percent.
  • Increased accuracy of clock-in times, making payroll and invoicing more accurate, while reducing effort required.
  • Gained the ability to adjust schedules on the fly during snow events.
  • Greater efficiencies in the pre-season planning process and set up.

Landmark Landscapes, a 10-year BOSS user, turned to BOSS to upgrade its financial and operational reporting systems to drive profitability. The company uses a weekly hours labor report for their maintenance division to help crew leaders and crews understand what drives productivity, profit and more effective time management.

“This is where the power of benchmarking comes into play,” Thelen told attendees. “It has helped our crew leaders and crews make better decisions.”

Landmark also uses the quarterly production efficiency reports to identify areas needing improvement and price new business opportunities properly.

“The analysis of the data from the reports has helped us improve our bid analysis process and allowed us to improve our gross profit by six margin points by looking at the hours we were spending and what we were charging.”

The ease of use and ability to customize BOSS meets the ever-expanding needs of its companies while delivering a return-on-investment. The software is designed to support multiple vertical markets including:

  • Landscape and snow removal management 
  • Field service management 
  • Transportation and logistics management 
  • Moving and storage management
  • Food service management 
  • Supply chain management 
  • Custom solutions for various industries

Learn how BOSS can help you grow your business at www.bosslm.com and www.theintegragroup.com

 

About The Integra Group

Founded in 1999, The Integra Group provides cloud-based solutions and custom software consulting services throughout the U.S., Canada, and Australia.

 

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Stephanie Leveling Joins BOSS® Elevation Team

(November 23, 2021) – BOSS®, the landscape industry’s original business management software developer, announces the addition of landscape industry veteran Stephanie Leveling to its Elevation Team. 

The Elevation Team is unique to BOSS and serves as a support system for new and existing users to help them achieve superior results in their businesses when implementing BOSS business management software into their operations. Leveling joins John Richter and Lisa LaRose.

A graduate of Illinois State University with a Bachelor of Science in agribusiness/horticulture, Leveling started her career in the green industry as an intern with Heimos Greenhouses in Millstadt, Illinois, and worked there after graduation.

Leveling moved to the commercial maintenance area as a foreman for Munie Greencare Professionals in Caseyville, IL and built a career in account management that has spanned three decades working for some of the largest commercial maintenance companies in the St. Louis market. For the last seven years she has served as the divisional manager for Ideal Landscape Group located in south St. Louis County. 

Active with the NALP’s Women in Landscape Network, Leveling was recently appointed to the Gateway Professional Horticulture Association board in St. Louis as member at large. Active in the community as well, Leveling is on the board of directors for the O’Fallon Little Panthers Football Club, and served as the committee chair in the local Cub Scouts. 

“Joining BOSS allows me to work with green industry professionals all over the country to help them grow and improve the overall performance of their businesses and continue to be a part of and contribute to this industry that I absolutely love,” said Leveling. 

Noted for its ease of use and ability to be customized to meet the ever-expanding needs of companies, BOSS Software stands alone when it comes to delivering return-on-investment and unmatched levels of client service.

BOSS Software is designed to solve shared challenges and barriers to growth for business owners in multiple vertical markets including landscape and snow removal management 

Learn how BOSS can help you grow your business at www.bosslm.com

About The Integra Group

Founded in 1999, The Integra Group provides cloud-based solutions and custom software consulting services throughout the U.S., Canada, and Australia. Our solutions are mission-critical business operations that are typically enterprise-wide in scope.

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The Integra Group BOSS® Announces New Software Release

(August 4, 2021) – The Integra Group, the innovative force behind the landscape industry’s original enterprise business software, has deployed a new global release of its BOSS® software that helps landscape contractors, lawn care and snow removal professionals overcome barriers to growth and improve profitability.

New features include:

  • Integrated DocuSign and e-signature capabilities – this allows customers to obtain electronic signature using DocuSign directly integrated with BOSS software, providing faster turnaround for document execution and the ability for clients to sign documents anywhere from any device. 
  • Integrated credit card payments – A single source solution for processing customer’s credit card payments featuring robust payment security, transparent pricing, detailed transaction management and reporting, next day funding, 24/7 customer support and reduced credit card fees. 
  • Text messaging – capability to easily share important scheduling and project-related information via text message to your team and clients. 

“Our goal is to give our clients the tools they need to continually improve and grow  their business operations,” said Mike Cossins, president and founder of The Integra Group, developer of BOSS Software. “We are continually

adding new features to BOSS software to make it the go-to business management tool for all lawn and landscape contractors and snow removal professionals.”

Noted for its ease of use and ability to be customized to meet the ever-expanding needs of companies, BOSS Software stands alone when it comes to delivering return-on-investment and unmatched levels of client service.

BOSS Software is designed to solve common challenges and barriers to growth for business owners in multiple vertical markets including: 

 

  • Landscape and snow removal management 
  • Field service management 
  • Marine transportation and logistics management 
  • Food service management 
  • Supply chain management 
  • Custom solutions for various industries

Learn how BOSS can help you grow your business at www.bosslm.com 

About The Integra Group

Founded in 1999, The Integra Group provides cloud-based solutions and custom software consulting services throughout the U.S., Canada, and Australia. Our solutions are mission-critical business operations that are typically enterprise-wide in scope.

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Jeff Fennerjfenner@b-communications.com

The Integra Group – Creator of BOSS® Software – Announces the Launch of New Corporate Website

(June 21, 2021) – The Integra Group, the innovative force behind the landscape industry’s original enterprise business software, announces the launch of its redesigned website with updated content and client service tools.
TheIntegraGroup.com is the source for landscape and snow removal contractors looking for intuitive and customizable software solutions that help companies transform their businesses and remove barriers to growth.
The website features expanded content offerings detailing the unique features and industry-focused solution-based tools of BOSS® software, an overview of the software’s implementation process and stories of how landscape contractors and snow management professionals have found success using BOSS.

The site is also a portal to BOSS University Training and Certifications which includes self-guided video training, regular webinar “Deep dive” sessions, client group “Elevation Workshops,” regularly scheduled instructor led trainings, and customized in-person training sessions.

“BOSS software is not an off-the-shelf product with limited functionality. Rather, it is customizable and scalable to meet the needs of growing landscape and snow removal entrepreneurs,” said Mike Cossins, president and founder of The Integra Group. “The new website is more than a fresh coat of paint. It allows us to highlight our client-focused solutions and to tell the world what makes us different. BOSS software is a solution designed and built for your industry by your industry!”

Founded in 1999, The Integra Group has seen its versatile BOSS Software deployed by hundreds of landscape contractors across the United States. Noted for its ease of use and ability to be customized to meet the ever-expanding needs of companies, BOSS stands alone when it comes to delivering return on investment and with their unique culture focused on service, The Integra Group provides unmatched levels of client service.
BOSS Software is designed to solve common challenges and barriers to growth for business owners in multiple vertical markets including:

 

  • Landscape and snow removal management
  • Field service management
  • Marine Transportation & Logistics management
  • Food service management
  • Supply chain management
  • As well as custom solutions for various industries

The work in this diverse set of industries not only makes Integra stronger, but it also brings new ideas and innovation from various industries together to help your industry.

 

About The Integra Group

The Integra Group provides cloud-based solutions and custom software consulting services throughout the U.S., Canada, and Australia. Our solutions are mission-critical business operations that are typically enterprise-wide in scope.