Hispanic Heritage: Luis Simón Celebrates 16 Years in Business in Savannah, Bluffton, Hilton Head
Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
In alignment with Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15—Oct. 15, Simón Landscape, which serves Savannah, Pooler, Bluffton and Hilton Head with a full range of landscaping services for both residential and commercial properties, celebrates 16 years in business.
Yet, when business owner Luis Simón moved to Savannah from Havana, Cuba, in 2004, he didn’t speak a word of English. Armed with a degree in economics and a knack for improving green spaces, Simón opened a landscape company and quickly secured a handful of residential maintenance accounts.
“We were only a two-man operation at that time,” he recalls. “Over the next several years, we grew mostly by referrals and word-of-mouth. It wasn’t easy. I am grateful to the local community for so much support.”
In addition to landscape maintenance, the company offers award-winning design services, small and large-scale installations, sod, irrigation, lighting, hardscapes, tree removal and chemical treatment programs. Simón Landscape provides services throughout Long Point, Ardsley Park, The Landings, Ford Plantation, Historic Savannah, Colleton River Plantation, Oldfield Plantation, Spanish Wells Plantation, Wexford Plantation, Palmetto Dunes, Long Cove and Hilton Head Plantation, among many others. Simón Landscape has also rehabilitated Class-A commercial properties such as Twelve Oaks and The Landmark Building in Savannah.
“I’m proud of the work we provide,” said Simón. “The relationships I’ve built with clients and employees is also a huge part of the business’s success. I’ve learned so much from both.”
According to Stanford University’s recent Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative study, there are nearly 60 million Latinos in the U.S. who contribute more than $700 billion in sales to the economy annually. The U.S. Census Survey of Business Owners estimates that one in four new businesses are Latino-owned firms with more than 2.3 million employees on payroll.
For more information on Simón Landscape, call 912.247.0401 or 843.298.6877, email simonlandscape@gmail.com, or visit www.simonlandscape.com.