Tree glee

For a business Tammy Kovar thought would never amount to more than a hobby, Biological Tree Services has sure grown into a fast-growth company with a bushel of challenges.

Primary among the current issues at the Sarasota-based landscaping and tree recovery firm is something that confronts many business owners in any industry: the right exit strategy.

Kovar, CEO of Biological Tree Services, runs the business with Operations Manager John Forrest. Annual revenues have doubled since 2012, from $1.2 million to a projected $2.4 million in 2014. The firm has 30 employees, up from 18 a year ago, and recently moved into a new 7,000-square-foot facility north of downtown Sarasota. The firm spent $30,000 on renovations at the building, a onetime machine shop, work that includes new floors and tiles.