new young guy in town

[meathead1134]

:D
Good afternoon all!! I happy to say that I have finally started my own business me being 24. Been wanting to start it since junior year in high school when I had a small business class. Hopefully I can do well enough so I can get out of the corporate world and be my own boss. Here are the things I have so far. I'm trying to keep my over head extremely low. I don't want to be in debt.

1. An old snowmobile trailer thats all steel. So my best friend and I can weld and customize it to my needs.

2. draw-tite hitch for my Hyundai (yeah I know it will look funny)
3. rakes and shovels edger
4. wheel barrow
5. several push mowers
6. a craftsman tractor (in the works)
7. most important of all several customers

I will be doing spring clean ups, mulching and mowing

Glad to be here,this is a great site
Ken

[Avery]

Sounds like a troll at work here. But if you are for real you will be looking for some commercial grade equipment and a decent tow vehicle soon. That or you will be out of business.

[firedog2710]

give the poor guy a break. he's just starting out. some people are not as lucky as we are.:drinkup:

[firedog2710]

what i meant by that last post is, some people are not as lucky as we are and can start out with brand new or slightly used equipment.:drinkup:

[kootoomootoo]

6. a craftsman tractor (in the works)

If i am going into the printing business commercially do you think i would buy a 10 page per minute home use type with a lifespan of 10000 copies.

Scrubs are the nimwits who dont research scrap before jumping in.

[chevyman1]

Craftsman? dude you need to do a lot more research, don't quit your regular job

[Team Gopher]

Hi Ken,

Sam Walton once had a tiny little 5 and dime store. Thanks to Sam for never giving up. His company made $256.3 billion last year.

[codywyomingus]

I started 9 years ago,with a 89 mercury topaz car, which I placed my 22 inch crapsman pushmower in the trunk!! Now I've got a 2001 dodge ram 1500 & a 16ft trailer & a 36 & 48 walk behind, etc. Put your mind to succeeding & you will!! Do the best job you can & the rest will come!!

[jajwrigh]

Welcome to the site! A lot of us have had humble begginnings and come along way...so just stick with it!

[CBus]

Hey, what's happenin'? I'm just startin' out in the biz, too. A word of advice: unless you're starting out with a Toro Z590 and a 2004 Ford F-750, some people here will think you're a scrub, will do shoddy work, and are trying to gather "trade secrets".

[Carolina Cutter]

Originally posted by CBus
Hey, what's happenin'? I'm just startin' out in the biz, too. A word of advice: unless you're starting out with a Toro Z590 and a 2004 Ford F-750, some people here will think you're a scrub, will do shoddy work, and are trying to gather "trade secrets".


dude,\

You are making a bad name for yourself here....LET IT GO!:mad:

[topher924]

Good luck in the business. This site has a lot of good information but sometimes you have to take the good with the bad. Do good work and charge a fair price and you will do fine.

[Avery]

Give him a break? I did not think I was being hard on him. I just thought (and still think) that he is a troll. Notice he has not responded in this thread yet.

If he is not a troll then I wish him the best of luck and will try to help him any way I can whenever he asks a serious question here.

[MudslinginFX4]

Good luck to you and your business. I would def. save up for some commercial grade equipument though becuase it will help you in the future make a lot more money. Don't quit your other job either, it will take you some time to build up a customer base.

[precisioncut]

Commercial grade equipment will hold up longer than "homeowner" equipment, that's why they are worth the money. Build a good customer base and work hard. Don't focus on speed at first, focus on quality and build off of that.

[meathead1134]

:)
First of all I like to say thank you for encouragement.!!
Second of all I wasn't born into money. It seems like no matter which thread site people go to there are always going to be people out there to knock you down right away know matter what yo say. We should treat others with respect and encourage them. Third of all I could have spent 20 or 30K on equipment and bury myself in debt struggling to make payments. Like I said before I don't want to have alot of overhead. I'm not quitting my day job as of yet. I'm just trying to make some extra money by showing good business practices and buy pieces as I need them I don't expect to make a ton of money the first couple of years but I want to get my name out there so I can eventually buy bigger pieces and have more clients. For those that knock the new guy starting out in the business remember,unless you had alot of money to start out with, you also started small and had questions. Sure I'll make a few mistakes but remember I'll learn from them. People will always have loyalty to a particular brand of equipment anyway. Thanks for the encouragement and I'm here to stay

[levellawncare]

I am also new in the business and would like to encourage you to just do your best and not worry about what people say. If you do good work that is all that matters. The only people you have to please are your customers. On another note if you are planning on purchasing the Craftsman mower and not getting it from someone you may want to look into a low cost walk behind or maybe something used. You would be very suprised at how much time it will save you. That may not be what you need right now though. Good luck in the business. Hope you do better than I have so far. I wasn't so smart and have accumulated a lot of debt.

[kootoomootoo]

Gettin real sick of the stories about old sammy and china mart.

[Carolina Cutter]

Originally posted by meathead1134
:)
First of all I like to say thank you for encouragement.!!
Second of all I wasn't born into money. It seems like no matter which thread site people go to there are always going to be people out there to knock you down right away know matter what yo say. We should treat others with respect and encourage them. Third of all I could have spent 20 or 30K on equipment and bury myself in debt struggling to make payments. Like I said before I don't want to have alot of overhead. I'm not quitting my day job as of yet. I'm just trying to make some extra money by showing good business practices and buy pieces as I need them I don't expect to make a ton of money the first couple of years but I want to get my name out there so I can eventually buy bigger pieces and have more clients. For those that knock the new guy starting out in the business remember,unless you had alot of money to start out with, you also started small and had questions. Sure I'll make a few mistakes but remember I'll learn from them. People will always have loyalty to a particular brand of equipment anyway. Thanks for the encouragement and I'm here to stay



Now this is how you post when you are new to the business and want people to help you. This post is both intelligent and well written. You my friend will be successful if you continue down this path.:cool:

[meathead1134]

:)
1 more thing I have learned
No matter how hard (I,you) try to please everyone, it just can't be done no matter what you do.

[CamLand]

Originally posted by CBus
Hey, what's happenin'? I'm just startin' out in the biz, too. A word of advice: unless you're starting out with a Toro Z590 and a 2004 Ford F-750, some people here will think you're a scrub, will do shoddy work, and are trying to gather "trade secrets".

sounds like daddy is helping you...

[meathead1134]

Prime example: see my previous comment

[topher924]

Good luck in the business Ive been around the business for 4 years and this is my second season in the lawn business as a solo act I have a night job that I work three days a week. So far to this point ive grown my business to 32 accounts that bring in good money im not a millionare but they keep me busy on my off days. My advise is to buy what you can afford I think the point some people are trying to make is that if you go the homeowner route (ex. craftsman) that you wont get a good return on your investment you will have to upgrade. I started using all craftsman equipment except a shindiawa weed eater and then I grew from there. Shortly there after I upgraded to all commercial equipment. Good luck in the business and I hope all goes well.

[Mark Lawncare]

Where is Rehoboth?

[meathead1134]

thanks for some encouragement

SSLC Rehoboth boarders Attleboro, Seekonk, Swansea, Dighton,