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Hey There! My brother (17) and I (19) have been cutting grass for about 5 years now. We started mowing in the neighborhood, and gradually expanded after acquiring a truck, some larger equipment and most recently, an LLC. We've had a Yardbook account and accepted online payments for a while, but...

Hey there! I have been cutting grass and doing small landscape work with my brother in the Conroe TX area for about 5 years now. We have recently opened an LLC, and are looking into getting our company insured. Does anybody have any past experience they would be willing to share about when they...

First off, I know the numbers will be all over the place. But want to give my general situation and get some feedbavk. I have always wanted to work for myself and recently started a lawn business as a side hussle but eventually want to be full time. Here is my current financial status I'm...

Hey everyone, The title on this one speaks for itself lol. I'm a new guy trying to get my foot in the market starting off small. Many times I hear people scrutinize the new guy about licensing, registering a business name, getting proper insurance, etc.. even when they hear about a teenager...

So, I've been here for a short time, and been trying to decide what equipment to purchase to start out. I will have to finance most if not all of my equipment, and I think I've got it narrowed down finally. First off, to carry everything, I'm planning on purchasing a 7x14 enclosed trailer...

I am working at creating categories for our chart of accounts. There are grey areas (supplies vs materials, tool vs equipment for example) & I wondered if anyone would be willing to share their chart of account categories. I realize many businesses may have custom categories. At this point we...

Hello fellow green thumbs and green industry addicts! I have been in and out of the landscaping business for over 15yrs. After graduating from the University of Michigan and lack of finding a career, I said why not just start my own Landscaping business! Possibilities are endless and man am...

I know that I had already said i was going to start my own company sometime ago, but things happened that made it impossible for me at the time to start up my own lawn care business. BUT, I am finally at that point to get up and try this for real for the 2013 season! I am going to be turning 18...

So, I'm curious. How does everyone get their names out there? Just cards and word of mouth? Or is there a trick?:confused: I am located in Kansas City and I am also wondering if anyone in the area is dropping any accounts? Because I would love to pick them up! I am 16 and have 15 weekly and one...

Hi, I'm not sure what my next step in my business should be. I would like some feed back from those with experience. To start off i'm 27. I have just under 50 full time residential customers. i want to grow my business even more by buying bigger equipment in hopes of getting commercial...

I'm a Thirteen almost Fourteen year old interested in starting a Lawn mowing business. I have recently been using my parents Craftsman push mower, the engines messed up and doesn't run correctly (even after being re-built). I would like to go with a higher class commercial mower such as the Toro...

I'm 17 and I'll be a junior in high school. I've always loved doing lawn and landscaping work and I've always wanted to start a business. Now that I'm older, I'm trying to get a business put together. I have 5 regular clients now and want to expand. Any tips on marketing? (Flyers don't seem to...

Look into starting a lawn service Here in Florida,I have a Gravely dealer just five minutes away. next closest dealer is 30 minutes away,so gravely is looking pretty good to me. Now!!! which one should I get?:dizzy: I want to be able to get thru gates So I been looking at the compact pro 34 for...

First, I want to start out saying I'm not just somebody deciding to buy a 21" push mower, cut some lawns and call myself a 'landscaper'. I have been landscaping professionally for a number of years now for some large companies in Jersey. Started out as a laborer and continuously worked my way...

So, this is my first year. I started advertising last week. Somehow I managed to get five customers to think I know what I'm doing lol. They all seem to be very interested in my services come spring. This is my first business venture, so I don't really know what I'm doing. Just a lot of...