How to Start a Lawn Care Business

A lot of people can remember their youth when they use to push a lawn mower round on a Saturday morning for a bit of extra cash. You remember spending your time trudging along behind a lawn mower, pushing with all your might and sweating profusely. You might have mowed down a few plants here or there, but when the homeowners came back and inspected your work, you were proud of your handiwork and wouldn’t have changed a thing.

Now that you are older, you’ve realised that the lawn care business could be your next career path. Mowing lawns for residential or commercial properties can help you make a living, whilst also giving you that same sense of pride that you had when you were younger. The only difference being that you can probably earn a lot more cash when you start up you own lawn car business, compared to mowing a lawn on Saturday morning for your friendly neighbour. So how do you go about starting up your own lawn care business? Well, keep on reading to find out…

Make a Lawn Mowing Business Plan

Anyone who is thinking about starting up a business needs to have a good business plan. You need to know where to focus your attention and make sure that you stay on the right development plan. If you aren’t too sure where to beginning then you can check out this guide to starting a lawn care business, once you a better understanding of what needs to be done, you can start your business plan. Make sure you have a basic understanding on what needs to be done first, you don’t want to start without any knowledge, otherwise this could cause a few problems in the future.

You need to ask yourself some simple questions, such as what sort of money do you want from the business, how many hours are you willing to work; what sort of lifestyle do you want to attain, will you work weekends; what sort of gardening jobs will you do and what location will you work in? These are only a few questions that you need to ask yourself, however, it’s really important that you have an answer for each and every one of them before you decide to start up your own business.

Choose the Right Lawn and Gardening Tools

Getting the right tools is a really important step in guaranteeing your business success. People will spend a huge amount of time researching what tools they need to get, when really this is one of the easiest parts. When your business is starting off, you want to keep things simple so choose two mowers and go from there. You should never buy second-hand equipment though, even if you think that you are saving money.

You can never know how long second-hand equipment will last, and you don’t want it to break down on you, meaning that you can’t do your job. If you decide to buy second-hand equipment but are planning on replacing it in 3 months (or 6 months depending on how long it will last) then that’s fine – so long as you have the money to replace it (with a new one). You will also want to make sure that you have the right amount of equipment. Too few and you could over work your gear, but too many could mean that you waste money and that your repair bills also increase as well.

Remember to Be Patient

A really important tip is to remember to be patient. Your business won’t become successful overnight. These things take time and a lot of patience. When you first start your business you probably have really high expectations, but these can be set back by the reality of the situation. The lawn mowing business is a competitive one, and it may take time for you to gain customers. You will also find that your business will be more profitable depending on the season.

It will obviously be more profitable in the summer months, so you need to be prepared to face the winter months. Don’t expect there to be much money in the winter months either. But don’t be disheartened. Give it twelve months and you’ll have loads more customers then you did when you first started, so you just have to remember to be patient, and it will all work out in the end. If you would like more information on starting a business, you can check out this young beginners’ guide to starting your business.