How to Start Basic Lawn Care Service On A Budget

Getting started in a light-duty lawn care business can be very profitable, and requires very little investment.

Instructions

1. Getting started in a light-duty lawn care business can be done by offering small, basic services such as mowing, weed-eating and pulling weeds. By offering simple, easy to do services you can keep the amount of needed equipment and cost to operate low.

2. To get started on a limited budget, look at items you currently have that can be used, such as weed-eaters, mowers and other light-duty tools. Items that you may not currently have can be purchased in good used condition by searching through your local newspaper and visiting local yard sales.

3. Once you have the basic equipment, start by hanging simple flyers in your local stores and gas stations. Then as you get jobs, look around the neighborhood and see if there are others in obvious need of your services. Knock on the door and offer to provide services at a discount (since already in the area) or leave a flyer or business card on the door. This is a great way to get a lot of extra work.

4. Once you begin to build your list of customers, you can then hire an extra person to take care of the weeds while you mow, or complete other jobs.

5. Building this of simple, basic type of service business is quick and easy to do. By keeping it simple, you benefit in many ways. Not only do you keep overhead down, you can hire just about anyone to help in performing the services.