Jacksonville Lawn Maintenance » Starting a Lawn Business http://www.jacksonvillelawnmaintenance.com Jacksonville Lawn Maintenance Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:56:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Starting a Lawn Business http://www.jacksonvillelawnmaintenance.com/lawn-care-jacksonville/starting-a-lawn-business/ http://www.jacksonvillelawnmaintenance.com/lawn-care-jacksonville/starting-a-lawn-business/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:29:31 +0000 Jacksonville Lawn Maintenance http://www.jacksonvillelawnmaintenance.com/jacksonville-lawn-service-companies/starting-a-lawn-business/ This is the primary lawn business people think of when striking out into the green industry. There are no specific licenses needed to cut grass, and very little if any outside training is required. The initial investment for this type of lawn service is fairly high, considering you will need a truck and trailer, as well as commercial lawn cutting equipment, trimmers and a blower. A quality commercial walk-behind mower can cost as little as $1500 for a 22″ cut, and up to $8000 for a 54″ cut. Keep in mind the wider cutting area mower will save you time and allow you to cut more acres per day, bringing in more revenue.

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Treating lawns with fertilizer and weed control is a more involved process and requires training, licensing and permits, as well as quite a bit of experience spanning seasonal changes. It is best that entrepreneurs interested in starting this type of business work for one of the large commercial outfits like TruGreen or Scott’s to get some good training and experience.

One positive to starting this type of lawn business is that you can begin with just a truck, a fertilizer spreader, hand can and a few bags of fertilizer.

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