Archive for the 'Franchise' Category
Planning out a business and doing the hard work yourself is tough. It is that which filters out the entrepreneurs from those who would be better suited as employees. Thinking you don’t have to take those long hard learning steps other successful entrepreneurs have taken because you know more or feeling that you are prepared [...]
October 14th, 2014 | Posted in Business Failure, Business Plan, Cold Calling, Franchise, Growth, How to get, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Customers, Marketing, Start up | No Comments
Franchises were created to allow the want to be business owner with a way to maximize their chances of success by selling a proven, winning, money making infrastructure. Sure you normally have to buy into them, but the value you get out of your money invested should be well worth. It should allow you to [...]
February 19th, 2014 | Posted in Business Failure, Direct Mail, Franchise, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Customers, Lawn Care Marketing, Marketing, Start up | No Comments
For what ever reason, business owners are constantly being asked to allow a friend or a family member in on the business. Everyone has a great idea on how they can improve upon your business. Yet when you take a moment to talk to them, most of the times, you find they don’t have a [...]
February 21st, 2013 | Posted in Business Failure, Franchise, Growth, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Employees, Overhead Costs, Partnership, Trials and Tribulations | No Comments
At one point in history there had been hundreds of cola soft drink manufacturers but now there are merely a handful. There used to be a very competitive collection of auto manufacturers too but now there are only a few as well. Could this happen in the lawn care industry? Could one giant service company [...]
October 24th, 2012 | Posted in Business Failure, Franchise, Growth, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Customers | No Comments
Are you having a hard time figuring out what you need to do to get your lawn care business started? Have you found yourself running into dead ends when creating your business plan? Well you are not alone. Planning out how to get your lawn care business started can be really difficult. For some entrepreneurs [...]
September 27th, 2011 | Posted in Business Plan, Fertilization, Franchise, General Business, Growth, How to get, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Customers, Start up | No Comments
If I were to make a dog waste clean up franchise, I would call it Pooper Scooters. The pooper scooter would have a trailer attached to it that would have a large sign to promote it. It would also have a shovel and a utility box to hold bags, invoices etc.
The rider’s helmet would have [...]
September 19th, 2008 | Posted in Franchise, General Business, Marketing, Pet Waste Removal | No Comments
How about this. What if you were a motorcycle enthusiast and you wanted to mix your love of motorcycles with a lawn care business. You could create the first lawn care business that uses motorcycles! It is a unique idea and it would get you a lot of media attention.
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September 18th, 2008 | Posted in Franchise, General Business, Lawn Care Business | No Comments