Lawn Care Business Plans: Mapping your way to success with your lawn care business.

http://www.lawncare-business.com

Having a plan for your lawn care business doesn't mean you have to have a formal document. Yes, I know formal business plans are important but I think for most guys, me included, I like to think of a plan for my business like a road map when I'm on vacation. You wouldn't' go on a trip without knowing how to get there would you?

A lawn care business plan should simply state the following:

1. How much you want to make in a week, month and year?
2. How you will make it? For instance will you make it mowing lawns, doing landscaping installs, fertilization services or a combination of all of these?
3.What equipment are you going to need and how much will this be. Don't forget to factor in repairs, etc.
4. How many clients will you need to be profitable and make the money you want to make?
5. Who are your ideal clients going to be?
6. Are there enough of potential lawn care clients in one area to support your business?
7. How much will your average customer be worth?
8. How will you market to your potential customers (see my video on postcards, doorhangers and the other video on killer referral systems I use)

These are basically the things I would include in my plan for my lawn care business.
This is not the be all end all list. Depending on how big of a business you are planning on there are other things you will want to include. For most guys, this will be enough to get you started and thinking...

Patrick
http://www.lawncare-business.com
http://www.lawnprosoftware.com

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• landscaping
• irrigation
• fertilization

[lawnmaster1000]

nice exmarks

[basshunter477]

if i was going to just start a lawncare buisiness as just a side job do you think i should still get a commericial type lawnmower or would just a nice lawnmower from lowes like a zero turn johndeer for about 4000 be fine

[fxmastery]

Great video pat! I will check out your website now

[missfrankyou]

I never thought about this before! thx for the insight

[GR03458]

Great advice - thanks for the forms!

"If you fail to plan, you plan to fail"

[flipperrerrs]

I never thought lawn care business could be this cool and high tech.. it makes job a lot easier.. great advice!!