As the owner and operator of my lawn mowing business there is one thing I want to talk about and that is SAFETY around people.  While they may be lots of times when you will not come across someone while mowing a lawn there is the occasion when it does occur.  Let me talk about my experience and what should be done when it does happen. When operating lawn mowing … [Read more...]

My Worn Out Footwear Working outside and walking for extended periods of time require having the right shoe.  With that said, we all have had our share of shoes that are tight, loose, cause blisters, get wet, don't breathe, are too hot, and cause arch pain,  etc.  So in this segment we are going to talk about what would be considered the "right shoe" for lawn … [Read more...]

Having lived in North Texas all my life, there is one thing we can never predict with certainty, and that is the weather.  Meteorologist may get close but when it comes to rain here in Texas there is a 50% chance they’ll get it right. I can't tell you how many times I have gone to work thinking there was no chance of precipitation only to pack the stuff up and head … [Read more...]

When you do a job for a customer there may a request or requirement to bag clippings.  With that there are costs associated in time and materials when providing such a service.  It may not be much to just providing 1 bag here and there but over a year it does add up. In my business alone we used up $150.00 worth of plastic/paper bags last year(2017).  I only … [Read more...]

Back when I started my lawn service business I relied on paper for most of my day to day operations. I used paper for invoicing, schedules, receipts, payments, etc. You may well be aware that business have pushed for going paperless in their operations. So, as I grew my business I started to look for ways to cut costs as well and increase my net income.One area that I noticed … [Read more...]