Onelick
ArboristSite Member
Hey everyone,
I have some questions about starting up a business that need to be answered by more experienced business owners. I've been semi-lurking on the site gathering some information, doing searches, even posting some. My questions are this:
1. I want to start my own business. How is the best way to get experience and practice climbing? I plan on going to several Arbormaster classes in the future, but do I go work parttime for someone first to get some time under my belt? or do I go to the Arbormaster class first to learn the correct way without having some bad habits to get rid of?
2. This business that I want to start will start out as parttime since I already have a full time job as a firefighter. We work 24 hrs on and 48 hrs off. So I want to do this business on the 48 hrs I'm off. Which route is better for this scenerio? A contract climber? or a full service tree company?
3. It seems almost everyone on here started out working from the back of their pickup truck. But then, when their business got big enough for lots of trucks and chippers and stuff, they bash the pickup truck guys saying they are hacks. How do I convince the other REPUTABLE local tree company guys that I'm not a hack, and I want to do the best job possible.
4. There are very knowledgeable people on here about tree deseases. Where do I go to learn about this? I have a college campus close to me that has a forestry program, but I'm not sure about the aborist side. Is that the best place to start? or is there another place?
Sorry for being so long, I have more questions, but I'll wait to save space.
Thanks for all your help.
Onelick
I have some questions about starting up a business that need to be answered by more experienced business owners. I've been semi-lurking on the site gathering some information, doing searches, even posting some. My questions are this:
1. I want to start my own business. How is the best way to get experience and practice climbing? I plan on going to several Arbormaster classes in the future, but do I go work parttime for someone first to get some time under my belt? or do I go to the Arbormaster class first to learn the correct way without having some bad habits to get rid of?
2. This business that I want to start will start out as parttime since I already have a full time job as a firefighter. We work 24 hrs on and 48 hrs off. So I want to do this business on the 48 hrs I'm off. Which route is better for this scenerio? A contract climber? or a full service tree company?
3. It seems almost everyone on here started out working from the back of their pickup truck. But then, when their business got big enough for lots of trucks and chippers and stuff, they bash the pickup truck guys saying they are hacks. How do I convince the other REPUTABLE local tree company guys that I'm not a hack, and I want to do the best job possible.
4. There are very knowledgeable people on here about tree deseases. Where do I go to learn about this? I have a college campus close to me that has a forestry program, but I'm not sure about the aborist side. Is that the best place to start? or is there another place?
Sorry for being so long, I have more questions, but I'll wait to save space.
Thanks for all your help.
Onelick