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So heres the deal.
Started a landscaping company in Arizona. We got a lot of tree work requests. My friend was out of work and was an arborist. I said let me take some tree jobs and put you to work and we can split the tree work down the middle. We both made$$$. Ended up being rather lucrative. We did this all with two f150's and 2 trailers. It made for a lot of labor. I did this for a couple years and then moved.
I started another landscape company again in Washington mostly maintenance based with a few installs which is semi lucrative in the Seattle area. No tree work. Way out of my league there with 100'+ tall trees everywhere. I moved again. All the moving was for my wifes schooling and now job.
I am now in California with a lot of cash burning a hole in my pocket. I do not want to start another landscaping business. I want to run a tree business, hire an arborist and groundie or two and get to work. I have the ability to buy a new truck with chipper body, new chipper, new grinder, new track loader and whatever other equipment I want or need. I wouldn't be doing any of the work myself just managing the business, marketing, bidding, etc...
I guess I am just curious on peoples thoughts of going full in without being an arborist myself. I know a lot of guys start as an arborist, do the work their self etc. That's not going to be the case here. Has anyone else done this? I'm going to do it no matter what. But would like to hear peoples thoughts and opinions. Even if they're the ones I don't want to hear.
The way I see it I would make money while giving an arborist that doesn't have the means to start their own business or is out of work or stuck working for some big company they don't like an opportunity to come in and have a lot of personal control over how they want to run things, opportunity to grow with a new business, maybe make a higher wage after things get rolling well etc.
As an arborist would this be appealing to you to work for a business like this? Even if it meant starting out without a lot of work coming in. I have no idea how fast leads will come in. There are 18 other tree businesses within the greater area. Some big like Davey etc some pretty small. If you started a business somewhat recently how was your growth? Did you blow up right away? Did it take years and years? Somewhere in the middle?
I will do whatever it takes to get jobs and keep guys working just want to make sure I don't **** myself here ya know.
Started a landscaping company in Arizona. We got a lot of tree work requests. My friend was out of work and was an arborist. I said let me take some tree jobs and put you to work and we can split the tree work down the middle. We both made$$$. Ended up being rather lucrative. We did this all with two f150's and 2 trailers. It made for a lot of labor. I did this for a couple years and then moved.
I started another landscape company again in Washington mostly maintenance based with a few installs which is semi lucrative in the Seattle area. No tree work. Way out of my league there with 100'+ tall trees everywhere. I moved again. All the moving was for my wifes schooling and now job.
I am now in California with a lot of cash burning a hole in my pocket. I do not want to start another landscaping business. I want to run a tree business, hire an arborist and groundie or two and get to work. I have the ability to buy a new truck with chipper body, new chipper, new grinder, new track loader and whatever other equipment I want or need. I wouldn't be doing any of the work myself just managing the business, marketing, bidding, etc...
I guess I am just curious on peoples thoughts of going full in without being an arborist myself. I know a lot of guys start as an arborist, do the work their self etc. That's not going to be the case here. Has anyone else done this? I'm going to do it no matter what. But would like to hear peoples thoughts and opinions. Even if they're the ones I don't want to hear.
The way I see it I would make money while giving an arborist that doesn't have the means to start their own business or is out of work or stuck working for some big company they don't like an opportunity to come in and have a lot of personal control over how they want to run things, opportunity to grow with a new business, maybe make a higher wage after things get rolling well etc.
As an arborist would this be appealing to you to work for a business like this? Even if it meant starting out without a lot of work coming in. I have no idea how fast leads will come in. There are 18 other tree businesses within the greater area. Some big like Davey etc some pretty small. If you started a business somewhat recently how was your growth? Did you blow up right away? Did it take years and years? Somewhere in the middle?
I will do whatever it takes to get jobs and keep guys working just want to make sure I don't **** myself here ya know.