What's good? Mr.
@hickslawns providing some awesome business insights to a young entrepreneur in the Curran household...
Back story: Last fall my son started mowing the neighbor's yard when his mower went down. The neighbor asked him if he'd like to continue that mowing arrangement this year, to which my son said, "Absolutely!" That got his wheels turning and he started asking me about starting a summer business mowing yards for a few houses on our street. Happy to encourage him in this process, but also feeling like he was undercharging for the service, we've been discussing his business model the past couple weeks. I told him to do some research and really figure out a pricing model... are you just mowing? Or are you trimming, blowing, rolling? What is your equipment rental charge? (Hey, he's putting the wear and tear on my mower so I get a cut too) How many gallons of gas are you using per yard?
Long story short, I told him to call Phil for some advice so he's establishing a business on a solid foundation. That call was made last night and I sat back and watched the wheels turning in my son's head as Phil took the time to walk him through all kinds of scenarios. I truly appreciate your help buddy! You're a good man and I'm thankful for your friendship. My son got done mowing around 8:30 last night and he told me he's going to be putting his business flyers together this week and then start walking door to door to market his services.
