Why Lawn Care Companies Don't Succeed

Anybody who starts a new company does so packed with optimism. The fact that a huge percentage of new businesses fail within the first few years doesn't slow down the number of people launching out. That’s the best thing because our economy was built on small business.

So if you're just getting started with your new lawn care company, congratulations. If you're confident and optimistic, more power to you! But it's also good to know why some other lawn care companies failed so you can head off trouble before it sneaks up on you.

Probably the number one reason a new lawn care company fails is failure to manage costs during start up. This is usually a problem when the owner and founder gets a little carried away with the idea of being CEO and puts money into vanity expenses like offices or corporate vehicles or personal benefits.

Be aware that you should not think of rewarding yourself for the success of your new venture until it really does become a success.

This can also be a problem if you secure a small business loan and you have a block of funding from investors or a bank to use to start the business.


The value of a detailed business plan is that any starts up funds you borrow are allocated to things that are critical to the start of the business with nothing allocated for unnecessary spending. It might be that you don't even set up offices in the first year of your operation.

The heart of your lawn care business happens out there on the streets and in the lawns and gardens of your clients. All of your initial expenses should go to equipment, necessary workers to support real business that you already have and promotion to gain new business.

Lack of attention to customer relations and customer service is also the downfall of too many fine lawn care companies. When you start your business, getting and sustaining a cash flow is absolutely critical. So once you establish a base of a few solid, repeat customers, take care of them like royalty.

Talk to them all the time so you know if they are happy with your work. Try to find new ways to be of value to the customers you currently have. Don't be afraid to perform a service for free for a reliable customer to lay the groundwork for that service to become part of your contracted work with that customer. Your attention to customer service will assure you keep the business you have.
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Finally, attention to the details of running a business that are not directly related to lawn care can create monumental problems for a new lawn care company. Accounting, knowledge of legal and tax issues and paying attention to the nitty gritty that every business has to take care of can take your business down just as quickly as poor quality of work for your customers.

The very last thing you want is to suddenly realize that you have not been paying your bills or that you're in trouble with the government because you did not take care of filing proper approvals, paying your taxes or other matters of business organization.

Invest time to comprehend every aspect of how to operate a business. It might mean you hire an "office manager" to be sure all of those business details are taken care of. In that way, you are able to target the thing you are the best at which is building the business and doing a great job for your lawn care customers.

If you do that and avoid the common traps that take down so many new law care companies, you are in for many years or wealth and success.

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