How can I start my lawn care business without a ute or savings?

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digdirkorangealaskan

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So about a year ago, when I was 31, I had this thought: now's the time to figure out something for myself that's not warehouse work, something that actually gives me what I want out of a job. I ended up making a business plan to start my own lawn and garden care business. But since I made those plans, I got let go from work, and now that first step—selling my car and getting a ute or van—feels like the hardest hurdle.

The car still has about 70% of a loan left on it, and I was counting on regular payslips to sell it and lease a cheaper, more useful vehicle. I don't want to use my car because, you know, running a 4-stroke in it every day is gonna make it smell pretty bad, right? And apparently, even though all the electric lawn gear is getting hyped, it still can't come close to keeping up with petrol equipment—so I've heard, anyway. Haven't been able to test that myself.

I even went as far as signing up for a cert 3 in horticulture through a free TAFE course,?which starts in July. But now a friend of mine has been trying to talk me into doing landscaping instead. That doesn't sound like a bad option, but the training isn't free, and trying to get a mature-age apprenticeship is nearly impossible.

All this, plus those persuasive reels, had me thinking about trading some CFD stocks. But Plus 500 refused to let me deposit—ineligible, I'm guessing because I'm unemployed. And now I'm just sitting here wondering what's next.

Am I headed for another forklift job? The pay isn't bad, but it's lifeless work.

What should I do? What would you do?

Cheers.
 
Hey mate! 30 year old business owner here started at 26, so I’ve been in your shoes.

Lawn and garden care? Stick with reliable 4 stroke gear. Early on, you’ll tackle tons of overgrown gardens, and electric stuff just won’t cut it (literally ) or you’ll burn through batteries. Mix it up get good at hedge trimming, pruning, etc. Winter kills lawn jobs. Honestly? I wouldn’t sweat a horticultural cert.

Can’t say this enough: don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Do whatever keeps the business afloat. If that means starting with a part timer for 3 days a week, og for it that’s what I did.

Grab a part time gig (like forklift driving or warehousing). Use your days off to grow your biz. Once it’s busy and stable, drop the part timer. But don’t jump the gun needs to be consistent, not just a busy week.

It’s a grind starting from zero, but totally doable. Best of luck, my man!
 
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