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The contractor is a one-man crew who can do seasonal outdoor projects year-round. As the company is new, he can schedule projects promptly. “We could be there right away. People don’t like to wait,” he said.
In January, he began talking about opening a landscaping company, and began developing a business plan. The contractor brainstormed with a friend who had started a similar company. His friend advised them to keep their overhead low and debts down. By March, the contractor created business cards, brochures and promotional items to enter the Southern Minnesota Home and Builders Show. There he impressed a client looking for someone to landscape his newly constructed home. In the spring, the client requested a bid and contracted the contractor for the job. “He did the work he said he would do in a timely fashion for the price he said he would do it. That’s my experience with (him),” said the client. “His work showed a professionalism that was way beyond his years.” The contractor believes that community roots play a big part in starting a successful business. “We have a lot of connections in the area and a strong network around us. The opportunity was available.” Yet the contractor also has an adventurous spirit that he credits to his grandfather, who planted the woods where he lives. “My goal is to create the next generation of landscape — landscape from different parts of the United States,” he said. |
