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It's funny how only three people responded. When a solution to a problem is offered, which would require strategy and planning. People are more willing to sit at home and fill out job applications instead of being independent. I'm not saying every business will be successful, but at least it's the best lead some of you have going by your posts.
-Throw a lawn mower in the back of the S.U.V. and cut grass.
-Buy some wax and get into mobile detailing.
-Fix computers at people's homes.
I am sure now people will start chiming in and bashing me with excuses why it isn't plausible. Which is why there are people who look at the unemployed as lazy. I am one of those people. Some people have been laid off since 2008...COME ON...
How much money do you expect someone to make with a lawnmower and an SUV? Kids will cut lawns in my neighborhood for five bucks. Folks with large yards used established lawn care companies who use riding mowers and work crews.
How much money do you expect someone to make with a lawnmower and an SUV? Kids will cut lawns in my neighborhood for five bucks. Folks with large yards used established lawn care companies who use riding mowers and work crews.
How much money do you expect someone to make with a lawnmower and an SUV? Kids will cut lawns in my neighborhood for five bucks. Folks with large yards used established lawn care companies who use riding mowers and work crews.
It's not actually that simplistic.
Not taking careful considerations and long-term planning is why 75% or more startups fail.
You can't simply wish your business into existence because you are gung-ho about being a business owner.
Many people do side jobs or freelance to make extra money but a fullscale business needs careful investment of funds and long term planning or you are likely to be worse off than you are as the statistics prove. Don't go by the small % of overnight successes that make the news.
Btw, many CEOs, Executives, Bankers, Wallstreeters never started their own businesses.
They were hired as "employees" and earn 6 figures - millions in salary & bonuses while many small business owners barely earn enough to pay their bills or go bankrupt, so financial success isn't really based on whether you actually started your own business. In fact, being the President of the United States is technically just a government job.
I see you chose to answer by ignoring the question. How much money did you make last year with an SUV and a lawn mower?
Have you considered the cost of liability insurance for your business, as well as the increase in auto insurance premiums for using your personal vehicle for a commercial purpose, or is that something you would just ignore and get to cuttin' grass?
Last edited by joe from dayton; 05-29-2012 at 08:18 AM..
I'm not sure having your own business qualifies as independence. You're still 'dependent' on clients/customers, so they in fact become your boss. I assume the difference between that and working for an already established business, is that it's 'your' baby and so you're far more vested in its success, as it directly ties to your own financial well-being.
I grew up watching my parents working their assess off 24/7 in a business that they ended up selling at a huge loss years later. They barely scraped by even though the business brought in a decent amount of money.
No, thanks. I'll work for someone else doing something I find interesting rather than something that bores me out of my skull for money. It's fine and dandy for anyone else and I don't look down on anyone (quite the contrary) but that life is not for me and my family.
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