</font><font color="blue" class="small">( </font><font color="blueclass=small">( I go after work that requires valid insurance, paying taxes, and just being a legitimate business. For that niche, I'm about the cheapest game in town. )</font>
No offense Indy, but I have insurance, I pay taxes, and I have a legitimate business. Trust me you have much more experience at this than I do, and you we even grateful enough to give me advice when I was starting out,but that does not mean that the new guys starting are not doing things legal. I am new to this tractor business but I am not new to business. I
Someone else mentioned the "pros" and the "wannabees" . Cmon guys we are talking about shredding here. It is not rocket science to mow some weeds. Sure experience helps and with that you get much better on the business side of things, but shredding is shredding. I am sure Indy has several guys that work for him as from what I can tell he has a large operation. I hope I can acheive that someday, but for now, as a small owner operator I would think that I do a better job than an hourly worker working for someone else as it is my business and name on the line.
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After looking back at my post to make sure of the facts, I failed to see where I mentioned you, or anyone else in particular as "non-insured, non-tax-paying, or non-legit business"....
And no, it isn't rocket science, no, it doesn't take an MBA to run a successful business.
I'm not sure why you take my comments so personally. They sure weren't intended that way.
After 31 years of operating a successful mowing business, I do feel like I've learned a few lessons that MIGHT help someone else thinking of doing the same.